On Douyin, there is a group of elderly people who live live late at night, and they use poverty as a background to attract viewers with tragic experiences, seeking tips and shopping orders.
Most of these elderly people have a hard life, some have to take care of their disabled sons and daughters-in-law, some have to raise young grandchildren, and some have lost their main income**.
However, there are also many people who question their authenticity, believing that they are actors packaged by the MCN agency.
First of all, we need to be clear that these elderly people who live live late at night do have a lot in common, such as poverty, loneliness, etc.
Most of the reasons why they choose to live stream are because their families are poor and need to find extra income**.
Their live broadcast rooms often have dozens to hundreds of people**, and some people will tip or buy the products they recommend out of sympathy.
However, we must also admit that the experiences of these elderly people are not all real.
Some elderly people may exaggerate their predicament or make up some fictional stories to attract the audience's attention.
This kind of behavior is essentially a deception, which will not only hurt the feelings of the audience, but also destroy the level playing field on the Douyin platform.
In fact, there are already many MCN organizations that use the elderly as "traffic passwords", and their business spreads all over the country, and they will even go to remote areas to find suitable candidates.
These institutions will teach the elderly some live broadcast skills and "miserable" routines, so that they can show poverty and helplessness in the live broadcast to attract sympathy and tips from the audience.
However, these institutions often withhold most of their income, leaving only a small portion for the elderly.
So, should these old people who live live late at night be condemned?I think we need to think deeply about this issue.
First of all, we need to be clear that poverty is not a sin, whether it is due to natural or man-made disasters or socio-economic reasons. Therefore, we should be sympathetic and understanding to the poverty of the elderly.
However, we must also admit that there are indeed some problems with the behavior of these elderly people.
If they deliberately make up stories or exaggerate their predicament to attract sympathy and tips from the audience, then this behavior is a form of deception.
This kind of deception will not only damage the feelings and interests of the audience, but also destroy the level playing field on the Douyin platform. Therefore, we need to condemn and combat these acts.
At the same time, we should also think about how to help these elderly people out of their predicament.
On the one hand, the society should provide more help and support, such as providing basic benefits such as pensions and medical security.
On the other hand, we can also support these elderly people through non-profit organizations and individual donations to help them improve their living conditions.
In addition, we can also curb the occurrence of such behavior through the supervision and management of the live streaming platform itself.
For example, Douyin can strengthen the supervision and crackdown on false sales, and ban and punish anchors involved in false propaganda.
At the same time, it is also possible to strengthen the supervision and management of MCN institutions to prevent them from using the elderly for personal gain.
We should also be aware that helping these elderly people is not an easy task.
We need to be patient, careful, and attentive to understand their real situation and provide effective help and support.
At the same time, we also need to strengthen education and publicity on social justice and ethics, so that more people can understand the causes of poverty and the ways to solve it, and work together to build a more just and equal society.