I was just scrolling through my social feed and noticed that a lot of people who used to post about trendy restaurants and designer bags now share the meals they cook and keep track of what time they go to bed every day. Their whole style has changed so much.

It's been in the news these past few days too. They're calling these people 'people who simply live life.' It even trended online a few days ago and got hundreds of millions of views.

'People who simply live life'? What does that mean? Does it mean people aren't pursuing a fancy lifestyle anymore?

More or less. It means no longer putting on a show to save face or obsessing over making everything feel like a special occasion. Instead, people focus more on everyday things like eating and sleeping, and they stop pretending to be richer than they really are.

I'm all too familiar with being 'delicately broke.' We have a colleague at school who doesn't earn much, but she's always checking in at trendy restaurants and buying the latest bags. Before the month is even over, she's already spent all her money.

A lot of people have figured it out now. Rather than spending beyond their means just to make their social media look good, they'd rather save the money, go to bed earlier, eat properly, and live a more grounded life.

Now that you mention it, I should rethink my choices too. For our colleagues' get-together next month, I was planning to book that new upscale restaurant. But having hot pot at home would be just as lively and save us quite a bit of money.

Exactly. What makes a gathering lively isn't how fancy it is, but the people. As long as everyone gets together and has a good time chatting, that's enough.