Three years ago, Lei Jun released a 599 yuan Redmi mobile phone that broke through the low price in the market, which caused ridicule.
At that time, many netizens were questioning one point: Why do you want to make such a thankless mobile phone for hundreds of dollars?
Even more than half of the comments thought that it was not even worthy of being treated as an old man. There was disdain between the words.
On its poster, Xiaomi's self-deprecation can be seen.
The fact is that manufacturers have become increasingly reluctant to promote such low-profit machines that do not contribute to brand style improvement.
So in 23 years, who else is buying a 599 yuan mobile phone?
Surely many people can immediately rush to answer: old man!
Yes or no.
There are indeed many young children who are buying this kind of large-screen + minimalist desktop mode mobile phones for the older generation, which not only takes care of the problems of middle-aged and elderly people who are not very good, but also saves money for themselves.
But there are still such people who silently use such machines in places that we can't see.
#刚刚好能用 #
Don't get me wrong, this is not an advertisement.
It's purely that I saw an anonymous author share a personal experience on the Internet these days, and I was moved.
This is an ordinary person who has had a hard time for the past two years, and when he realizes that he has always had a better life than some people, he suddenly makes a decision.
During the epidemic, he wanted to donate a few mobile phones to children in a poor area who needed online lessons.
So he asked his friend who used to run over there.
Friends said there were 37 more children needed. One is about 600 yuan.
He asked why it was 600 yuan a piece.
Friends said that because they have tested, 600 yuan is just enough to work, and the price is too low to be stuck.
He subconsciously answered, isn't it better to be in the early 1000s?
Friends suddenly lowered their heads, it is much better in the early 1000s, and even in the early 800s is much better, but cheaper, isn't it more that one more child has a mobile phone.
The author described himself as follows, "It suddenly dawned on me that my idea of the world was still too superficial, or even like a clown who didn't know anything."
In the end, he spent about 10,000 and bought more than ten units to send over. Later, a friend sent a photo, and he looked at the environment inside, and his heart was still very uncomfortable.
I was asked by someone in the community to read this article, and the comments below are basically adults who have broken their defenses.
#数字鸿沟 #
In the post-pandemic era, without a mobile phone, it is as difficult to move without a mask. It has almost the same effect as an identity card.
In contrast, according to the China Internet Development Statistical Report, as of March 2020, the size of mainland Internet users was 904 million, and the Internet penetration rate was 64.5%.
In other words, 500 million people are still not online. These people have become blind spots in the digital age, hitting walls in an increasingly convenient society.
While most people enjoy the benefits of convenience, no one knows how inconvenient their lives can be.
Among the elderly, especially the rural elderly, the mobile phone penetration rate is not as high as we think.
During the epidemic, an uncle surnamed Dai from Bozhou, Anhui Province, went out to work in order to join his relatives. But I don't have a smart phone and can't provide a health code.
Therefore, I can only sleep in the wind and eat and hike thousands of miles. A person walked alone for more than ten days.
#低价都是错误 #
It's still 2020, at the end of August, a hot search appeared on Weibo, called "bulk sanitary napkins".
It is said that when a netizen was shopping on Taobao, he found that some online stores were selling more than 100 pieces of bulk sanitary napkins for 20 yuan. These sanitary pads are neither branded nor packaged in decent packaging. Can't help but question: dare to use it so cheaply? How dare you buy such a private item?
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Many people's speeches are like the modern version of "why don't the people eat minced meat".
Not a single person who bought it came forward to defend himself.
They simply answered four words under Taobao's question: I have difficulties.
Four words, each word has a thousand weights. Those who understand them can only sigh and say the same thing.
Except for this sentence, I will not say more.
Why?
Because poverty is a very private matter.
Teenagers with strong self-esteem and who want face, no one wants to speak up.
The gray-haired old man has no strength or channel to speak out.
Women who suffer from menstrual poverty do not have the courage to speak out.
When I was in elementary school, the school also organized donations to children from poor villages around me. Although she can't remember her name for a long time, what impressed her deeply was the expression on her face every time she went to her house with a large number of donated items with her classmates.
Of course, that is completely incompatible with happiness, and if you have to choose a word that may be a little appropriate, it should be numb. It's like wearing a mask on your face.
She used this to block out her true emotions.
Poverty is always well disguised, lurking quietly in the most inconspicuous corners of the world, unwilling to be detected and not expecting attention.
On the mainland, there are still 547 million people with a monthly income of less than 1,000 yuan. And a considerable part of the living conditions of these people, if no one deliberately mentions them, you and I may not understand them for the rest of our lives.
So, it's true that you can't afford sanitary pads. It's not that I don't want to buy better, it's that I don't have a choice, I have no choice.
In fact, these sanitary napkins are not really "three no products". In addition to being cheap, large in quantity, and a variety of model lengths, they also have corresponding brands and qualifications. But in the age of material desire, low prices are themselves a mistake.
As everyone knows, no matter how cheap things are, there is a market for it. Open Pinduoduo at will, search for a product, sort by price from lowest to highest, and you will see countless sincere reviews.
They meet the needs of these invisible consumers just enough to work.
So, yes, it's 2023, and there is still suffering and poverty in this world.
Fortunately, there is also warmth in this world.