Today is the eighth day of the new year, and the year is almost over, and there are a few observations that make people realize that this 2024 is a little unusual.
1. Chinese New Year's Eve, the first day of junior high school also ** on marketing, pull people to listen to classes:
This year's New Year's greeting information, more marketing breath, some people in the good wishes at the same time, but also invite friends to pay attention to their careers, products, projects, some are a little blunt, some are very perfectly combined, in the blessing and summary, invisibly issued an invitation.
In the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of junior high school, there are still many friends who build groups to promote the projects they are doing, and some people are posting links to online courses, and they are still working hard in the past two days.
If it weren't for the huge pressure of life and empty pockets, who wouldn't have relaxed and enjoyed family fun with their families during such a holiday? A lot of people are working hard for the next year, the next month, or even the next meal.
2. Mobile phone WeChat New Year's greeting information cliff type**
I remember that a few years ago, every Spring Festival, the circle of friends and private messages were full of blessings, and the excitement and festivity seemed to be yesterday. This year, there are significantly fewer New Year's messages and WeChat, at least more than half, which is too different from previous years. Even some of the more familiar friends didn't send a message.
Is it because the human relationship is sophisticated, or do we prefer to leave the real emotions to the people around us? In fact, they are too lazy to socialize, and there are several situations: first, some entertainment is worthless, and there is no effort to maintain it; The second is that some information is still not sent, and some may still be entangled in debts, and it is not good to say anything.
People are getting more and more lonely, and there is a high probability that they are silently bearing the pressure of life by themselves.
3. There are significantly fewer red envelopes
This is also a cliff-like change, unless some relatives and relatives send some necessary red envelopes in the group, there are almost no red envelopes in other groups, and the kind of solitaire-style red envelope rain in previous years is even rarer.
According to data, WeChat users grabbed red packets 8 billion times on Chinese New Year's Eve in 2016, while only 5 billion times in 2024.
People no longer expect red envelopes that are only a few cents, or even a few minutes. Some friends said that that kind of red envelope is like a kind of irony, no longer the welcome of the past, and always reminds yourself that your pocket is empty. From the original excitement to the current reality, people have completely different feelings about the red envelopes they grabbed.
The people who grab the red envelopes are poor, and the people who give out the red envelopes are also poor, so naturally the number will be less.
Fourth, the class reunion is no longer held
This Spring Festival, the class reunion was not held. A friend from a brand restaurant also said that there are fewer reunion banquets and fewer class reunions this year.
In the past, I didn't want to attend class reunions, mostly because class reunions were an occasion for comparison, showing off wealth, and there were some possible extramarital affairs. Now I don't want to participate in the class reunion, mostly because I am poor and have nothing to show off, and the class reunion has lost its meaning.
Some students who have made money are even more afraid to participate in class reunions for fear of causing trouble.
5. There are more fireworks and firecrackers
This year, many places have relaxed the rules for setting off fireworks. There are also more people setting off firecrackers on Chinese New Year's Eve.
There is an online recording that goes like this: Someone called ** to Uncle Hat and said that he would let go of the fireworks? Uncle Hat said no. The person who hit the ** continued, why are there still so many people setting off fireworks? Uncle Hat said, if someone reports it, take care of it, and if no one reports it."
It was originally a festive festival, in previous years, firecrackers were set off to be a festive event, and this year's firecrackers are more venting, and 2023 is too depressing, with layoffs, mortgages, credit cards, and other thunderstorms, and crashes.
Uncle Hat understands people's repression.
6. There are more people who go to the temple to burn incense
There are more people who go to the temple to burn incense, especially the proportion of young people is increasing. A friend only went out once on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, that is, to burn incense in the temple, to pray that the new year would be smooth and prosperous, and that all wishes could come true.
This is the beginning of faith. No wonder some people say that in the next 20 years, the Chinese Society will prosper, and they are also looking for a place to rest their souls.
This Spring Festival is really unusual, a friend said with feeling:
This year is more tired than ever, I feel lost and I can't see hope.