? Privately, with the changes of the times and the acceleration of the pace of life, people are generally more impetuous, and the proportion of people who really study and learn has also decreased, but the way to give people spiritual comfort and enlightenment is still there, the core force to promote the progress of the times is still there, and people who think independently are still there. It's just that what these people choose to do has changed because of the needs of the times, not necessarily in literature, but also in more diverse forms of communication of ideas. As long as there are people, as long as the information is developed and there is no cultural peak, an outbreak in any field takes time to brew. Any field or industry has its cycles and laws.
? In the 198s, literary youth prevailed, and everyone read poetry and literature. As the book lovers said, young men and women should be labeled as "lovers of literature" when dating. But what is popular is always popular, such as martial arts novels and popular music at that time, such as online texts, film and television dramas, short videos and video games. To put it bluntly, entertainment products are actually popular, but once, literature only needed words as the carrier, and the form of production was simple and the cost of communication was low. Later, due to the popularity of radios, tape recorders, walkmen, smart phones and tablet computers, music, movies and games greatly occupied the communication space of literature.
The latter forms require longer processing and manufacturing processes, involve more links, and have more industry groups and economic interests to participate. Literature, as the carrier of words, has a single form, which requires readers to mobilize more imagination and experience, and has more space and freedom.
To put it in an inappropriate metaphor, literature is to audio-visual works a bit like native agricultural products are to processed and packaged foods, and fresh ingredients are to finished or semi-finished products in the catering and freezing industry. The former is simple and needs to be processed by itself, while the latter is a finished product, even if the rice is eaten, it is directly fed. Whether more links are in your own place or in others', each has its own advantages and disadvantages, so let's get what we need.
Therefore, pure words and literature can hardly become the main business of making a living, publishing books is easier than before, but the profit is extremely low, and the paid reading mode is also plagued by piracy. Writers need to be flexible, either become famous and have many ways out, or write big IP to sell copyright, or engage in part-time or sideline work. For the audience, even if it is adapted into a film and television work, there is still an original party that sticks to the original intention of the original creator and the free space given by pure words.
By the way, in recent days, we have seen reports that China's online articles have gone to sea, and the market scale has reached several billion. In recent years, the cultural output has increased rapidly. Some people say that there must be fine works in large quantities. Most novels in Ming and Qing Dynasties are of low quality, but they also left Four Great Classical Novels behind. It involves multilingual translation and platform model. Since it is a complete cultural industry chain, there are opportunities and problems.
similarly, music also has problems brought by the development of information. In the past, the record company had the final say on what songs to produce, but now it is becoming more and more bottom-up, growing freely. If you have a talent in singing and writing, you can produce songs or cover songs on the Internet, and you can make further choices when you become famous. Most people still adhere to the concept of never paying for listening to music and watching videos. The environment of copyright protection is not good enough, the creation is weak, and the contempt chain is prevalent, as well as the manipulation of capital and the chaos of rice circles.
In fact, what is popular is always popular. Even in the era when literature was popular before, the proportion of people who really read, think and learn was not high. It seems that the development of information has brought about the retrogression of culture, but it is not necessarily true that culture is spreading and creating in a more flexible and free way. The impact of the network on people, the pros and cons of geometry, is success or failure, depends on whether they are good at grasping and using. The same is true of previous literature, but now it is surrounded by the internet. Although it is easy to be unaware of it, it is always reminded.
During the transformation, adaptation and development of these forms, there may be a lot of chaos, and each generation has different feelings. But I still feel that there is no need to be pessimistic or optimistic, just follow the changes of the times. Whether sad or happy, the fluctuation of energy is not necessarily because of what is lamented, but sometimes because something inside is revealed.
I haven't experienced the literary craze in the last century, and I haven't made up for it much. The flourishing era of Chinese music still has its afterglow in the first decade of the 21st century. Although I was in middle school, I didn't listen to music and didn't feel anything. I don't think there is no spiritual wealth to draw from the decline of contemporary literature, nor do I think there is no music to listen to without excellent singers. Because there are still classics, because there are still young people's talents that can't be stopped.
Moreover, the rhythm of the times is reflected in many aspects. Literature and art are relatively subjective and lagging behind. The more objective things such as industry changes, economic cycle, policy situation and historical experience are also worthy of attention and consideration.
? "This is the best time and the worst time." I have heard this sentence for a long time, and it seems that I am slowly understanding its meaning.
The ancients also said long ago, "Don't be humiliated, just watch the flowers blossom and fall in front of the court; I have no intention of staying or staying, and I look up at the clouds and clouds in the sky. " As a speck of dust in the times, it is not easy to survive first, to recognize one's duty and to do one's duty well. Let him do the rest.