No one can be trusted

Author: Wu Ming
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: A simple way of life has bid farewell to the Chinese people, as the complexity of modern society exceeds the knowledge and psychological preparedness of many. While society is becoming more tolerant, it also reveals its absurdity, cunning, and uncertainty to people, and almost everyone is paying a price they do not wish to pay. So whom can we trust? Who can help us avoid traps and risks as much as possible before taking action? Do we trust others or trust ourselves? How do we guard against others' sinister intentions? These have become sharp social issues. Between black and white, beauty and ugliness, and trust and deceit, there exists a transitional zone, a buffer zone—gray like a perpetually shaded wall corner. Within this zone live a group of gray souls, following gray principles and logic. For most of us, stepping into this area could lead to being helplessly drawn into one trap after another. Traps are everywhere, making people feel helpless. Because they do not meet the standards for legal punishment but deeply harm people, people can only rely on their own efforts to deal with them and protect themselves. We need life crisis education—we cannot wait until we lose everything to seek redemption. We need civic wisdom. Our society is becoming increasingly a civic society, and we must uphold civic philosophy. This book exposes typical traps and life crises in more than 10 industries plagued by a lack of integrity and constant disputes, providing readers with strategies to avoid pitfalls and effective responses, making it highly practical and targeted.