Because for the vast majority of ordinary people, they are actually very free
For ordinary people, freedom in a relative sense is actually a very good experience
Any ordinary person, as long as he leaves school, is basically in a relatively free state
They can engage in the work they want to do, fall in love with a person of the opposite sex they love each other, go on a spontaneous trip according to their own wishes, get married and have children, support their parents, and so on
¡°In a sense, these choices themselves are relatively free. Everyone¡¯s choices in life are different, and it is because of this freedom
In fact, the more mature a social system is, the right to free choice is a very important indicator
In other words, the more superior the social system is and the more mature the social system is, the more space a person living in the society will have to choose and the more freedom they will have. They can do anything. Do things that interest you without having to worry about being unable to support yourself. In any industry, there is enough room for survival to protect the most basic interests of every new entrant
The current modern society naturally cannot reach such a height, but such a high-level civilized order is also the inevitable direction of the current social development
This point is beyond doubt!
In a sense, in the current society, the basically mainstream view still remains on the so-called concept that all people are inferior and only good at reading. This is also the result of the continuous erosion of this concept for thousands of years. The result, and in fact, is indeed the case. For the vast majority of ordinary people, deciding their own destiny through a relatively fair and just college entrance examination is already a very good way compared to those illusory futures. The result
The reason is very simple, because the threshold for studying is still lower than other things. Many industries in this world actually require a lot of talent to do well, and if you cannot show enough If you have talent and just have interest, it will be difficult to achieve results in many things. At least for many families, they do not have the capital to let their children waste their time on hobbies!
¡°Compared with this, children from wealthy families can get more care, so that they don¡¯t have to completely follow the mainstream path and choose to do things that they are truly interested in and have certain talents
In a sense, everyone is born free
However, different people have different levels of freedom
Some people have more choices, while some people have less choices, that¡¯s all!
In a sense, for the vast majority of ordinary people, freedom itself is not so far away, it can even be said to be something that everyone has
In a narrow sense, in this world, only a small number of people have truly lost their freedom. They are the prisoners in prisons. Prisoners are imprisoned, so they are not free, at least in the understanding of most people. , they are not free
However, if broadly speaking, there are almost no truly free people in this world
Freedom is always relative, not absolute!
In the real society, the most direct manifestation of freedom is, in the final analysis, money!
?Compared to ordinary people, rich people are always relatively free
To give a simple example, if ordinary people are angry at their boss, even if they want to resign, they will carefully weigh their financial situation and family status. If there are big things to deal with in the family and at the same time, If you have to repay your mortgage and car loan, you probably won¡¯t have the courage to resign
Although he has the subjective freedom to resign and not work, objective conditions will make the probability of him making this choice extremely low
On the other hand, if a rich second generation is working and they are angry and don¡¯t want to do anything anymore, they can choose to resign without any scruples, because economic factors will not restrict their resignation behavior, and it is impossible to restrict it at all. Of course, In most cases, a rich second generation will probably not have the opportunity to receive this kind of idleness. Most of the time, if they want to be angry, it is usually because they are being annoyed by other people
There is a saying that the richer you have, the more money you have.??, the more confident you will be in doing things, and the less concerned you will be with gains and losses
Just like many people who watch live broadcasts, even if they like a game anchor very much and have followed it for several years, they may not have given any money gifts. This is normal, and they may even be unable to I understand how rich people reward anchors. In fact, many of these people do not want to support the anchors, but the reason in their hearts is suppressing their own choices
Only those who are extremely mentally retarded and irrational would tip their remaining wages to those network anchors while eating instant noodles. The vast majority of rational viewers would never make such a choice. Yes, although they have such freedom, their own economic and living conditions will also restrict their freedom
In today¡¯s society, wealth is the most important criterion for measuring a person¡¯s social status, and this is the fundamental reason!
It is often difficult to compare one person¡¯s success with another person¡¯s success. Among successful people in different fields, it is also difficult to judge who is more successful
And the only thing that can be judged is who is richer!
Yes, who is richer!
Success cannot be compared, but money can be compared
And through the comparison of wealth, success can naturally be compared
Excluding wealth earned illegally or against morality, the more wealth a person earns through legitimate means, the more successful a person is
In modern society, the nature of a job itself will no longer become the standard by which people evaluate a person
And the standard for evaluating a person is often only measured from the perspective of wealth
In the past, people had different perceptions of different jobs, and divided them into three classes and nine classes. People who worked in what kind of jobs were considered to be the upper class, people who worked in what kinds of jobs were in the middle class, and people who worked in the bottom class were classified into the lower class. , all have clear divisions
This method of measurement does not change because of income, but simply because of the nature of the work. Just like in the past, the older generation's perception of actors was actually the so-called actor. In society, The social status among them is often very low. Most of the time, actors are exploited by their bosses and are playthings of the upper class. Even if they become stars, they are just a bigger money tree. If an actor wants real freedom and truly becomes a famous actor, he often has to work for his boss for ten to twenty years or even longer before he can obtain the qualification to perform independently
Of course, in modern society, the roles played by actors are actually not much different from those in the past
The vast majority of actors are actually still cash cows in the hands of the brokerage companies and entertainment companies behind them. For those brokerage companies and entertainment companies, the artists who sign contracts with them are not actually people in essence, but just humanoid objects. They are just commodities. They use various means to increase the value of the commodities, and then let the commodities continue to participate in various exposures and performances to enhance the value of the commodities in people's eyes, and then continue to sell these commodities to people who need them one after another. , some people need the faces of these stars, some people need the fame of these stars, and some people need the bodies of these stars. These things are all things that can be sold to entertainment companies or brokerage companies
For the vast majority of artists, most of the income they can earn must be handed over to the company, and what is left for themselves is usually a relatively meager income. If the actors cannot accept such distribution, or cannot accept the potential rules of the entertainment industry, then the only thing waiting for them is refrigeration and ban
And if an artist wants to turn over and become the master, he usually has to wait until the initial harsh contract expires before he can break out of the contract and get a new one with much better benefits
In fact, many well-known entertainment agencies have so-called overlord contracts. This kind of contract can be said to be extremely strict on the control of new artists entering the industry. Basically, the existence of this kind of contract is similar to the ancient contract of prostitution. There isn¡¯t much difference left¡
At this stage, artists are almost unable to refuse any request made by the entertainment company, otherwise they will often have to bear astronomical liquidated damages. Especially in South Korea, the various restrictions on artists can be said to be very So much so that the first thing many artists do after becoming famous is to file a lawsuit with their company and seek a way to terminate their contractSome vicious scandals are often bred under this system
Only after completely breaking away from his first overlord contract and accumulating a certain degree of popularity can an artist truly obtain wealth and income that matches his worth. Of course, this process is actually very complicated. Because when an entertainment company realizes that an artist has become famous, they will immediately try to use various methods to retain the artist. There will also be various overt or covert means, and only if the artist can bear the Only after passing this stage can we truly gain freedom
At this stage, the status between managers and artists will be reversed. For young artists who have just debuted, managers can actually determine their fate to a large extent. It can be said that for new artists, It is said that veteran managers are like guardians like parents. They can determine the development direction of an artist to a large extent. For big-name stars, managers are actually equivalent to the role of housekeepers and servants
In fact, the first thing most artists do after becoming famous and breaking out of their contracts is to change their agents. The reason is actually this
Generally speaking, after an artist obtains an excellent contract, he will have a relatively large amount of wealth compared to ordinary people. Coupled with the connections accumulated in the entertainment industry, after having wealth, they are often the first to In time, you will open your own entertainment agency, and then start to sign new talents, and create and train new talents. At this time, the artist will change from a worker to a boss, and the social status will truly change
Until this time, they have truly become the masters, and they have the confidence to reject some of the potential rules of the entertainment industry, and can even use the power of the media to serve themselves
In fact, purely in terms of the nature of their work, there is actually no difference between star artists in modern society and actors in the past. Most of the time, they are the playthings of those in power. For the real people in power, It only takes one thought to plunge them into a state of eternal destruction
However, the social status of celebrities in current society is much higher than in the past. Even many young people regard becoming a star as their life goal
The reason is simply that the wealth possessed by celebrities is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people
Even for stars who are subject to strict contract constraints, even under the influence of overlord clauses, an artist's income will be much higher than that of many corporate white-collar workers. As for the wealth and social resources they possess after becoming completely famous and free. , it will become even bigger
And this is precisely one of the reasons why many people are eager to live a celebrity life!
It¡¯s like a female guest on a dating show once said that she would rather cry in a BMW than laugh on a bicycle
The reason is because of this
However, being a star is not that easy after all. The vast majority of people who dream of being a star end up losing everything and becoming a salted fish on the roadside
After all, whether an artist can become popular often depends on luck. Entertainment agencies are usually very practical. They will not invest too many resources in artists who do not have much potential. Once they determine that there is no room for development, then The artist will definitely be refrigerated until the contract ends