“橡皮人”是网络上流行时间比较长的一个词语了。最初是王朔先生的一篇小说名。后来“橡皮人”的概念被现代社会的岁渗透，这个词语也仿佛又重新回归了一样！

     提到这个词语，大家就会容易把“麻木”，“不痛不痒”，“没有荣誉感”，“对任何事物都抱着无所谓的态度”这些词语联系起来，这也许是对压力的一种抗争？下面的文章就讲到了关于“橡皮人”的相关信息。你不妨看一下，你身边有没有橡皮人，你自己是不是橡皮人？

"One day at a time" might be the motto for a growing group of fatigued young, white-collar Chinese known as 'eraser' or 'plasticine' men (xiang pi ren).

Brow-beaten out of shape by life, they show little if any response as they are kneaded this way and that, they are mostly white-collar workers who are somewhat numb to life, have no dreams, interests or ideals, and do not feel much pain - or joy.

These 'plasticine men' can be found among doctors, bank employees, teachers, journalists, traffic policemen, civil servants, actors and taxi drivers. Typically, they work alone and for more than 50 hours a week. They feel as if they have expended all their energy and all they get in return is a sense of emptiness.

The term comes from a 1986 book, Xiang Pi Ren (Plasticine Man), by still-popular novelist Wang Shuo, that was later made into a film entitled Out Of Breath (Da chuan qi).