The world won't slow down

Jessie 2022-03-22 09:02:15

"Won't the world slow down?" Piggy asked in horror. The association game on the train revealed in childish language the control capitalism realized by the industrial society through acceleration. Everyone in modern industrial society is rushing towards "tomorrow", and then "today" collapses in a hurry. In an industrial society where time is money, emotion has become a luxury, because it cannot produce value but only reduces efficiency, so people have to pretend to be a lifeless doll and be a doll that is not mixed with emotion, rationality and efficiency. The supreme computing machine is indifferent and indifferent to everything around him, forgetting dreams, abandoning innocence, and losing warmth. Christopher's playing Pooh "snooze" is a true portrayal of the industrial society's refusal to infuse emotion in order to maximize efficiency. Briefcase, red balloon, proboscis... Many metaphors interweave to outline the chaos, desolation, and dryness of the adult world - Hundred Acre Forest is a dream town full of romance, innocence and joy; Pooh is the forgotten deep in the forest , A little boy who is not allowed to appear to break the normality and order of life; a briefcase is a proboscis monster that kills innocence and romance, imagination and rich emotions, and the Winslow company that wants to squeeze people dry is a dead weasel, an efficient manager turned into a little green whale...

Waiting and doing nothing are the prerogatives of children, adults are burdened with heavy family responsibilities, and have to obey the "work for the dream" creed to the point of madness. But the golf tube held by the boss's entourage reveals that the so-called creed is the domination of capitalism: the lower class is desperately trying to 996 the upper class is indulging in entertainment, letting others work desperately for them and enjoy the success of their own. In this context, swimming for "survival" is a desperate struggle, while sinking with the current has become a subjectivization method that refuses to be alienated.

Disney is worthy of being a DreamWorks, a happy ending - the capitalists who squeezed manpower were sacked, and the squeezed small workers regained their freedom, making "today" no longer "which day" and became the best day; but This superficial beauty is nothing but a disguised oppression - the acquisition of freedom is based on the profit of the capitalists. A passerby sunbathing on the beach in the Easter Egg said, "I think the world is changing." It's just that the capital has changed a seemingly benign appearance and continues to make people sacrifice the present for a better future.

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Christopher Robin quotes

  • Christopher Robin: Silly old bear.

  • Christopher Robin: Pooh, why are you here?

    Winnie The Pooh: Oh, yes, I need your help. I've lost all of my friends.

    Christopher Robin: Let's get to the bottom of this.