@r2qo PG, SG是什么
昆德拉《笑忘錄》是本小說集,不同章是各自的故事。在讀第四章前,我都不過努努嘴,還好啦;但讀過第四章塔米娜的故事後,卻停下書本很久,消化這個故事和作者的話。也因為這個故事,我不再在社交媒體上活躍。這個故事我起個名字叫“塔米娜的鴕鳥之夢”。大量的鴕鳥圍着驚懼的塔米娜,聲帶像切除般、嘴巴一張一合地無聲。作者說,鴕鳥們不是來警告她、也不是來提醒她;它們根本對她不感興趣;它們圍上前是爭着說自己的事,它們只對自己感興趣。小說的上下文自然令人聯想到社交網絡(“普遍不理解、普遍失聰的時代來臨了”),同時也看到政治意味。捷克斯洛伐克的警察其實對被逮捕者不感興趣,同樣剛剛車窗不斷飄過的中共黨慶標語也是自戀,它只對自己感興趣,想抓住大街上每一個人,用大聲公貼着每人耳畔喊:“我很重要!今年我一百歲了!我愛人民!”但它不對人民感興趣,若真的聆聽過人民,也就不會今天的田地了。「我很重要!」——個人的、集體的,塔米娜的鴕鳥之夢如此令我震驚呀!這故事倒不在刺穿了誰,而是它有清冷況味:噪音織就的孤獨之牆圍合成囚禁的牢房,塔米娜像沉進了深寒的海底。每想到這個孤獨,我便提醒自己是想清楚了嗎?
感觉国内很多企业在做 IM 的时候,首先想到的不是这个东西怎么好用,而是怎么不被微信和 QQ 挤死。所以它们必须一方面适应微信和 QQ 创造的用户习惯,另一方面还得有功能上的创新和良好的软件设计。结果就是几乎所有公司做的 IM 都很快就死了或半死不活了。国内用户表现出的对用户习惯的超强粘性,我在别的市场上根本没看到过。比如我有个同学是 FBM 组的,他就说 FBM 用不同的界面设计风格和菜单逻辑,是能看到用户活跃度变化的。所以,这说明用户会在一个 IM 不满意的时候切换到另一个,而不是习惯了就死守。但是在国内,我有巨量的朋友,因为 whatsapp 和 telegram 需要手动关闭阅读回执,这个默认设置和微信不一样,就会喷一轮这俩软件。所以国内企业想做一个正常人类使用的 IM 太难了。任何设计、理念、功能、服务在习惯和熟悉感面前都仿佛没有存在价值。。。
推荐几本书吧,如果有人对「极权(希特勒,斯大林,毛泽东, etc.)为什么能成功控制和洗脑民众」感兴趣的话。
1) Dostoevsky’s Grand Inquisitor by Fyodor Dostoevsky
2) Escape from Freedom by Erich Fromm
3) Thought control and the psychology of totalism by Robert Jay Lifton
绝多数人是习惯顺从的,他们需要安全感,他们不想要自由。
对他们而言,自由选择是一种煎熬,因为这需要批判性思维,有时候甚至需要批判主流价值观,反抗约定俗成的惯例和习俗。这很难。
顺从则要容易得多,不需要动脑子,能给人安全感,有时候还能感动自己。
纳粹和红卫兵,就是这样产生的。
极权下的全民狂热,是因为他们真的不想要自由。
WTF =
What The Fuck
also Wow, That's Fun
occult
knowledge of the hidden
ferret
1 a domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits.
2 an assiduous search for something
Chickenhawk
in the United States to describe a person who is a war hawk yet actively avoids or avoided military service when of age
You can't have your cake and eat it
= can get both good things.
If you have your cake, then it is intact. If you eat it, then it will disappear.
sank without a trace
If you say that someone or something sinks without trace or sinks without a trace, you mean that they stop existing or stop being successful very suddenly and completely.
cross one's fingers
put one finger across another as a sign of hoping for good luck.
hope that someone or something will be successful.
cajole
persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
acquiesce = 默认
accept something reluctantly but without protest.
bafflegab = 官腔
incomprehensible or pretentious language, especially bureaucratic jargon.
Ability = Actual skill
Capacity = Potential to develop a skill
out of the blue
without warning; unexpectedly.
leg up
an act of helping someone to mount a horse or high object.
an act of helping someone or something to improve their position.
pacifier
a rubber or plastic nipple for a baby to suck on.
baton
a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir.
duping delight
The pleasure of being able to manipulate someone, often made visible to others by flashing a smile at an inappropriate moment.
carpal tunnel
Numbness and tingling in the hand and arm caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist.