Cyber Heroes

In the 1960s and 1970s, a strange movement appeared in the United States, called the "hippie" movement.

"Hippies", music, poetry, nature, starry night, yoga, ***, mysterious studies.

Of course, there are hallucinogens.

Love and peace, anti-war and anti-tradition, anti-secular, are united by people in an extremely perceptual way.

So people took to the streets to oppose the war and the United States.

Of course, there are drugs and cannons.

"So, what do you think these guys are?" Jing Hongtu asked Xiang Shan.

Xiang Shan pondered for a moment: "Stupid?"

Jing Hongtu nodded: "Well, there is so much truth-why?"

"Modern civilization And industrialization provides the best possible material conditions for as many people as possible. Although it may be a worse era in history, it is more promising than all eras in the pre-industrial era.” Xiang Shan said: “Thinking. To break up the society and return to the so-called "simple and simple primordial life"-how many people will die of distress due to insufficient resources?"

"As expected, it is you, you really care about this angle the most." Jing Grand plan nodded: "This is a perspective. However, you are a person standing downstream in history, Xiao Xiang. They were in their times, but they couldn't see the'history' you saw. People at that time could make it. There are not many choices."

"You continue."

"After World War II, after the reconstruction of World War II, the national power of the United States has expanded unprecedentedly. The material standard of living of the citizens Constantly improving. Everyone can see'hope'. But at the same time, the cold war cloud is still there. They really live in the shadow of'the world may be destroyed'."

"Although society promises them that they can dream, the greed and conservative ethics of big companies are fettering them. Their country will allow young people to cross half of the Earth to fight an extremely cost-effective battle. In this kind of hope and despair. Under the torment of two directions, dreams and dreams, their certain consciousness collapsed. This is not an individual phenomenon, but a group."

"So, people stood up. I don’t know you Have you ever seen a photo of Old Zhang in which a long-haired young man in a turtleneck puts a sprig of carnations on the gunpoints pointed at him by the military police. This is so beautiful, Xiaoxiang. Can you imagine this scene? How noble and beautiful. When I was young, I saw the record of this incident and wanted to shed tears."

Xiang Shan took out his phone, opened the search engine, and quickly found the picture. Then nodded: "It's really the first time I know...looks like a Saint."

"There were indeed noble hippies at that time. They abandoned the existing social concepts, so they would suffer The resentment of those with vested interests. They must bear all kinds of stigma. The word'hippie' has become a swear word in the mouth of conservatives."

Xiang Shan hesitated: "So I To say that they are stupid...is it too much?"

"It's not too much, right? Thanks to them, a small number of people in the United States still feel that the'welfare society' and the'scarlet trend of thought' 'Including hallucinogen free." Jing Hongtu said, "They seek the path of self-salvation, but they didn't go the right way, so now there are only gangsters left."

Xiang Shan is a little confused. "Then are they good or not?"

"This is a very complicated question. I can't tell you whether it is'good' or'bad'." Jing Hongtu Shaking his head: "Many things are really difficult to describe as'good' or'bad'. This is a very complicated issue."

"They live in a big house and eat and compare Sugar and meat are too cheap for their income. They have the money to watch movies, and they have TV sets, radios, and even cars at home. From the perspective of other countries of the time, this material condition is extremely good. But is human happiness like this? Just talk about you. In fact, the current material conditions of the Republic are better than those of the United States at that time, and better than any point in the history of our country. Then you feel that you have achieved'absolute happiness' 'Is it? It's not that I'm very happy after comparing my material conditions with others, but I'm always happy without comparison'."

Xiang Shan was lost in thought.

Jing Hongtu waited for Xiang Shan to think for a while, then said: "As an engineer, you may not like this unquantifiable standard. But just look at what we two chatted with before. , I’m afraid you’re not the kind of person who'full of happiness in your heart'."

Xiang Shan rubbed his neck: "Maybe I am naturally more hypocritical."

" No. Because modern life is too much against the instinct of hunter-gatherers, and there is a huge conflict with the culture left over from the farming and nomadic era. You always think that this kind of conflict should let modern society overcome instinct and culture by its nature. But things are not that simple." Jing Hongtu shook his head, "Let’s go back to those hippies."

"They can’t feel happiness, so they are struggling to fight against the secular and authoritative pitiful person. But they They are from the United States. There are more poor people in Asia, Africa and Latin America, perhaps more pitiful than them. But are they not pitiful? Nor are they. They really don’t realize the greatness and glory of the United States, and they really don’t have a sense of happiness. Use this method to issue confrontation."

"The activities of hippies have left a very deep stroke in history, both positive and negative. Their activities have greatly promoted the modern The art and aesthetic innovation of the United States. For example, the covers of posters, books and audio-visual products that are quite artistic now can be traced to them from the perspective of art history. On the other hand, the proliferation of "love and peace" in the United States People, as well as the almost unstoppable medicine abuse, can also be attributed to them. They have also created a huge cognitive dissonance, allowing some people in the United States to associate'progressiveism' with'drug use'."

"But at least they do have a lofty sense of beauty. Recall, when you argued with Professor Voight, and when you argued with the hacker little girl, did you see that gun with me? "Flowers in the mouth" photos have similar feelings? This feeling of "can't help being attracted"."

Xiang Shan nodded: "Yes, yes, yes... I think this is the same. Then how did you cross it? This bewildered."

"This heavy bewilderment will stay with you for a long time, Xiao Xiang. Because from a moral point of view, those hippies, as well as Professor Voight and the little girl hacker, are all Very correct. They are wrong in the method. Without the correct methodology, they did not really change the world. But the initial motivation is absolutely not false. Being attracted by their spirit is not a bad thing, and it is not a shame. But you have to understand the difference. "

Jing Hongtu pointed to the handle: "Also, if you don't call, how about letting me call for a while."

"Oh."