"Because "Better Tomorrow" is a movie and "Struggle" is a game. Mr. Pei has carefully described the details. Every viewer and player can get the same information more or less when they see it.
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"But in real life, everyone faces different situations, and the information everyone gets from 'reality' is very different."
"Some people change their destiny through their own struggle, but some people do not; some people see the tender side of the world, while some people see the cold side of the world."
"So, their views on the real world are naturally very different."
"What I want to emphasize is that Mr. Pei has actually expressed his views on the real world, but most people are not aware of it."
"Why? Look at my title: The Silent Expresser."
"This kind of expression is a silent expression. It will not be said clearly, but you have to understand it yourself."
"Okay, now please click on the second link in the video introduction and read carefully what Mr. Pei expressed in his speech to poor students at his alma mater."
"Three, two, one."
"Okay, I believe everyone understands. Mr. Pei donated fifteen million to these poor students, and the purpose of this speech is to tell these poor students to make good use of this wealth."
"However, Mr. Pei is not emphasizing 'frugality', but 'attention'."
"Actually, this is Mr. Pei's own view of wealth. Although he does not agree with consumerism, he does not think that being stingy is a good thing."
"When faced with the issue of wealth, many people tend to go to two completely opposite extremes:"
"One kind of people think that immediate gratification is good, and they spend all their salary as soon as they get it. They even use credit cards to spend in advance and buy things that are completely beyond their ability to bear;"
"The other kind of people think that it is good to save money desperately, and try every means to seize every small profit. They are obviously rich, but they live like beggars, and they miss many opportunities."
"Obviously, both extreme ideas are wrong."
"And President Pei's speech tells us that for everyone, our most precious thing is not money, but attention!"
"As long as we use our attention well, we can naturally make more money; on the contrary, if we care too much about small profits and waste our attention, it will be a small loss."
"Then some people may ask, what does this speech have to do with this video and the game "Struggle"?"
"Of course it does matter."
"The content of this speech, plus all of Mr. Pei's industries, is actually supplementing the content that is not in "Struggle". It is telling us, in real life, what exactly is "struggle"?"
"When faced with the issue of 'struggle', many people will also go to two completely opposite extremes."
"Some people think that struggle is meaningless and struggle can't change anything. It's better to muddle along. If you have wine today, you'll be drunk today, and we'll talk about tomorrow's things tomorrow;"
"The other kind of people believe that as long as they work hard, they will be able to live the life they want, and they never ask whether the method of struggling is correct."
"Both of these ideas are obviously wrong."
"Before answering this question, let me add one point: Mr. He An pointed out that one of the roots of the tragedy of the poor in the game "Struggle" lies in 'consumerism' and the 'IQ tax'. The poor work hard to climb into a false world.
Although they were in a middle-class position, their hard-earned wealth was harvested by consumerism, and they eventually fell into the cycle of poverty again."
"In the game "Struggle", consumerism has controlled the entire society, so the poor in the game have no choice; but in real life, consumerism has not yet become the consensus of the entire society, so we resist consumerism
, it will not be harvested and the initial accumulation of wealth can be completed.”
"There are also many people who have doubts about this, because Mr. He An has not elaborated on what consumerism is."
"According to the general definition, consumerism is the behavior of most people in society, which is the pursuit of decent consumption, the desire for unrestrained material enjoyment and recreation, and regarding these as the purpose of life and the value of life."
“But I believe that everyone has their own views on the concepts of ‘consumerism’ and ‘IQ tax’.”
“Many times we find that the concepts of ‘consumerism’ and ‘IQ tax’ seem to vary from person to person.”
"A very simple example: two packs of tissues, one pack costs five yuan and the other pack costs twenty yuan. Is the twenty-dollar tissue tax an IQ tax?"
"Many people think so. Since they are all paper towels, if you put a sign on them and increase the price four times, isn't this insulting people's intelligence?"
"Then what if I tell you that the latter is softer, more delicate, and more complex than the former, and will give you a better experience? Do you still think this is an IQ tax?"
"Similarly, for an ordinary person, a brand-name bag worth tens of thousands of yuan may be an IQ tax, but for a billionaire, is a brand-name bag worth tens of thousands of yuan still an IQ tax?"
"I think many people have not thought deeply about this issue."
"So, some people are deeply disgusted with consumerism, but some people think it's okay and think that as long as their wealth can support them to buy brand-name shoes and bags, then they can buy them."
"Here, I don't comment on right or wrong, I just speculate on Mr. Pei's views on this point."
"The reason many people dislike the game "Struggle" is that they think it only raises problems, but it just shouts empty slogans and does not propose solutions."
"I want to say this: The gap between rich and poor is an eternal problem in human society. So far, there is no absolutely correct solution. It is impossible to expect someone to give an answer that satisfies everyone.
It’s also unrealistic.”
"Everyone should think independently and give their own answer to this question."
"But Mr. Pei has indeed given an actionable answer, but everyone didn't realize it."
"Going back to the view of wealth expressed by Mr. Pei in his previous speech: the most precious wealth of a person should be attention. But how to use the money in your hands correctly?"
"You should use it to pry your attention."
"And Mr. Pei did indeed do this."
"After Mr. Li's interpretation in the interview column and the photo with Mr. Pei, everyone should understand that Pei is always a person who spends all his time thinking. He has indeed been practicing this: even if it is 100 million
For a millionaire, his attention is also the most valuable."
"And what is Mr. Pei's daily life like? We see that he lives in the Sloth Apartment and eats takeout, but he also wears designer suits and expensive watches. However, the value of suits and watches is limited.
, compared to his worth, it’s still far behind.”
"At this time, some people may think that what Mr. Pei said is contradictory:"
"Emphasis on using one's attention, but developing games to distract players;"
"They emphasize resisting consumerism, but they wear designer suits and high-end watches."
"But if you think about it carefully, is this a self-contradiction? Once you understand this question, everything will have an answer."
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Seeing this, He An couldn't help but be stunned.
He didn't expect that Qiao Laoshi would extend the topic here!
According to He An, it is definitely right to resist consumerism, but who can be 100% immune to the influence of consumerism?
Just like He An himself, when he makes money, he also wants to buy a big villa and a luxury car. Strictly speaking, this is also consumerism.
If he completely resists consumerism, He An should use the money he earns to run his company to create greater value, or do charity to help more people.
But he obviously did not do this, but left a large amount of money for personal enjoyment.
Therefore, He An did not fully discuss the issue of "consumerism" in his long Weibo post.
Subconsciously, he felt that the so-called consumerism actually depends on your income level.
If a poor person with a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan insists on saving up to buy a sports car, then he has been brainwashed by consumerism; but if he is a billionaire, he can just buy a luxury car, and it will not affect his life.
What impact does it have.
But He An himself knows very well that this statement is somewhat contradictory and cannot be self-consistent.
If the conclusion is "You can't buy designer bags when you have no money, but you can buy them when you have money", it seems very unconvincing, and it will also make people think that it is a bit discriminatory to the poor, as if the poor are not worthy of buying such things.
Then you will fall into the trap of consumerism again.
Therefore, what Qiao Laoshi is talking about now is actually very dangerous and must be demonstrated carefully. If you are not careful, you may overturn.
Now that you have made it clear that Mr. Pei also wears designer suits and watches, how do you convince others to reject these things?
With some worry, He An continued to look down.
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"Obviously, there is no contradiction."
"I have been emphasizing before that everyone should not fall into the misunderstanding of either/or thinking."
"We do need to make good use of our attention, but can humans guarantee that they can control all of their attention exactly at all times?"
"Of course it's impossible."
"So we emphasize that we must have an eight-hour work system. Within the eight hours, we work and study seriously, and outside the eight hours, we also need to rest and relax."
"That is to say, we must combine work and rest."
"Games actually help us rest and relax. Whether it is a game with outstanding gameplay or a game with outstanding artistry; whether it is a game that makes people laugh or a game that makes people think, for us, it is
