Why are ordinary people becoming indifferent to current affairs?
One netizen answered like this: Less official media propaganda, more focus on people's livelihood.
I believe this answer not only resonates with me, but also strikes a chord with many ordinary people.
A few days ago, this year's Olympics had ended, but how many people knew that this year's Olympics had already started? If it wasn't for the name Quan Hongchan, how many people would have noticed that there was an Olympics this year?
Why do ordinary people only know Quan Hongchan, but not the Olympics?
It is precisely Quan Hongchan's experience that fulfills the fantasy of ordinary people in today's reality. With her own efforts, Quan Hongchan changed the living standards of her entire family.
But Quan Hongchan is just one person. In today's environment, how many people work like oxen and horses, working over ten hours a day, yet still can't earn enough for a down payment on a house.
Hope for the future is dim.
Earning two to three thousand yuan per month, yet caring about rocket launches, how many gold medals in the Olympics, the launch of aircraft carriers, which country is going to war - isn't this absurd?
Just like during the recent Olympics, all self-media and official media were cheering for the Olympics, how many gold medals were won?
Does this really have anything to do with us ordinary people?
Nowadays, many people are facing rejection after rejection in their job applications, without even a single job opportunity. Yet, these media outlets do not stand up and speak for the ordinary people.
They always prefer to use macro-narratives to cover up individual struggles, as if we weak individuals should not be highlighted in their macro-narratives.
Undoubtedly, many ordinary people are still simple and honest.
But now, even struggling to have enough to eat, without a stable job, worrying about being laid off any day, having no hope for the future - can we expect ordinary people to care about current affairs at this time?
At this moment, what matters is being able to eat a full meal every day for poor ordinary people.
As a poor ordinary person who can't even afford a full meal, do they really deserve to keep up with current affairs? How much can they understand? Even if they understand, can a poor ordinary person solve any problems? It's worrying about things that may never happen.
The increasing prevalence of social injustice.
In the past, due to underdeveloped media, information and news were relatively scarce, and ordinary people would often gather to discuss current affairs.
But now, the Internet is quite developed, various online articles and short videos can convey the latest information to ordinary people in seconds.
It can also let ordinary people know the truth that was previously impossible to know, but at this point, ordinary people have become numb. Where is the time to care about current affairs?
Today's news - this corrupt official was caught embezzling billions, tomorrow that one embezzled billions. How can poor ordinary people care about current affairs?
Today, ordinary people can't even afford a house. Those who have a house are thinking about next month's mortgage. However, corruption cases involving billions keep surfacing. How many ordinary people will never achieve such wealth even after several lifetimes of hard work?
Paying attention to news and current affairs won't put food on the table, won't pay the mortgage. Is there any significance in paying attention?
After a day of hard work, coming home exhausted, worrying about consuming contaminated food, paying attention to current affairs will only add unnecessary anxiety.
It's not that ordinary people have changed, it's that society has changed, making ordinary people feel cold-hearted, hence becoming indifferent to everything.
Perhaps, it's not that ordinary people have become indifferent, but that they have become more clear-headed.