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China’s “sympathy economy", also known as “卖惨” (Mai Can) or "selling misery" is the focus of this video. I dive into livestream e-commerce fraud, sympathy-based content, as well as how algorithms, influencer incentives, and staged hardship stories turn suffering into traffic, separating genuine need from manipulation. I also discuss the recent trend of victim-turned-livestreamers and organized “卖惨” agencies, from Mengyang’s case to broader fake-poverty content online. Subscribe to my Email Newsletter to get the scripts to my video essays and other good stuff: https://letter.thelouiszhao.com/subscribe Join my community for early, ad-free access to videos: https://substack.com/@thelouiszhao Patron shoutout! Thank you Rachel Anne, Ilia Zaitsev, Cornelia Rensi from the “桌(desk)” tier! Thank you AI, Huimin Zhang, Audra Cormier, Lilleson Alexander, MaX Korkisch, Chris, Megan Frazier, Alberto Manni, Eugene Yavaev from the “茶(tea)” tier! Thank you zejeni, Jorden Villarreal, Levethian7, Irene Elisabeth Hitchcock from the “米(rice)” tier! Your support means more to me than you know! 00:00 Mengyang’s story 01:23 The rise of China’s “sympathy economy” 02:47 Why asking for help online can work 05:23 Why the system gets corrupted 06:23 When hardship creators become influencers 07:52 Fabricated misery and fake personas 08:41 Organized “selling misery” agencies 10:01 Historical context of monetizing sympathy 11:29 Why the online version becomes more toxic 13:21 Why genuine victims and viewers both lose 14:15 Social safety nets and the real solution

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