"Even with language, we still cannot communicate."

Recently, many people expressed their opinions about the Ampere incident on social media, resulting in some being deleted from friends or blocked. Various viewpoints led to heated arguments. I shared an article from Zhenghe Island discussing the impact of the Ampere event and expressed my views on online bullying. Even so, some comments were quite uncomfortable to read.

When we shout about respecting others' freedom of speech, do we truly respect others' freedom of speech? Opening Weibo and Toutiao, the uniformity of comments made me realize that this so-called freedom of speech only allows for one type of opinion, and respecting others often means being concerned about their family.

When we want to communicate, it seems we are pretending to be awake. Just as when we see others posting R.I.P., we might say everyone is just following the trend, and many might not even know what the person was about. Sometimes, the person being discussed becomes ourselves.

Everyone speaks the same language and can communicate in Chinese, yet both sides fail to understand what the other is saying.

As social issues increase, so does the division among people, gradually turning everyone into 0s and 1s, like computers. You are either on my side or the opposite side, the enemy.

When the societal trend begins to collectively lie flat, any effort you make seems to be seen as PUA (manipulating) others. While riding my bike at night, I kept thinking, "Most people know that following the rules will lead to being completely exploited, yet they lack the courage to break free from the rules." Is this really encouraging people to compete, or is it PUA-ing others?

If I know that not making a change will lead to being completely exploited, and if I make a change, I might still be exploited, then where does my courage come from?

Later, I thought that if I take action, I will at most doubt whether my decision is normal, and I will keep doubting until a turning point appears in my life. But someone might ask, what if there is no turning point? In the worst-case scenario, I might just be done for, and then this question wouldn't exist. If I do nothing, I will be stuck in endless regret, and I don’t want to remain in that phase.

Since we have made a choice (not making a choice is also a choice), we should have the courage to accept the outcome. Not all choices will yield good results; some may lead to bad outcomes. This is the responsibility we should have as adults.

We can blame those who lead us to bad outcomes, lament the unfairness of fate, or even curse the social class issues, but in the end, the one who bears it all is still you, and the only one who can save you is yourself.

There’s no problem with choosing any approach.

The above passage is not written by me, but I keep it in my Notion. Whenever I doubt my choices, I open it up to read.

Instead of spending time arguing with strangers, let’s spend more time caring about the people around us, like me, haha.

I remember a young man I met during the day, who experienced betrayal from his girlfriend, had his startup project targeted by trademark bullies, lost a lawsuit, and had to terminate his business. I told him that everything would be okay in the end.

Finally, here’s a motivational quote that everyone has seen.