After the game industry was accused of "spiritual opium", short videos have also become a target in the past few days. Some people say that a short video can't be stopped as soon as it is swiped. Some people say that short videos are Low. And the "entertainment to death" theory and the "nipple music" theory were called out again. Once the hat is on, the big criticism can be arranged: the short video "is destroying a generation", do it! Still the original recipe, still the familiar taste. But the question is, following this logic, how many popular things are not "opium"?
Further, would people's lives be better without short videos? 01 He Caitou said: Every illiterate person likes to use the word "sorrow". Every slapstick lover likes to buckle a big hat. There is a long list of such hats, including "spiritual opium". However, "spiritual opium" is really not a good way to criticize the Internet - "spiritual opium" is often used, either because job title email list of poor expressiveness, corruption of language, or both. Susan Sontag, in "Metaphors of Disease", talked about using "war metaphors" to describe the evils of disease: One, implying the need for repressive measures and violence. Second, it is excessive description, which greatly contributes to the stigma of patients. This points out the harm of "using metaphors as evidence + sticking labels indiscriminately".
The same goes for "spiritual opium". The Chinese people are very sensitive to the word "opium". After all, this is connected to the history of humiliation. When it comes to "opium", many people's minds automatically come up with "oppression by foreign powers" and "cultural invasion". imagery. The scars of history add to people's deep hatred for opium. This abhorrence will intensify the extreme negativity of words such as "spiritual opium". Calling something "spiritual opium" is no different than giving it a death sentence: Look, you have brought disaster to the country and the people, and you have committed a heinous crime.