ETYMOLOGY
The term exploded during China's 2011 online literature boom, with web novels like Startling by Each Step featuring TRH protagonists. By 2013, Weibo analytics showed 500k+ daily mentions, mostly in celebrity gossip forums.
A paradigm shift occurred in 2016 when Zhihu user @SteelStraightMan published Deconstructing TRH: Identity Anxiety in New China, sparking nationwide debate. This birthed subcultures like 'Township TRH' (self-proclaimed despite ¥5k/month salary) and 'Cyber TRH' (filter-generated perfection).
Cultural Phenomenon: Bilibili creator @ZhugeGoudan's series AI-Enhanced TRH Transformation garnered 230M views, with the episode 'AI Dating Disaster' receiving 580k Danmu comments like『This hurts because it's true』（@BunnySpectator）.