If cattle and horses knew they would never rise above their station in life, would they still plow the fields diligently and without complaint?
The times have changed, and today's world is indeed different from Shi Zhenhua's era. The days when one could rise to the top with courage and hard work, as long as they survived, are gone forever.
In some ways, Song Chaoge is indeed speaking the truth of reality.
Are people today not working hard enough?
No.
They are no less industrious than the previous generations.
Yet while the predecessors could achieve social mobility and create wealth myths, now all efforts seem to become a catalyst for internal friction and overcompetition.
The harder you work, it seems, does not bring the desired beautiful life, but rather, more hardship.
The harder you work, the more it seems to push the nine-to-five model towards 996 or even 007 schedules.
But the world cannot be reversed, one still has to live.
