On September 25, a netizen posted an AI-generated animated video on Douyin featuring the Calabash Brothers, captioned “Living well is what matters most,” with on-screen text reading “The real state of bottom-tier wage earners.” Two frogs gave up standing guard, saying “We’re minor characters, why risk our lives,” and commenters echoed the sentiment by complaining about low pay.
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李老师不是你老师
2026-09-29 08:16 · 9月25日，一名网友在抖音发布葫芦娃题材AI动画，借两只蛙放弃站岗的对话讽刺底层打工人“混个死工资、拼什么命”，引发评论区共鸣。
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Netizen Posts AI-Generated Animation Satirizing the Go-Through-the-Motions Mentality of Low-End Workers
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