Assertion and Variation
The world, where mud and sand coexist and dragons and fishes mix, is clearly a wonderful world. The mix of the good and the bad indicates the tolerant external environment.
One of my social media accounts has over 20,000 subscribers, but I have stopped updating it for almost two years. The initial decision to stop was not only due to intuition but also fear of potential regrets for not posting enough.
And now, I suddenly feel that I can express a different feeling and share it with my friends.
The over-used clichés, such as the cocooning of information and the Matthew Effect, are disappointing and lack explanatory power in responding to the current technological media system. On the other hand, I smile at the promotion of decentralization and the vitality of Web 3.0.
However, assertion is like lightning slashing through the dark night. It makes people dizzy, awestruck, terrified, and joyful.
This is a world of assertion. Those who give unequivocal conclusions become guarantors of the system. When people cannot find certainty in the divine, a guarantor is the best object of worship.
The essence of a guarantor's existence lies in assertion, the ultimate method. Only overpowering noise with thunderous assertions and leaving imprints on retina with dazzling lightning can be considered real assertion.
Variation, on the other hand, is the tool and weapon of the common people.
A few years ago, I came across Nietzsche's aphorism many times on my WeChat moments. "Everyday without dance is a waste of life. What can't kill us makes us stronger."
Obviously, we may have misunderstood the meaning of dance and the message that music wants to convey.
The word "misunderstanding" itself makes people think of beauty and elegance, assuming that it belongs only to the elites and the artsy people.
However, on the present occasion, nothing is more important than expressing misunderstanding. The small variations conceal personal confrontations. What is of paramount importance in the Emperor's golden hoe is nothing but the hoe of the common people.
Ying Shuyan said that misunderstanding means that the misunderstander has the right to voice his interpretation of the assertion. The process of secondary creation itself is splendid.
The appraisal of a word is confirmed in the variation, and the significance of an assertion is verified in the variation, which makes a guarantor a guarantor in the variation.
The relationship between assertion and variation has a bit more appreciation value than the origin of information cocooning.
In this WeChat moment, I have written many assertions, and you have certainly misunderstood many of them. This is not important; in fact, it is good.
Misunderstanding itself has a tendency towards both misunderstanding and allusion, which will eventually create more relationships between us, rather than just proximity or alienation between you and me.