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This is the 19th issue of Shiyue Weekly. From this issue, I use a script written by myself to call Amazon’s AWS SES service to send this magazine. The layout is very simple, and I hope it will not affect the reading experience. If you have any questions, please leave a message on the blog.
Han Bingzhe
In the podcast Metaverse Criticism shared last week , the anchor mentioned Han Bingzhe when he talked about the various social problems brought about by the Internet and social media, so he read four of his books this week. as follows:
- The Disappearance of the Other: Contemporary Society, Perception, and Communication
- burnout society
- Shanzhai: Chinese Deconstruction
- erotic death
The disappearance of the other and the death of eros are exactly the same theme, or in other words, the death of eros is an aspect of the disappearance of the other. It is about the homogeneity of the current society, and there is no longer a negative other. When I read it, I even felt that some paragraphs of the content of the two articles were exactly the same.
The burnout society is a further extension of the disappearance of the other. Compared with the disappearance of the other and the death of love, there are fewer philosophical concepts and are easier to understand.
Shanzhai is the shortest of the four works, and it is not in the same theme range as the other three. It mainly introduces the core differences between Chinese and Western philosophy: the core of Chinese philosophy is “change”, while the core of Western philosophy is “eternity”. Among them, the discussion about Chinese collectors’ liking to affix collection stamps on works of art is very interesting and convincing.
Here are some other feelings:
- The four books are all very short, all around 20,000 to 40,000 words, which are probably longer official account articles.
- A large number of classic philosophical concepts and viewpoints are quoted, and philosophers such as Heidegger, Levinas, and Foucault have a high appearance rate.
- German philosophy has always been very obscure. Han Bingzhe uses these obscure concepts to analyze current social issues, and even deconstructs some popular culture (such as certain movies), which shortens the distance between philosophy and reality, and is more down-to-earth. Although I still don’t quite understand these concepts, I resonate with the social issues described in it.
- In his works, there are few arguments and many assertions, and any sentence can be used as a maxim, combined with realistic themes that resonate, it is very refreshing to read. But social problems are very complicated, and assertions simplify the problems and may not stand up to careful scrutiny.
- Some works have the exact same theme, only restated from different angles.
- His short and quick writing style is just a phenomenon of the society he criticizes, which is somewhat contradictory.
In terms of the reading experience and inspiration of these four books, I personally like them very much.
just looking around
This week’s casual look is a bit too much, it’s really quite casual.
1. Reinventing Explanation – Michael Nielsen @ 2014
The author uses “Simpson’s Paradox” as an example to introduce graphics or other new media forms, which can better explain some scientific principles.
2. Relegation Theory – Meditic @ 2012
A kind of misplaced competition.
The protagonist named Cai Lei suffers from ALS. I saw his character interview last year (or earlier), and it was quite hopeless to read. Watching this video again today, he said in the video: Almost all the patients who were in the same period as me died. I am full of emotions.
4. A small magnet that has been with Apple for over 20 years – the minority
From a small detail, it is very interesting to study the product history of a company in such detail.
5. What is wrong with China-US relations? – The New York Times Chinese Website
I like Thomas Friedman’s article. The biggest inspiration to me from this article is not that “trust” is the crux of the relationship between the two countries, but why “trust” is more important today than it was 30 years ago. ——Because of the development of technology, because of the connections generated by technology, and because of the monitoring problems generated by technology.
We (Taiwan) are proud of the fact that we (Taiwan) have built a vibrant democracy under these circumstances and achieved economic success. We have proved that democracy can operate in the Chinese cultural environment. This mix of anxiety, pride and persistence is the essence of Taiwan’s character, and it is often overlooked by the world, which always sees Taiwan as a pawn in the Sino-US competition. Yet we are also human beings of flesh and blood.
7. Indian fruit chain, the fourth industrial revolution and “Kong Yiji” – Hongxian
India surpassed China in population but not in demographics. Especially the ethnic structure, which means that the 1.4 billion people in India, whether as producers or consumers, are not a uniform 1.4 billion people.
8. Feature article丨Pinduoduo is getting out of control
The “evil” led by Pinduoduo’s “refund only” function and the uprising of sellers.
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