China spent two billion dollars on “lazy devices”

China is so big that every number sounds huge. It’s hard to be surprised by big statistics.

And then you read this: In 2018, Chinese consumers spent US$2 billion on being lazy, according to Alibaba's Taobao.

(Abacus is a unit of the South China Morning Post, which is owned by Alibaba.)

The report says they spent that amount on products to save their time or free their hands -- everything from a drinking hat that holds cans and bottles for you, or the ultimate lazy person chair: “Fat Otaku Happy Chair”, as its known in China, complete with a screen suspended in front of the user.