In today's society, China's younger generation seems to be gradually rejecting the shackles of traditional values, choosing to be celibate and choosing not to have children. This social phenomenon makes us wonder, what caused such a change? And how will this affect the future of our society?
How to effectively deal with the social phenomenon of low marriage rate and low fertility rate among young people? What are the unknown crises and opportunities hidden in it? These questions undoubtedly address the core values of our lives and unearth key issues from them. We need to dig deeper, think clearly, and then make the necessary changes.
Marriage has been endowed with countless expectations and pressures. It is no longer just a matter of two people, but has become all-encompassing, with a house, a car, money, family backgrounds, children, values, etc., as big as a joint venture.
All these additional expectations and pressures on marriage have invisibly increased the cost of marriage, which includes not only the financial burden, but also the emotional investment and dedication.
For many young people, the high cost of marriage makes them feel unaffordable.
If you see young people choosing celibacy and choosing not to have children, do you think they are selfish? This view, which calls itself rational, obliterates their right to think independently and choose their way of life.
They just rationally see that as the main force of production, they need a rational plan to protect their own decision-making when facing a serious cost of living.
It is here that they choose to take on the responsibility of a few to maintain the cost-of-living boundary, rather than being pushed by the pressure to have children break it.
When young people's economic situation is pushed to the cost of living boundary line, they can no longer afford any more stress, and that's what they become"Selfishness"Causes.
Compared with getting married and having children, they are more willing to choose to realize the value of their personal life and pursue the satisfaction of their personal desires. It's not the fault of young people, they're just questioning our current social model, and they're strongly expressing their dissatisfaction and ** about not being able to withstand the pressures of life.
Young people choose to "lie flat", which is tantamount to a kind of ** for the current economic situation. When we blame young people for being selfish and abandoning the responsibility of marriage and childbearing, should we reflect on what makes them make such a choice? Is there a problem in our social security system that prevents them from living with peace of mind, or is there a loophole in our social system that prevents them from realizing their personal values?
Let's get rid of the blame for young people for a while, think from their standpoint, and reveal the truth behind it.
We can see that criticizing the phenomenon of young people lying flat actually reflects the social contradictions and helplessness brought about by industrial upgrading and the game of great powers, and it is the pressure of reality that makes them choose self-protection.
Therefore, we need to understand and accept them, treat them with sincerity, and provide them with real help. This is a mature attitude towards social phenomena.
We must realize that the key to solving this problem is not to blame young people, but to reform our social security system, so that everyone has enough security to realize their personal value, enough security to choose their own way of life, and enough security to assume social responsibility.
Only in this way can our society truly achieve sustainable development and our country truly achieve a strong domestic demand drive.
We are looking forward not only to the marriage and childbirth of young people, but also to their future being as hopeful and energetic as ours.
Industrial upgrading and great power competition are the two major challenges facing China in the future.
These two major challenges are facing our country, and we need to have strong domestic demand to support them.
However, both processes come with significant costs and costs, including sacrifices for marriage and childbearing. However, can we really ignore these factors? Can we really be convinced that the sacrifice is worth it?
Yes, some sacrifices are inevitable in the process of economic development, but that does not prevent us from avoiding them as much as possible, nor does it mean that we should turn a blind eye to these problems and put them on the shelf.
The British and American economist Arthur Okun's concept of trade-offs proposes that social resources are limited, and we must ignore or sacrifice the needs of the other while pursuing the advantages of the other.
In the process of industrial upgrading and great power competition, we may have quietly ignored the social sacrifices behind these two major processes: the breakdown of families, the hardships of young people, and the poverty of children.
Is this kind of sacrifice really something we are willing to accept?
After digging into the source of the problem, we found that the key to solving the problem lies not only in economic development, but also in the improvement of social security.
We need to take substantive action to address the pressures experienced by young people and build their confidence. Appropriate safeguards should be designed in economic development to ensure that young people are not dragged down by the pressure of survival on their way to pursuing their dreams.
After all, the country of the future needs a young force like them to support it.
Referring to the Great Depression in the United States, even in difficult times, the United States** still adheres to the strategy of social security benefits. As a result, it not only ensures the basic livelihood of residents, but also wins a good social environment for economic recovery.
For us, there are great implications for both the fiscal and social equity aspects.
It is not an impossible task for our people to have food to eat and a house to live in, as long as we adhere to a positive attitude and pragmatic policies.
Today, we need to reflect not only on the economic reasons behind social phenomena, but also on the logic of social construction. We need to see that while young people are under economic pressure, they are also under pressure to be socially responsible.
What we owe them is not only a colorful today, but also a bright future.
We must understand that the construction of the country is inseparable from everyone's contribution, and even more inseparable from the protection of individual rights and interests.
Today's in-depth analysis gives us a glimpse of two sides of China's future development. On the one hand, we still need to work hard to promote economic development, accelerate industrial upgrading, and respond to challenges such as the great power game. On the other hand, we must be aware that not only young people, but all citizens, need to be respected, their rights need to be protected, and their suffering needs to be understood.
For the future development direction, challenges are the window of the soul and the light of wisdom. How can we live up to the ideals of social security? How can we use our wisdom to innovate and develop? There are no answers to these questions for the time being, but they should not fuel our fears, but rather inspire us with courage and determination. Because only in this way can our future be full of brightness and our country be truly strong.