"Establish Your Worldview"

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Someone once told me that my perspective is too narrow. At that time, I didn’t quite understand this statement, but recently I have started to grasp it a bit.

Our judgments about others usually fall into external and internal categories; in most cases, we only look at the external. For example, in discussions between men, there is always a topic about women—how they look, whether they have long legs, a slim waist, and so on. This is true even in public settings; just go to Guangdong and see how everyone likes to call you "beautiful girl." Among women, the discussions also include men, but in addition to looks, they might discuss whether a man has wealth, etc.

Of course, many people will say, "Canwei, how can you be so superficial? We are not like that." If you are not like that, then I guess we won’t be able to continue our conversation, as I have no interest in understanding the inner world of someone who doesn’t even dare to acknowledge their own desires. The essence of male genetics is to propagate their own genes; the pursuit of higher quality offspring is the essence of human evolution, written in our genes, and no one can change that.

If I see a beautiful girl post a selfie, I will not only click to view it but might also zoom in to take a closer look.

Otherwise, how could the matchmaking market remain vibrant for so long, from ancient matchmakers to today’s matchmaking services? However, if you look closely, you will see that all conditions are quantifiable and standardized, such as annual income, whether one owns a house, whether one has a car, whether one can do housework, educational background, and even now, AI can score appearances.

Each of us is an independent individual, but in an age of labeling, it is difficult to define the internal aspects. I recall a classic line from the movie "The Lioness Roars" where the female lead says:

The essence of these words is responsibility and accountability, which are not things that can be labeled externally.

For things that cannot be standardized, we use various terms to understand them through communication, such as internal, cognition, values, perspective, etc. However, these terms do not effectively express the independence of others, which is why some people find what you write helpful while others consider it mere platitudes.

All of this forms an independent worldview for each person, which is the logic behind their judgments about things.

If you look closely at the development of a situation, all individuals will yield different results. For instance, recently, with the passing of Uncle Da, Toutiao featured a tribute to him on its homepage, while Weibo was still filled with various cosmetic advertisements. This is not meant to impose moral judgment; whether to commemorate or not depends on the individual's worldview regarding the matter. Uncle Da profoundly influenced the childhood of our generation, so I have a more subjective judgment on this point.

But if I make such a judgment, then it aligns with the opening statement that my perspective is too narrow. The establishment of a worldview is not solely about me; it must encompass more than just myself. We need to understand the logic behind various decisions more rationally, such as why Toutiao would do this while Weibo would not. Could it be that the revenue generated from the first screen is proportionally different in their respective systems, leading to different decisions? Is it possible that the decision-makers are not from the same generation? Just like I don’t understand art; if something happens to an artist, I might not pay much attention.

If I can embrace everything, then am I still myself? We still need to have our own beliefs, principles, and bottom lines. Take this situation, for example: I see some people around me who don’t want to work hard for money, eager to get rich quickly, engaging in various micro-businesses. After all, everyone’s choices are different, and you don’t fully understand their circumstances. Everyone needs to make a living, and I don’t need to attack you from a moral standpoint.

However, I see some people exploiting the misfortunes of others to sell their products; such fools, I will directly block and delete. This is our belief, principle, and bottom line.

When we start to establish our worldview, we will find that the entire world looks different, and our choices will also change.

Lee Kuan Yew said in a speech during the Singapore Legislative Assembly elections on March 21, 1955:

We will begin to choose to invest our time and energy in more worthy individuals, gradually distancing ourselves from these incomplete people.

Our perspective on issues will also become clearer, just like the recent protests in India, where a large number of farmers drove tractors to New Delhi to protest agricultural reforms.

Here, I want to mention Indian agriculture. Currently, the landlord class still maintains its dominant position in India. However, in 2019, the number of farmer suicides reached 10,281. Why do farmers commit suicide? Because they cannot repay their debts. Indian farmers cannot obtain loans from formal channels and can only resort to private loans with interest rates as high as 30%. Additionally, the irrigation projects in India are poorly executed, forcing farmers to spend a lot of money to buy water. Another issue is that foreign seed companies (like Monsanto, which I won’t delve into here; you can research it yourself if interested) monopolize the seeds, leading to crop failures. Of course, their government is not entirely inactive; they have adopted a strategy similar to our high-buy-low-sell (buying farmers' grain at high prices and selling it to the poor at low prices). However, the difference is that their landlord class is still in power... A key point of this agricultural reform is the cancellation of the high-buy-low-sell commitment, which means that vulnerable farmers may be forced to sell their grain at a loss. As a result, many farmers have plowed their fields and driven their tractors into the city... So why push for marketization? Because this subsidy method is simply unsustainable.

Thus, we can see that things are not simply black and white; often, the outcomes are the result of a complex interplay of various factors. If we have not established a worldview, I might say, "I completely don’t understand the actions of the Indians; have they really gone mad from drinking the Ganges water?"

But I don’t claim to understand everything; this analysis and information come from others' content. In an age of information overload, our sources of information are crucial, which is why I saw someone willing to spend a large sum to dine with Cao Da to understand his worldview and usual sources of information.

The importance of information sources lies in the fact that by relying on credible sources, you reduce your information filtering costs and can more quickly grasp the essence. If you search through unreliable sources, you may pay a painful price, even risking your life.

Finally, I would like to quote a passage from Lu Kewen's "How to See Through the Essence of All Things":

Reference materials:

A Niu Reads Finance: "Indian Farmers' 'Uprising' Erupts, Tractors Occupy New Delhi, How Will Modi Respond?"

Lu Kewen Studio: "How to See Through the Essence of All Things"

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