The Hunter and the Farmer - A Little Digression on "Alvin and the Chipmunks"

Jaquan 2022-03-22 09:02:10

Or, I should have used "Mouse Laibao", but somehow I remember this weird and long name. Anyway, a warm family film, a masterpiece for a family to eat melon seeds together.

By the way, I don't know if I've become addicted to forced Lenovo recently, and I can even stray from a movie like this.

Throughout the movie, aside from the funny song by the three chipmunks, I remember one sentence: "they're only kids!" David always said. So he would limit their snacking, play, and, of course, tolerate them making a mess of the house. Of course, there will be scolding, and outsiders still seem to want the helpless tone of my mother. Ah, what a sweet scene. Therefore, he can never be the agent of the three chipmunks because he cannot maximize the profit. The head of the record company can, albeit at the cost of the unsustainable development of the three little chipmunks. But, this is the key to business, there is no profit, why do it? ! Therefore, the former is more like a farmer, who cultivates slowly and shares weal and woe; the latter is like a hunter, although one meal cannot guarantee the next, but at least it can keep the food and clothing of the meal. From this analysis, the former seems to be very beautiful, but, don't forget, it is based on the possession of land as a means of production. He cultivates and reaps himself, and the land will not run away because he does not cultivate, although he will starve because he does not harvest. The hunter is different. If he doesn't hunt this land today, others may kill his prey, and he will starve, because the prey he hunts is not his, and what he temporarily owns may be lost at any time.
So I often say that a business is not a school, let alone a parent, and has no obligation to cultivate people. Therefore, a business like a hunter is indeed unacceptable, but understandable. The farmer is still afraid of "unforeseen circumstances", and the paper contract between the company and the employee is even more unsafe. Of course, I'm not defending this kind of "hunter"-style recruitment. It's just that when you see that everything comes at a cost, it depends on who pays for the cost of cultivating people. Enterprises, if you want to find skilled people, then You have to pay a higher salary, because you have no training costs; employees, you are a newcomer, so naturally you have to bear the cost of this "cultivation" with the company. Although it is everyone's dream to have high quality and low price, in my opinion, in terms of recruitment, if the balance between the two is not good, and the expectations are not managed well, it is doomed to waste people and waste money.
One day I forgot whether it was in Wu Bofan or his blog or the Soochow Theory of Relativity that there was a story about the Indians, saying that the way they decided to hunt is very much like a farmer, which is a sustainable development (because it gave the system a rest time to live), and thus able to survive. For enterprises, this may be an ideal state, and there can be an industry that allows you to "farm" slowly. However, in reality, the situation is more inclined, if there is anything that can make money, everyone will definitely be swarming. Guangzhou people say, "Executive leaders are worse than losers." If you don't become a hunter, others probably won't let you become a farmer. Of course, if an industry is not profitable, it is not practical for a business to stay there as a farmer.

In this way, whether it is inside or outside the company, it seems that it is not practical to be a farmer. But wouldn't this be too pessimistic?
Fortunately, there is finally a home where you can find "farmers", if you don't meet "Zhongyong" type parents.

The above is pure nonsense that goes off topic...

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  • Anais 2022-03-25 09:01:11

    The more interesting story is that it is a very old-fashioned song, especially the high-frequency sound will feel very pleasant~

  • Jerel 2022-03-26 09:01:08

    Justin Long! Matthew Gray Gubler!!! WHAT.

Alvin and the Chipmunks quotes

  • Ian: Let's talk about your song, Dave.

    David Seville: Well, as crazy as it sounds, the original inspiration came to me...

    Ian: The song sucks, Dave.

    David Seville: What?

    Ian: Your song, it's awful, I hate it. Yeah, I mean, who's gonna sing it? Justin? Fergie? Not a chance. Come on, I need something new, something fresh...

    David Seville: But that is new.

    Ian: The next big thing. Dave, we go way back. We both come a long way since college. You, not so much. I wanted to like that song, but, you heard it... not that good. If I wasn't your friend, I'd say, "Dave, you go right back out of this office and you keep writing music, you'll get there someday." But I am your friend, so I'm going to tell you that there is no sense in writing songs that no one is ever, ever, going to sing.

    David Seville: Ever?

  • Theodore: [munching on some cereal] This is the greatest day of my life!

    Alvin: Eureka! I found the cheese balls!

    [Alvin pours out the cheese balls and Simon catches them with a bowl]

    Simon: Ughh! Alvin, what are you doing? Don't make a mess!

    Alvin: Cannonball!

    [jumps into the bowl of cheese balls]