Does an electronic utopia really exist?
If one day, you mistakenly enter the fairy tale world...
Here, there are flowers that bloom on their own, there are mysterious buildings, and the aborigines are eight-year-olds who follow specific rules and social etiquette in this world.
As an adult outsider, how do you face the fairytale world in front of you?
Recently, there was a variety show that created such a "fairy tale world", and the artist guests were outsiders who strayed in.
Fairy tale world survival rules
This new open world, called "Star Village" in the show, is a bit like an overhead utopia, with its own rules of operation and independent worldview.
If adult gamers want to survive, they have to learn the rules of survival here.
1. Obeying the rules is the first meaning
The "Hoshimori Village" is friendly to outsiders, but only if you "go to the village" and follow the rules and social etiquette.
For example, in the "Star Village", everyday language has specific gestures.
Wave your hands when greeting; "Goodbye" to do an "OK" similar movement in front of the eyes; "No" is to put your fist at the temple ...
Players should be prepared to be inspected by patrol teams at any time. If the action is not standard during the inspection, the player will have to confiscate the temporary residence card and then be exiled to "Phuket Island", where they must complete difficult tasks before returning to the village.
In addition to the "danger" of being exiled, it is also possible to be like Xu Weizhou, who has his account frozen because of the failure of bank password verification, and then suffered the "doom" of having his deposit "cleared".
In fact, the gestures of "Star Guard Village" are not difficult. It's just that adults are not used to thinking outside the original stereotype and accepting a new setting.
So, in order to fit into the "fairy tale world", you have to believe that everything here is "true".
2. People who play the game well will become the richest man
"Star Village" has its own mode of operation, real-world currency is not common here, and the gold coins for buying things need to be obtained by working, investing or playing games.
Among them, playing games is the fastest way to earn money.
However, it is not so easy to play well, after all, the small villagers here are all game masters, and Ma Li already wants to quit the game after listening to the rules.
Among this group of adult players, Chen Weiting is the most slippery "Yu-Gi-Oh", often able to win in various game competitions, and his key to winning is only two words: dedication!
Enjoy the "childlike heart" of the game, which happens to be the strongest weapon of "Star Village".
3. Adults can't fight children's "persistence"
At the beginning, players entered the "Star Guard Village" with the same set as the real world. Almost everyone has tried breaking the rules.
Xiao Wan wanted to "steal" the radish in the doll machine, Xu Weizhou frantically "begged" after his account was frozen, Chen Weiting bargained with the small villagers in the canteen to buy vegetables... But these tricks are useless.
No matter what they say or do, the small villagers must adhere to the rules of the "Star Guard Village". Not right is not right, no is not good.
After eating a few deflated, the player realized that the "palace trick" of the adult world is useless here! "In the adult world, there is compromise, and children would rather not."
This is where this variety show is interesting: in our adult worldview, we may think that children are very deceptive, but in fact, children know how to persist better.
When we want to use our brains and play tricks, the "integrity" of children makes us feel ashamed.
Fairy tales are "metaphors" of reality?
"Star Village" has its own operating rules and is not affected by the outside world. But what happens here is still influenced by human nature.
It is like a "fable" or "metaphor" of reality. In this overhead world, we can see some of the hidden facts better.
For example, "Star Village" and the exiled "Phuket Island" are the contrast between "fairy tale world" and "adult world".
In fairy tale world, play is the only rule. But when you arrive at Phuket, the difficulty of the task doubles instantly. Because adults need to deal with various problems with perseverance that cannot be defeated every day.
And the game that adults have to pass is much more boring than "Star Guard Village".
The door to environmental protection is to tear "psoriasis". The door to wealth is to calculate wages in excel...
Isn't this like the real world we are in? The dilemma of adults is often trapped in self-created desires.
Psoriasis is garbage made by humans. Excel as an office tool makes work easier, but it also puts our lives into a siege of numbers and tables. Compared to the life of "Star Village", the adult world is really too painful.
The player's mentality in the game is also a refraction in reality. People who want to take shortcuts are likely to end up taking a detour, but they will not make as much money as steady workers.
Land Rover was relatively miserable in the early stage, he was exiled to Phuket Island at the beginning, and after returning, he was bent on catching up with the progress and "turning over".
Therefore, he did not go to work with everyone or go to the learning center to play games, but followed the "magic mirror" to the transportation center to "hunt for treasure". As a result, he looked for treasures for half a day, all of which were radishes with only one gold coin, and Ma Li and Chen Shaoxi, who had not worked hard, made a lot of money.
This shows the fact that whether in the real world or in the game, there are very few opportunities to get rich, and only by doing the immediate things in a down-to-earth manner is the most reliable accumulation channel.
The fairytale world is not all deception. You feel like you're taking a shortcut, and there's a good chance you're going further.
The point where this variety show makes people feel decompressed is also here.
"Star Village" is a relatively fair world, as long as players abide by the rules of the game here, serious part-time work, and playing games will not be too bad.
It's like a metaphor: respect the rules, abide by fairness, and have a chance to become a "big winner". Survival is never about winning over others, but about being yourself.
electronic utopia,
Emotional value is the number one productive force
Throwing guests into a new environment, allowing them to deal with new relationships or learn new rules of survival in a world isolated from reality, is a popular "electronic utopia" model now.
"Fifty Kilometers Peachblossom Dock", "Let's Farm" and "Fairy Tale" all fall into this category.
Because it leaves the real environment and does not have to consider so many interests, this kind of variety show can often bring people a sense of ease and strong emotional value. For example, in "Let's Farm", I saw the long-lost blood in the group of teenagers who seriously farmed.
"Fairy Tale" brings a sense of healing.
The "Star Guard Village" world of "Fairy Tale" reflects childhood. In these small villagers, we see a shadow of our own past. In the past, like these small villagers, we believed in perseverance and purity.
The third issue of Ma Li's birthday. The little villagers spent a day secretly preparing surprises for her. The food and toys made by the players after a day's part-time work turned out to be birthday gifts for Ma Li.
This dedication and purity is really very touching. "I like Aunt Mary the most." Children's likes are very real and do not mix with any purpose. They do these things without expecting anything in return, just to make you happy.
And when Land Rover encountered a setback, a small villager said: "Won't you turn over?" Isn't everyone going to turn over? ”
This sentence seems to be a fairy tale, but it is actually not the most simple truth. As long as we don't give up, we will always wait for the day when the "willow will come to light".
Land Rover's own life is also like this. After the fast man's debut, he has been very silent, as if nothing good has caught up. But in recent years, the songs he created have become more and more popular, and he himself has been liked by everyone because of the 0713 ensemble.
As the little villagers say, everyone will turn over.
Clear, simple for children, really healing.
We always think that children need adults, but the truth is that adults need children more.
The existence of children reminds us not to easily lose innocence and simplicity.
Although "Fairy Tale" also has rules of the game and "win and lose", it still seems like a utopia. Because these children's cute, bright smiles are the most beautiful existence.
Sister E's epilogue
At the end of the third issue of "Fairy Tale", everyone talked about "what do you want to say to your 8-year-old self" at Ma Li's birthday party.
Those present had regrets in childhood, to a greater or lesser extent. Ma Li missed a childhood because her parents divorced.
"Some people spend their lives healing childhood", in fact, each of us has a child who has not grown up in our hearts. We all want the child in our hearts to grow up in love.
Everyone needs to be loved and treated gently.
When I see these children in the "Star Village", I will naturally think of the most natural beauty.
We have all been like them, with clear eyes looking forward to the future. We have all felt like them that the world should be like a fairy tale, warm and pure.
Do you still believe in fairy tales? This is the question from the program group. Perhaps, the beating of reality has made us adults dare not have such naïve ideas anymore.
However, we who cannot change the world can also hold the pure and warm heart of the beginning. Treat others and things, and sometimes you can be like a child, be frank and innocent.
Allowing complex adults to see the world from the perspective of a child and solve problems in simpler ways may be the new solution to life that this electronic utopia provides us. It is not so difficult to find the "childlike heart" and find happiness.
Today's late-night topic is:
What do you want to say to your 8-year-old self?
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