Ghosting the family group chat

悄然退出了家庭群聊

Round Table China

2025-11-10

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The family group chat has entered its awkward phase. Designed for connection, it now often manufactures obligation, leading to a wave of quiet mutinies. This isn't a breakdown of family ties, but a user-led revolt against a platform that demands too much. The lesson? In the 21st century, setting a digital boundary is becoming a vital form of care. / Motivational Monday (18:37)! On the show: Steve, Yushan & Yushun
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • This is Round Table.

  • Coming up, the digital family group chat is in crisis mode.

  • Now, originally this was a tool for connection,

  • but now it's just a common sight of friction and it's prompting a silent withdrawal by the younger generation.

  • But it's not a rejection of family per se, it's just a rejection of the platform's demands.

  • This triggers something different happening in family relationships,

  • though perhaps maybe some of the older members of the group not so happy about the exit.

  • After that, if your Monday needs a kick in the pants, stick around for today's Motivational Monday.

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  • And now, digital family group chats.

  • Even those words, family group chat.

  • might induce anxiety in some of our listeners.

  • Well, they were originally meant to keep relatives in touch, and that's exactly what they do.

  • But they're increasingly becoming spaces of stress and obligation for members,

  • the younger members of the family.

  • Many youngsters are exiting from or neglecting such chat groups.