Technology can change the world, and media narratives can alter the trajectory of the technology tree.
Science students can change the world, while humanities students can change the minds of science students.
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I've always thought of myself as someone who should be a liberal arts student.
I chose science in high school to have more options for college, but literature was the most attractive thing to me at that time.
I've written quite a few perfect essays (although I don't think perfect scores are that impressive, given the heavy reliance on formulas in exam-oriented education), and I've won some minor writing awards. I've even submitted some articles to magazines run by Nanpai Sanshu, Guo Jingming, and Cai Jun, but none of them were published. The editors asked me to revise them, but I was too lazy to.
I have always firmly believed that words possess the power to touch people's hearts. They are not merely tools for expressing emotions, but a fundamental force that constructs narratives, builds consensus, and drives social and societal progress. They can warm cold data and make distant stories relatable.
A big reason why I like listening to Chinese rap is that the lyrics of a rap song are far denser than those of other music genres. The narratives, thoughts, and critiques it can carry are what attract me the most. So I am very tired of the increasingly entertainment-oriented and fast-paced hip-hop nowadays.
What many people may not know is that I studied Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in college, a major completely devoid of words and emotions. Numbers, financial statements, and auditing standards constituted my knowledge system over four years.
Later, I interned at a 4A advertising agency as an account executive. There, I experienced firsthand the immense value that words and creativity can possess in the business world. A precise insight, a single, impactful line of copy, can have a profound influence on a consumer's mind.
After graduation, unlike most of my classmates who went to the Big Four accounting firms or banks, I joined BlockBeats to create content. Later, I ventured out to start my own business, immersing myself in the broader business world and experiencing its ups and downs. After going around in circles, I've now returned to BlockBeats to continue creating what I believe to be in-depth, meaningful, and valuable content, which led to the creation of BeatingOfficial.
I am not a professionally trained journalist or media person, nor am I even a liberal arts student, but I increasingly feel that in this era of rapid AI development and information explosion, professional background is becoming less and less important.
What truly matters is the ability to empathize with the pulse of the times and resonate with societal emotions. It's about understanding the individual joys and sorrows often overlooked within grand narratives, and discerning the subtle shifts in human nature behind technological change. Then, we use our words to record, analyze, and share all of this.
Ultimately, we all hope to make the world a better place through our own efforts and change the mindset of those "science students".
And doing our part to avoid WW3.
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