Who can't be trusted?

Author: Wu Ming
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: A simple lifestyle 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, making almost everyone bear a price they are unwilling 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. Here live a group of gray souls, following gray principles and logic. For most of us, stepping into this zone could lead to being helplessly trapped time and again. Traps are everywhere, making people feel helpless. Because they do not warrant legal punishment but cause deep harm to people, individuals can only rely on their own efforts to combat 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 increasingly becoming 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 for avoidance and coping, making it highly practical and targeted.