As the number of follow-up videos increased, the topic quickly became popular and ignited the entire video website, spreading to the bulletin boards and forums at lightning speed.
These videos discussing "Internet addiction" are basically divided into three factions.
One faction is Xu Shang's supporters, who spared no effort to support Xu Shang; the other faction is the conservative opposition, who use the teenagers addicted to the Internet in real life as rebellious sons, and criticize Xu Shang for having bad intentions and bringing harm to all mankind.
The largest group of people are fence-sitters, which is commonly known as "both at the same time". On the one hand, they say that the criteria for judging "Internet addiction" need to be more scientific, and on the other hand, they also believe that teenagers who are overly addicted to the Internet need to be corrected... hoping not to offend both sides of the audience.
However, this rational party has the smallest voice.
After all, on the Internet, if your opinions are not sharp enough, no one will listen to them. No wonder the Internet environment has become increasingly diagonal.
In places like Tieba and forums, there are really a lot of netizens who take sides clearly, criticize without any scruples, and curse with absolutely no manners. If this were a real battlefield, they would probably be thinking about how to beat the shit out of the enemy.
Public opinion is fermenting faster and faster, and more and more people are participating in this great debate.
Such a chaotic situation was not entirely within Xu Shang's plan, but it was also not unexpected.
It can be said that Xu Shang’s current actions have achieved partial progress, but the original impression of the general public is too deep, and the traditional conservative forces are still deeply rooted, so it is not easy to change them.
Xu Shang decided to immediately press on with the victory and provide theoretical support to his comrades!
In less than a day, the second issue of "Xiao Xu Talks about Internet Addiction" was officially released!
In the midst of a whole day of public opinion chaos, once Xu Shang's video was released, it naturally immediately became the front line of the public opinion chaos. No matter whether it was the pros or cons, they all gathered in front of Xu Shang's video, wanting to see what Xu Shang, who was "setting the tone", was going to say this time. The opening remarks were a line of large characters full of questions -
"Do you really know what Internet addiction is?"
“Do you really know where this word came from?”
“Do you really understand how this word is defined and quantified?”
"No, you don't know!"
"For many of you, there is only one such term, a sword of authority, which can absolve you of all responsibility for your educational failures. When facing the pointing fingers of those around you, facing your social responsibilities, and facing your rebellious children, you can still stand on the moral high ground!"
"After all, I haven't seen many parents sincerely reflect on themselves. I only see them saying that my child has become like this because of this, that, or something that came from nowhere!"
Xu Shang paused for a moment and started to explain:
"The term Internet addiction was first used by Amerindian psychiatrist Ivan Goldenberg to criticize the American Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders. Please note that Goldenberg's purpose was to criticize, not to really believe that there is such a thing as 'Internet addiction'."
"He himself did not expect that society would take his irony out of context."
"He himself stated in a weekly magazine: 'This hypothesis is just his own joke, his spoof - if you expand the concept of addiction to every human behavior, you will find that people will become addicted to reading, running, and socializing.'"
“I know that at this time, many friends want to say:”
"'I saw with my own eyes that my neighbor's kid was addicted to the Internet and even his parents disowned him. I also know a friend who has been addicted to the Internet and has been doing all kinds of bad things, such as fighting, stealing and committing crimes. Internet addiction really exists and is the root of all evil!'
“I think I know more about the harm of being addicted to entertainment than many people here.”
“I even feel that many of the audience here don’t even understand this at all, right?”
I wonder if you have ever heard of the theory of... 'nipple pleasure'?"
Xu Shang introduced a new knowledge point, saying: "In the book "The Globalization Trap", the 'Pacifier Theory' is mentioned, and it says:"
"As the world's productivity continues to improve and all competition intensifies, 80% of the world's population will be gradually marginalized. They do not need to and cannot participate in the production of products and services. At the same time, 80% of the wealth is in the hands of 20% of the people. In order to comfort the 'abandoned' people in society and avoid class conflicts, one way is to let companies mass-produce 'nipples' -"
"That is, filling people's lives with addictive entertainment and sensory stimulation products, such as video games, TV dramas, and the Internet, diverting people's attention and dissatisfaction, making the lower and middle classes of society immersed in "happiness" and unconsciously losing the ability to think about real problems!"
"The online video games you are talking about are exactly this kind of cultural product!"
"But don't rush to judge—"
"You also like cigarettes, alcohol, soap operas, television, movies and even gambling. Everything you can think of that is meaningless but allows you to immerse yourself in it to pass the time is also a product of this culture!"
"Many people use this theory to criticize entertainment culture and hedonistic culture, but they don't understand the premise of this theory... the premise is far more critical than the conclusion!"
"In the book 'Globalization Trap' that proposed this theory, it is clearly stated that 80% of the world's population is marginalized. They cannot participate in the production of products and services, and 80% of the wealth is in the hands of 20% of the people!"
Having said this, Xu Shang sighed softly.
The author of this book and the Italian economist who first proposed the Pareto Principle obviously overestimated the outrageousness of society. A decade later, the annual report data of a certain bank clearly showed the true face of society.
2% of the people control 80% of the wealth.
Redefine, no, truly show the public what the true 80/20 rule is.
Xu Shang continued:
"It is against this backdrop, under this premise that the general public is helpless. In order to comfort the 'abandoned' in society and to avoid class conflict, entertainment culture has become popular, and there are so many things that the public can indulge in."
"Rather than saying this is a kind of poison, it's better to say this is a kind of mercy."
“Otherwise, how can you find spiritual support for those who do not receive social attention, those who are eliminated by society, those who have no hope in the city, those left-behind children whose parents have left for the city and do not receive love, and those wanderers whose bodies or souls are wandering aimlessly?
"We just want to have some simple happiness, we just want to get a little comfort."
Could he really flip the table, raise his arms and shout, and then laugh at Huang Chao for being a coward?
Just take a shower and go to bed.
After all, this society is far from reaching that point.
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