EditorialStudents attend a livestreaming class at the Little Pepper E-Commerce Academy, which charges about $1,000 for two weeks of classes, in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu on Feb. 23, 2023. (Qilai Shen/The New York Times)
EditorialStudents attend a livestreaming class at the Little Pepper E-Commerce Academy, which charges about $1,000 for two weeks of classes, in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu on Feb. 23, 2023. (Qilai Shen/The New York Times)
EditorialStudents attend a livestreaming class at the Little Pepper E-Commerce Academy, which charges about $1,000 for two weeks of classes, in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu on Feb. 23, 2023. (Qilai Shen/The New York Times)
EditorialStudents attend a livestreaming class at the Little Pepper E-Commerce Academy, which charges about $1,000 for two weeks of classes, in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu on Feb. 23, 2023. (Qilai Shen/The New York Times)
EditorialJohn Michael Hogue, a 23-year-old from Chicago, felt conflicted by consumerism, so he took a leap of faith. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)