involution

This is “involution,” a once esoteric term that has come to define life for many in China and capture the biggest problems in the world’s second-largest economy.

Chinese workers often invoke the word neijuan, or “involution,” to describe working harder for little to no gains.

“Later, after the game, I confirmed that I have written specifically about what’s called ‘involution of the thymus’ on my blog in October 2018.

“It turns out I just took up another kind of involution.”

"If this can't be halted, the trends in place could lead to a progressive and unsustainable involution of the human capital of most of southern Italy."