There is a question: what is the underlying logic of society? Snake eyes. First, competition; Second, survival.
The resources of a society are limited, while the population is unlimited, and everyone is destined to compete for resources. The purpose of competition is also very direct, that is, to survive.
Children study hard to compete and survive; Adults are desperate for 996, but also for competition and survival. No one can stay out of it.
The concepts of competition and survival are still relatively macro. If we want to understand the underlying logic of competition and survival in detail, we can start from these five aspects.
01
All the problems of this world are the embodiment of "human nature".
Some people have put forward the idea that human history is a circle, and what happened in the past will happen again today. Under the sun, there is nothing new.
Why is human history a circle? Because "human nature" has been the same for thousands of years, and nothing has changed. It can be seen that except for the development of science and technology and productive forces, the essence of human nature seems to have changed at all.
In ancient times, young people desperately went to the "imperial examination" in order to have a future, resources and power, and seek to become officials. Today's young people are desperately trying to "take the public examination", but also in order to have a future, resources and power, and seek to become officials.
In the past, landlords could hire a large number of long-term and short-term laborers. Today's bosses can hire a lot of workers. The Lord, the Lord, the Worker, the Worker, all the same.
We cannot look at any problem in isolation from the scope of "human nature". Only by looking at the world through the eyes of "human nature" can you see the essence through the phenomenon.
02
The premise of maintaining a relationship is always "interests".
You're good friends with him, but you got into a fight, why? Because you feel that he has violated your interests, and he feels that you have violated his interests, and both parties are not convinced, they will fight.
After your parents leave, your siblings compete with you for the family property, and eventually turn against each other, why? Because you and your brothers and sisters are involved in the "interest" dispute over the family property.
Ma Qian of Taishi Company wrote in "Historical Records": "The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit." ”
As long as it is a human being, it will come for the sake of profit, and it will also leave for the sake of profit. There are not so many feelings, there are only the most realistic interests. Aren't people all creatures who "can't afford to be early"?
Without profit, the merchant will not sell you something; Without benefits, the doctor will not treat you; Without benefits, teachers will not educate your children; Without interest, it is impossible for others to respect you. Reality, that's what it is.
03
Involution is just a "rookie pecking at each other" at the bottom.
I believe we have all heard the word "involution". The so-called involution is vicious competition, a bunch of people compete for scarce resources, the more competition, the greater the difficulty, the more competition, the higher the cost paid.
Here's an example. In the past, involution was not serious, and you could earn 8,000 a month if you worked in the company for 8 hours. Nowadays, the involution is serious, even if you work in the company for 12 hours, you can only earn 6,000 a month.
When the involution is not serious, you can still threaten the boss that I will not do it and force the boss to raise his salary. When the involution is serious, the boss doesn't care about the employees at all, because you don't do it, and some people do it. Even with a salary of 5,000, you can recruit employees who work 14 hours.
There are too many people at the bottom, and there are too few resources, so a few thousand yuan can buy him for a month. It can be seen that the involution of "rookies pecking at each other" has made the lives of people at the bottom no longer valuable.
The elite does not roll in, because what the elite has is resources. Only the poor ordinary people have neither channels nor futures, only endless involution.
04
The focus of making a living is to "maximize profits".
Everyone works 10 hours, why can A earn 500 a day, while B can only earn 200 a day? Because A has done it to maximize its own interests.
A works 9 to 5 with a salary of 5000, while B has a salary of 996 per day and a salary of 7000. A year has passed, A is still in good health and can save money, while B is sick and the money he earns is not enough to pay for medical expenses. Why does B, who works harder, lose more? Because B doesn't know how to maximize profits.
Making a living for profit, that's the foundation. When we come into contact with certain benefits, we need to think about a question, can we maximize the benefits of energy and time paid?
There is a circle friend who opens a studio, and he is a struggler, and he tinkers in the studio every day. And his employees are also working hard in the studio. Two years have passed, and he has become richer, but the employees have changed batch after batch.
The gap lies in the fact that the boss struggles and fights for his own career. Employees struggle for the boss's career, and no matter how good the career is, it also belongs to the boss.
05
Brute force can't compare to brains; Those who can do things are not as good as those who can talk.
There is a very real problem, those who can do things can't compare to those who can talk.
You are an honest person and always do your duty. And he is a sleek man, flattering the leader every day, and his performance is average. As a result, the leader promotes him, not you.
You wonder, why is it so unfair? That's fair. Everyone came out to fight just to climb up. You climb up by doing things, and he climbs up by flattering the leader, it's just "eight immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers".
As for those who can do things, they are not as good as those who can speak, which shows that the former is not as good as the latter. Brute force is often vulnerable in the face of brains, connections, and relationships.
Don't do things blindly, but think about where the path to ascent is. It doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat, it's a good cat if it catches a mouse.
Text/Shushan has deer