Special Taiwan (@TaiwanSpecial): "Awkward Taiwan:
In probably one of the more surreal commencement speeches of all time, graduates at Taiwan’s Shih Hsin University #世新大學 were told to “End yourselves quickly” if they couldn’t keep their lives in order after they entered the work place.
This rather drastic admonition was made by Shih Shin University president Chen Ching-ho 世新大學校長陳清河 during his commencement address to the school’s Master’s and PhD degree graduates.
He then went on to tell them that if they could not manage their lives they should exit from the world because the world wouldn’t need people like them.
The ensuing uproar has led to calls for Dr Chen to resign. Yesterday he apologized for “had not been sufficiently careful in my remarks” and announced he would take a two month unpaid leave.
#Taiwan #graduation #commencement" | XCancel
Special Taiwan
@TaiwanSpecial
Jun 6
Awkward Taiwan:
In probably one of the more surreal commencement speeches of all time, graduates at Taiwan’s Shih Hsin University #世新大學 were told to “End yourselves quickly” if they couldn’t keep their lives in order after they entered the work place.
This rather drastic admonition was made by Shih Shin University president Chen Ching-ho 世新大學校長陳清河 during his commencement address to the school’s Master’s and PhD degree graduates.
He then went on to tell them that if they could not manage their lives they should exit from the world because the world wouldn’t need people like them.
The ensuing uproar has led to calls for Dr Chen to resign. Yesterday he apologized for “had not been sufficiently careful in my remarks” and announced he would take a two month unpaid leave.
#Taiwan #graduation #commencement
Jun 6, 2026 · 3:22 AM UTC
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Jimmy@JimmyOrdinals
Jun 6
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Did he mean quit the job or quit life??
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Special Taiwan
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Jun 6
Ha!
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bailier@bailier11
10h
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in a very generous interpretation of his words, could he have meant "end your current habits/thinking/version of self and become better"?
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Special Taiwan
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5h
No, I think he was pretty clear - just go and unalive yourself
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Cici Chen@LinhchiTran696
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What the fuck was he thinking???
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Special Taiwan
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5h
Haha. Nobody knows!
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Sidney Gray@SidneyG41629545
20h
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He was being too soft and liberal. A true Taiwanese man would end himself slowly and painfully.
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Special Taiwan
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Sepuku
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Tir_na_nOg 🇮🇪🇹🇼 (🌻🍉🐦☘️⚡)@tir_naog
14h
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4th Turning : Gen W v Gen Z
Nothing like a kick in the pants.
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Special Taiwan
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14h
The front or the back? :)
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warrenronsiek
@warrenronsiek
5h
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Did he take his own advice after being 'insufficiently careful'?
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Brahma Rajolu
@SudarshanRajolu
1h
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2 month leave? Maybe this guy should never talk to anybody. How the heck is he a university president.
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Sam
@futurenomics
Jun 6
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he has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever…
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Yishan
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23h
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The English translation here is imprecise.
He is saying “if you can’t , you should 结束, it’s better to just quickly 结束.”
结束 is a common verb used for finishing tasks, concluding meetings, or wrapping up events. The closest English match is conclude, and NOT quit, kill, or die (uh, unless talking poetically about a historical drama or relationship ending).
The uproar was probably more about him being a High-Expectations Asian Father to a bunch of students, and doing it on what should’ve been a celebratory occasion congratulating them for being the ones who DID make it, and not him saying “if you can’t hack it, KYS.”
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Ted@ted_huang
Jun 6
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It sounds even worse in Mandarin because you can tell he seriously meant every word of what he said. This is beyond awkward; it’s bizarre
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Namja
@oxfinthesip
Jun 6
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Asian bro just treating at his students like his own kids. It’s called tough love😂😂
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JSONmaxxing
@JSONmaxxing
16h
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I thought this would be a bad translation, but lmfao, he actually said "kys, the world doesn't have a need for you."<br>what was he thinking??
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Leo Sun@TMFSunLion
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This is a typical "those who can't do teach" professional educator in Taiwan. In his own stupid little bubble.
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Yare.@Yare1118324
Jun 6
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He literally said that if you are not needed by the world you should end yourself. Fuck it. I love the color of sunset, that’s why I will keep existing; I love my parents and brothers, that’s why I will keep existing. I don’t...