Cao Yuan, a genius young man, recently joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and this news undoubtedly makes people feel a little chill in their hearts.
Seeing this news, my heart is inevitably heavy. The strange phenomena around me are getting worse and worse, why is that?As a Chinese, why did he choose to fly to the United States to take up a position after completing his studies instead of contributing to the construction of his motherland?
Perhaps it was a wise choice for Cao to leave China's scientific research field. Here, there is no need to flatter, sycophants, and there is no need to deal with endless reports, endless meetings, and endless leaders and endless pies. Here, the environment and opportunities for research and living are more advantageous.
While there may be a variety of factors involved, this undoubtedly raises a question worth pondering. In China, although we have been trying to improve the treatment of talent and the environment, there are still some challenges and shortcomings.
I have a friend who has worked in a large state-owned enterprise for 41 years, and due to the peculiarities of the nature of his work, I can't say much. However, one of the biggest problems he has encountered in the past decade is the frequent meetings and exams, all kinds of exams, which seems a little puzzling for a production company. Could it be that the leader has nothing to do, so he does this all day?
China does not lack geniuses like Newton and Einstein, but these geniuses lack room to survive. In this land, no matter how talented a person is, he can't compare to a small Internet celebrity?People like Quan Hongchan, if there is no widespread public attention, may be unknown. Because here, without background, family background, and relationships, it is difficult to stand out. Even if he has worked so hard to write an academic **, there may be six leaders in front of the name, and he himself is ranked seventh. The point is that five of these six leaders he doesn't know at all because they're not experts in the field.
If I were a talent, I would not choose to stay and work in China. The leaders always put small shoes on me, I couldn't get into the ranks by virtue of my job title, I could never afford to buy a car and a house, I couldn't afford to marry a wife, I couldn't afford to have children, and my parents couldn't afford to pay for hospitalization when they were sick. So, excuse me, why am I staying here?
There has never been a shortage of talent or creativity in China. I advise you to judge the situation, not to stick to the old rules, and to treat talents more leniently. Let's keep those geniuses!
Talent is one of the most valuable resources on a global scale. For China, in order to retain and attract more talented talents, in addition to improving the treatment and environment, it needs a more open and flexible system and culture. Only in this way can we better unleash the power of innovation and promote the rapid development of the country's science and technology and economy.