Zi said: "Su Yin is a monster, and there will be a description in the future generations, and I will do it." The gentleman follows the way, half-painted and abandoned, and I can do it. The gentleman follows the mean, and he does not regret it when he does not know it, only the saint can. ”
The "water" of the Mean (see Chapter 10) can stand out among thousands of dross. The secret lies in the word "more" of "drink more water". It acts as a clever coordinator, facilitating the actual control of those at the top and skillfully balancing the aspirations of the lower levels for social distribution fairness. It is not only a glass of "water" that is suitable for everything, but also a kind of wisdom, a deep insight into power and fairness.
In recent times, we will find an interesting anecdote that the propaganda of hard work and prosperity has begun to be widely disseminated by the mainstream**.
Represented by the takeaway brother who earned 1.02 million yuan in three years, the bricklayer guy with a daily salary of 2,000, and the post-00s who earned 200,000 yuan a year, some ordinary people have earned a dazzling income through labor hours beyond ordinary people. Including Beijing ** a few days ago, he also pointed at the teacher, shouting "roll up, don't lie down".
This is in stark contrast to the vigorous "anti-996" "anti-996" set off by the official media three years ago. In those years, the Internet giants led by Tencent Alibyte have taken the lead in canceling 996 and began to provide better benefits.
There is no right or wrong between lying down (retreating) and rolling up (WTO accession), and behind them is the choice of the country's development route.
The set of 21 years is the consumption route, and the set of 24 years is the production route.
The logic of 21 years is that the state and enterprises give money to the people, increase income, engage in egalitarianism, encourage consumption, and focus on the internal circulation of the economy, and the logic of 24 years is that the state and enterprises encourage employees to work more to increase income, engage in income differences, encourage some people to struggle first, engage in production and export, and focus on the external circulation of the economy.
It doesn't matter if the policy is right or wrong, and it doesn't matter if it's right or wrong to get rich through hard work, at the beginning of 2024, a large number of middle-aged people are unemployed but no one pays attention to it. What is the logic behind it?
Special reminder, there are no unemployed giants, they are all very small individual businesses, unemployed bosses are not, they are all programmers, small managers of departments - is it time to give way at about 40, and it is time to retire? No, it's because these people are the "middle class" locked in capital.
Capital creates the trap of "middle class" and "consumerism", and politics balances the human heart (happiness).
From the feudal society "overcharging" to the modern society "consumerism", capital has always trapped the poor at the bottom. Ye Shengtao, the author of "Three or Five Buckets Overharvested", exposed the social reality of bumper harvests and cheap grains hurting farmers, reflecting the miserable life of farmers on the verge of despair. Even if it is a good year, the grain ** is lower than in previous years, and the increase in production does not increase income.
In fact, these rules are the ruling class using hunger to make the people constantly work to create value in order to maintain their rule. Only when the people at the bottom are in a state of semi-starvation will they be willing to work hard. It's like a perch, its neck is stuck in a snap ring, and it can't swallow a big fish, otherwise once it's full, it won't catch fish.
In the 1,300-year history described in the Zizhi Tongjian, the word "man eats man" appears more than 30 times. It can be seen that the common people in the entire feudal society continue to be in a state of hunger, and there are many days when they do not have enough to eat. With the development and progress of the times, people finally overcome poverty, can be fed and clothed, and their income has increased a lot, but the strange thing is that most people still feel poor.
Why? This is the trap of "middle class" and "consumerism".
In Marx's Capital, the word "middle class" has never been used. The so-called middle class is purely a concept forcibly created to encourage consumption, in which what is consumed represents class attributes. The so-called "consumerism" is to make most people feel poor and anxious in their hearts, and capital has established a set of value systems that equate the level of consumption with the happiness of life. Many people who have just solved the problem of food and clothing are inexplicably labeled as "middle class", and are wrapped up in the wave of consumption tailored for the "middle class", unable to extricate themselves. A diamond lasts forever. When you get married, capital tells you that having diamonds is true love. When renting a house, the capital said that the house you bought is the home. After changing to 2 bedrooms and 1 living room, I found that the big flat floor is the real life. I started the big flat floor, and I saw the advertisement, "a villa sees the high and low". In 2024, you finally said that you can't afford the mortgage, and he said "work hard, work hard", it's not that middle-aged people are too lazy, it's just that the capital thinks you still have oil.
It is capital + rights, that is, "feeling" that the last oil and water has not been squeezed out.
This is a hidden value system that has long since tampered with the definition of happiness in people's minds. This is the trap of consumerism, which quietly equates people's desires with the consumption of goods, making people feel that all their troubles come from consumption that they cannot afford to pay. In order to exchange for better goods and consumption, people will be motivated, work hard, and work overtime to get promoted. However, the truth is that most people in this world, even if they earn millions a year, still feel that many things are unaffordable. They think they are far from the bottom, but in fact they are not, and the so-called "middle class" is the prey that is harvested.
Under such a designed game rule, the people at the bottom will gradually become tool people, and all their values and needs are clearly calculated by the system. Capital has stuck the living standards of most people in a position where they can just survive, and as long as they are close, such as not going to work for a period of time, they will face a state of collapse.
At the beginning of 2024, a large number of middle-aged people will be unemployed, and then a large number of people will be anxious, which is the "intimidation" before the involution is started. Middle-aged, old and young, probably the most intimidating group of people, just killing chickens and monkeys, 2024 volume is not rolled? People have also said that this year is a year for some people to get rich first, whether it is for survival itself, or for the so-called dream, it seems that it can only be "rolled up", what a wonderful hunt.
This is a very hidden social truth, George Soros said: "The evil of capital is that it ruthlessly pursues its own multiplication, ignoring the values and ethics of human society." ”
Edit Search for pictures Some people have quiet years, and some people move forward with weight. Are those who are rolling and lying down happy, are they really happy, no one pays attention to it, it turns out that there are still people pretending to ask a few words on the street, and now the whole people are forgetful, no one pays attention to happiness itself, everyone pays attention to the economy.
A consumer society, for capital, the dividends and the greatest renewable resources of this society are not oil, coal, but the poor. The interests of capital are the ignorance and misconceptions of the people at the bottom, and capital gains wealth by hunting the poor. Capital makes rules for the poor to involute and restrain each other, and eventually locks them up completely.
Starting from the deposition of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the exclusive respect for Confucianism, the rule of thousands of years has continued, and the external Confucianism and internal law are clearly visible.
Escaping the fate of the poor requires a clearer and more thorough insight into the truth of wealth. If you can't understand the tricks of capital, it will be difficult to truly understand the logic behind wealth, read "The Mean" to open the door to wisdom, return to the essence of life value, and find the true happiness channel that belongs to you.
Seek outward and seek wealth, 90% of the wealth in this world is in the hands of 10% of the people. These 10% of people rack their brains to create all kinds of rules to control these 90% of people, making it difficult for them to turn over, so you and I are not happy.
Ask inward, 90% of people in this world are the same as me, what do I have to be anxious about, 2024 might as well let go of restlessness, quietly consider the true nature of life, what kind of life posture is suitable for you.
Editor Search to get out of midlife anxiety, we need to recognize that midlife anxiety is the result of capital, it is a kind of abnormal condition. Midlife anxiety is a common phenomenon in modern society, and many people feel that they are facing a lot of stress and anxiety at this age. However, we need to recognize that this anxiety is often caused by the influence of society and capital.
In today's society, middle-aged people are often the backbone of families and careers, bearing huge responsibilities and pressures. At the same time, society's expectations and requirements for middle age are getting higher and higher, making us feel that we must meet certain standards in order to be recognized and accepted. These standards and expectations are often not set by us, but are imposed by society and capital.
We need to recognize that these standards and expectations are often unnecessary and even harmful. We need to get rid of the ** of capital, not blindly pursue material wealth and social status, but pay attention to our own inner needs and spiritual growth. Only in this way can we truly get out of midlife anxiety and live a more meaningful and happy life.
At the same time, we also need to recognize that midlife anxiety is often also related to our own mindset and way of thinking. We need to learn to adjust our mindset, maintain a positive and optimistic attitude, and keep learning and growing. Only in this way will we be able to better cope with life's challenges and stresses and get out of the shadow of midlife anxiety.
Finally, I want to say that midlife anxiety is not terrible, as long as we can recognize its essence and **, adjust our mentality and way of thinking, and pay attention to our inner needs and spiritual growth, we will definitely be able to get out of the shadow of anxiety and live a more meaningful and happy life.