A hundred years ago, Liang Qichao made a generous statement in On young chinese, which is expected.
A hundred years later, the young people's three-day company has become "whatever, okay, it doesn't matter."
Why is this?
Break away, you can break away or give up.
After the birth of Eiko Yamashita's Disengagement, it quickly became popular on the Internet. Bloggers who used to lead fashion have interpreted minimalist life and advocated cutting unnecessary things.
In today's society, "breaking up" is not only a social trend, but also has a certain realistic basis.
Because if you leave, you can "leave", then you can "give up" and "leave".
Today's young people are mostly well-off, even if they were not rich when they were young. The growth process of this generation has avoided the lack of basic material conditions.
With the growth of age, with a certain economic strength, most of the desire to survive (pay attention to survival) can be satisfied, and even occasionally there will be petty bourgeoisie. On this basis, we are no longer so eager for things outside the "blade" as the previous generation, because we are "cut off" by Buddhism today, and we can regain it tomorrow by taking some time.
Is it "a little lucky" or "a little sad"
The word "little fortunate" comes from Haruki Murakami's prose. Speaking of Haruki Murakami, the words he manages can be described in two words, "nothingness" and "loneliness". Therefore, when we look at Xiao Zhenxing, we should combine his writing background with literal meaning.
In the 1980s, Japan's economy developed rapidly, its material desires kept expanding, and its society was in a state of anxiety and nothingness. Murakami holds a critical and negative attitude towards the status quo. Therefore, the original meaning of the word "little fortunate" I understand is that people and things at a large level can't expect because they are dissatisfied with the present world, so they lower their standards and pursue "small but certain happiness" instead.
On the other hand, China society is in a similar state.
The last respondent in Zhihu once gave an answer on the topic of "losing weight", which was cited as the epitome of "consumption degradation" of contemporary young people:
There is no afternoon tea, so lose weight.
Go out and take the bus+* * * to enjoy riding, and never take a taxi at will again.
I didn't buy new clothes. After all, I have work clothes for work.
I didn't buy a new apple, but the old one was ok. ?
Providing insurance for family members costs an average of more than 10,000 yuan a year. Minor illness depends on social security, and serious illness depends on commercial insurance.
I haven't eaten Japanese food for a long time More than 500 yuan a meal can buy a lot of diapers.
Skin care products are no longer pursuing big names, such as the deep water of Fulifang Silk+Ya Dun Powder Glue+Winona Moisturizing Milk.
Old cosmetics can still be used. Anyway, I don't wear makeup, and occasionally I wear lipstick.
I don't want to get a fitness card, so I leave it at home.
We unconsciously entered such a state that Buddhism was passive. Because in a big way, we can't afford to buy a house, we can't swipe our cards at will in the face of luxury brands, and we even dare not fall into the strange circle of "getting married and having children". Therefore, we can only manage the ordinary life we can maintain as well as possible. The Buddha comforted himself, didn't care, and only pursued "small but certain" happiness.
In the all-media era, media public opinion is everywhere.
In recent years, food insecurity, travel insecurity, marriage insecurity ... various problems have emerged one after another. The media seize these hot spots and easily render a dangerous era.
Rainbow trout is classified as salmon, and the kitchen is messy after take-out, not to mention the artificial pig blood, poisonous sea cucumber and expired meat ... If you are afraid, go home and eat vegetables and tofu.
Cases of sexual assault and death have been exposed one after another, and incidents of tourists killing customers have continued ... If you are afraid, stay at home and take the bus and subway every day.
Pregnant women jump off buildings, poisonous women kill their husbands, father-in-law dismembers their bodies, and children are abused at school ... If you are afraid, live alone.
What is valuable news? Proximity and anomaly are important links. Contrary to travelers who go out, the media need to be close to the audience to "report their worries" in exchange for attention. Like a lot of "carcinogens"! Danger! Shocked! "Waiting for the negative information of the eyeball to become the" health truth "that parents talk about.
Similarly, a few cases have been hyped up, and in the era of information fragmentation, it is easy to form a dilemma for everyone to fear for themselves.
Chai Jing mentioned in "Seeing" that when he saw something on the Internet, he either thought it was right or wrong, and then he was guided by some viewpoints and became an unpopular water army, which swarmed in and lost the ability of independent thinking.
Under this information flow, we pay less attention to what is not necessary for survival. Even if you can't get it, you can comfort yourself like this: alas, there are too many such problems, which are not safe!
Finally, regarding young people's "increasing mourning" and "increasing Buddha", many scholars and elders once had deep worries. They felt that "the world is getting worse and the future is worrying", which I don't think is necessary.
Because this is a pluralistic society, everyone is different and has their own unique ideas. Some people lost their lives with confidence, but others were full of energy and determination. Because the number of young Buddhists is increasing, the conclusion that "this generation can't do it" is drawn, but it is somewhat blind.