How to evaluate the gains and losses of Yu Youren standard cursive script?

After four years' efforts, the standard cursive script of more than a thousand words was compiled based on the four principles of "easy to recognize, easy to write, accurate and beautiful". We should promote society so that everyone can read and write, thus accelerating social progress. The standard cursive script has been popularized for half a century. What is the effect of the popularity of cursive script on such a large scale? In the past 50 years, people have not generally accepted the "standard cursive script", and even people in the calligraphy circle know little about it. Therefore, some scholars have written articles to summarize the gains and losses, providing reference for today's calligraphy innovation activities. It is believed that the reason why "standard cursive script" cannot be popularized is that it has defects in theory and does not distinguish between two kinds of cursive scripts-practical cursive script and artistic cursive script. The origin of cursive script lies in its practicality, aiming at saving writing time. As the saying goes, "If you don't write carefully, you will become a cursive script", which is a practical cursive script. By the end of Han Dynasty, cursive script had changed from practical cursive script to artistic cursive script. This artistic cursive script not only doesn't save time, but also becomes something that is difficult to learn from write slowly. It is not conducive to practicality, but it has fascinated countless calligraphy lovers for thousands of years with its artistic beauty. The implementation of "standard cursive script" in Yu Xiansheng clearly shows that artistic cursive script must be put into practice and standardized. In this way, there is a contradiction in theory, and it is in trouble to popularize it. Because the practical cursive script written by ordinary people is convenient and does not need to be studied, it is obviously unacceptable for them to spend a few years learning "standard cursive script". Moreover, the purpose of writing is for people to see, and it must be universal in order to be practical. The promotion of "standard cursive script" is difficult to achieve such a large scale. Even in the field of calligraphy, "standard cursive script" is difficult to popularize, because the art of calligraphy is changeable, and it runs counter to the requirements of art on the basis of "unchanged word". In the past 50 years, the frustration encountered in the promotion of "standard cursive script" is mainly to confuse the difference between art and practicality, resulting in a situation in which both practicality and art are not pleasing. But to be fair, the innovative activities of "standard cursive script" are still very meaningful. First, the study of cursive law is the largest in modern times. Our standard cursive script is more rigorous and systematic than the previous ones, and it has considerable academic value. Second, taking it as the basis of learning cursive script is more effective than those who blindly follow the law. After getting started, you can't stick to the principle of "one word unchanged".