A line he pinned on his Weibo, 人间不值得 'the world isn't worth it', became a catchphrase. He says it does not mean giving up: do what you should, then don't cling to how it turns out.
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Spelled the same in English as 李丹, but his 诞 is fourth tone, not the first-tone 丹. 李诞 is a pen name: he was born 李瑞超 in Inner Mongolia.