The way of life of the ancients was monotonous, and now there are many temptations and materialistic desires. It is natural to work hard and feel very tired in order to realize and satisfy all kinds of desires that you can never satisfy.

The material civilization with the wings of modern science and technology drives the rapid development of human body, doing whatever it wants between heaven and earth, but leaving the spiritual memory of spiritual civilization and destroying its foundation.

The child is not a fish, but he knows the happiness of fish.

Modern people and ancient people have their own joys and sorrows. With the improvement of people's demand, the pressure will naturally be great.

The progress of science and technology and the massive transmission of scientific information make people feel that they can't keep up with the progress of the times. What was considered particularly advanced yesterday is out of date today and will be replaced tomorrow.

Besides working, I have to study hard to keep up with the times, otherwise I will be eliminated. Especially with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, robots have fled the job opportunities on which human beings once depended. Today's work may be replaced tomorrow. With the rise of prices, the competition among industries, enterprises, companies and people is more intense, and they are always facing the danger of unemployment or survival.

The progress of science and technology does not seem to bring people more spiritual happiness. On the contrary, compared with the ancients, the pressure in life makes people feel more and more urgent.

The ancients also had their fatigue: the poor struggled for survival, the scholars hung on the beam for fame and fortune, the officials bowed down for Rong Lu in officialdom, and the royalty killed for power. Only a young lady can live a rich life by putting on clothes and reaching for food.

In modern society, children are instilled with knowledge all day long in order not to lose at the starting line. Students study hard in order to get into prestigious schools, adults rush about to repay their mortgages, and the elderly are thrifty for their children's weddings and down payments.

The difference between modern and ancient times lies in the rapid development of society, and everyone has the opportunity to run a well-off life and achieve great things. Belongs to the surging river. However, life in ancient times was narrow, stable and turbulent. Although there is no pain of big waves scouring the sand, it is very dull and there is no chance to enjoy the fun of modern rich material life.

There are two kinds of "tired".

One is physical strength and fatigue.

One is psychological, tired.

Scientific and technological progress has reduced physical "fatigue",

But the "tiredness" of modern people is more from the spiritual and psychological level.

Differences in lifestyle, life goals, cognitive feelings, social environment, information choices and other dimensions make modern people enjoy the convenience of science and technology, but they are more "tired" than the ancients.

1. Lifestyle

The ancients made it at sunrise and rested at sunset.

The mode of transportation mainly depends on legs, and the manpower for farming and planting is also an important factor.

Housework such as washing and cooking, sweeping the floor and shopping also belong to manual labor.

So for most ancient people, life is to constantly pay physical labor.

Modern life, going out by car, sitting at work for a long time.

The transportation modes are convenient and diverse, and there are also large machinery for farming and planting.

Washing clothes, cooking, sweeping the floor and shopping, including washing machines, cooking machines, sweeping robots, express delivery and take-away, can all be done easily.

Most office workers sit in front of computers all day.

Most of the physical exertion is in the gym, and the convenience of science and technology makes the amount of exercise of modern people very different from that of the ancients.

Modern research has proved that exercise brings happiness.

There is an experiment in the BBC documentary "The Truth about Fitness":

After running for half an hour, the blood content of "endogenous cannabinoids" increased by 30%, which is a "happy" hormone naturally secreted by the human body.

2. Life goals

The ancients lived first.

In ancient times, due to the underdevelopment of science and technology, most people struggled to survive all their lives.

Spring plants and autumn harvests, and one year is busy watching the weather.

With a clear goal, the ancients lived a single and pure life and spared no effort to live.

Modern life is rich and colorful.

The goal of life has changed from survival to self-realization.

Pursuing ideals, success and fame and fortune is much more difficult than survival.

It is inevitable that you will feel tired if you put more energy and effort into it.

3. Cognitive feelings

The ancients were happy in the knowledge life.

In ancient times, the gap between people's lives was very small.

Industry, remove barriers.

Most ancient people seem to be cold and happy.

There are always infinite possibilities in modern times.

There are obvious differences in all aspects of people's lives, and they seem to be within reach.

In terms of cognitive feelings, it is easy to form a comparison, resulting in a gap.

This is both motivation and pressure.

Looking forward to a better life, "tired" is inevitable.

4. Social environment

Under the guidance of the ruling class, the "voice" of ancient society was unified and stable, and individuals converged.

Modern social environment, openness and tolerance, a hundred flowers blossom, and personal consciousness awakens.

Everyone has different ideas about the world and life.

As a result, various contradictions, conflicts and disputes are inevitable, which brings a certain degree of mental fatigue.

5. Information selection

Ancient knowledge is precious, difficult to obtain and single in information.

People live by summing up experience. As the old saying goes, the amount of information received is very small.

Modern society is rich in knowledge, simple to obtain and explosive in information.

This also brings a certain burden to people.

Information overload and complex style make people need to make frequent choices.

And "choice" itself is a certain consumption for people.

To sum up, in modern life, while enjoying the richness and convenience brought by scientific and technological progress, people will inevitably pay more energy and thoughts and bring more pressure.

In this way, "tired" is inevitable.

Because of the speed, it is easy to get tired! Are you tired of walking or running? I'm so tired from enjoying the scenery on the roadside!

Because now more and more people need the support of ordinary people.

I'm glad to discuss this problem with you. With the progress of science and technology, if compared with the ancients, it is more mental fatigue than physical fatigue. My personal views are as follows:

The influence of material richness and spiritual richness In ancient times, especially in the era of primitive civilization, people were born in groups, somewhat similar to capitalism. We go out hunting together and share food together.

At that stage, people's pursuit was simple, just eating enough. Especially at that time, technology was still scarce or even lacking. There is no colorful world now. People's pursuit of nature is simpler and think less. At that time, people's thoughts were simple and simple.

Now, with the rapid development of science and technology, the colorful world is constantly enriched before our eyes. People's pursuit is no longer simply to eat well, but more to eat well. In fact, people nowadays are extremely rich in material things, and the biggest thing they bring is that spiritual civilization can't keep up. The so-called spiritual civilization can't keep up. Simply put, people want too much, and some people even lose themselves. When people blindly seek and pursue material things, the corresponding spiritual aspects will inevitably be ignored or missing.

For example, with the continuous improvement of people's housing requirements, people began to consider living in a better house and a bigger house to improve their material wealth. At this stage, people's comparison psychology is also increasing, lacking their own spiritual enrichment. Therefore, at this stage, in the process of pursuing material wealth, people will consider more and more things and have more and more pressure. On the contrary, they will feel that life is particularly tired, and even feel that life is very bleak.

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