By extension it also comes into play when discussing the mood of the stock market or the general state of modern society. There are all kinds of colorful phrases in everyday speech which incorporate the concept of ch'i.
打開報紙，我們說：最近股市「人氣」熱絡、「買氣」也旺盛，不過大家再這樣盲目賭「運氣」，勢必影響整個「社會風氣」… …。