Worries about modernization

Author: Wu Guosheng
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: The ideas and viewpoints presented in the book are extremely clear:
The openness of technology has led to the concealment of nature;
The essence of modern science is the conquest of the sky over the earth;
Technology has stripped away everything sacred and made people lose their sense of home, cloning technology even aims to eliminate the mystery of life;
Modernization is like drug addiction, luring people with the promise of happiness and trapping them, making life's purpose solely about enjoyment, and ultimately facing the limits of physical or ecological carrying capacity;
It is not backwardness that makes people suffer, but rather advancement often leads to suffering;
"Extraterrestrial civilization" is a super myth concocted by modern science;
The truth of qigong lies not in its "external qi" or scientific proof, but in its internal experience of life;
Contemporary tourism has completely eroded the traditional meaning of "travel" and is depleting non-renewable tourism resources;
The scientific method obscures the truth and endangers personal freedom;
The time consciousness of the technological era makes people completely lose track of time and life;
When development exceeds its limits, it becomes a threat to survival, akin to cancer—an uncontrollable, (fēngkuáng zhízhǎng) (crazy proliferation) caused by madness—developmentalism's approach is to pursue development at the expense of survival;
Deep reflection on environmental issues leads to an inward-seeking happiness perspective of contentment;
Author Wu Guosheng's thoughts can be criticized, but his (súfú shì de xiǎocèzi) (essays-style booklet)《》 (Xiàndàihuà zhī Yōusī) (Worries about Modernization) is truly a book. Compared to those who compromise with the bureaucratic system for their own gain or cater to the masses for money, even unconventional and outdated thoughts are more appealing.