Sino-Singapore Jingwei, May 20th (Ma Jing) On the 19th, the topic of "Advising experts not to advise" was on the hot search together with the advice of two other experts related to buying houses.
Some netizens bluntly said, "This entry is very popular and down-to-earth."
Why did the netizens of this session not "buy it" to the advice of experts?
In the face of netizens' "resistance" to expert advice, what do the experts think?
Sino-Singapore Jingwei found several experts to chat with them.
Netizens advise experts not to advise
Among the three related entries on Weibo's hot search, "experts do not recommend" is sandwiched between "experts do not recommend young people emptying out six wallets to make a down payment" and "experts say that buying a house is more cost-effective than renting a house". It seems very "alternative".
As of press time, the cumulative number of views on this topic has reached 660 million.
Some netizens said, "I feel that experts do not eat human fireworks, they are full of nonsense." "It is recommended that 'brick houses' open their eyes to see the world and experience it at the grassroots level." "Sometimes expert advice is not necessarily suitable for us"...
Some netizens also gave their views on how experts give advice, "What is an expert? I think it is someone who has his own correct advice in a specific field, rather than considering whether or not any advice should be said first, whether it is in line with the current situation, If you say it, will you make a mistake.” Another netizen said, “It is recommended that experts spit the truth more, spit lotus flowers less, cheer for the people more, and look at the money bags of the people less. If it can’t be done, it is recommended that experts give less advice and no advice. , no advice is the best advice.”
"What's the benefit of gagging the mouths of experts?"
In the face of these "suggestions" from netizens, what do the experts have to say?
Sino-Singapore Jingwei noticed that the person who expressed the above two views on buying houses was Hu Jinghui, the former vice president of the holding company of I Love Wojia Group and the chief economist of Jinghui Think Tank.
He mentioned on his personal media account the next day, "Maybe it hit everyone's pain points in the current environment. In addition, some words may be more heart-wrenching."
Hu Jinghui said, "It's true that young people have their own difficulties. They can't afford it without paying for the old people's wallets, and it's not cost-effective to rent a house without buying a house. What do you want me to do, I'll let you say good things. There's no way,
practical problems always have to be Face
it." He also emphasized that the suggestion is not profit-oriented, but only provides some methods and ideas for solving problems. Whether to adopt it or not depends on the reader's own judgment.
"I think I can understand what netizens say. As a so-called expert who often expresses his personal views on various media, I also feel very 'heartbroken'." Liu Chunsheng, an associate professor at Central University of Finance and Economics, said in an interview with Sino-Singapore Jingwei, Whether it is an expert or a scholar, it is obliged to provide you with some viewpoint output.
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Experts and scholars' predictions are not just slaps in their heads. They must be combined with their own knowledge background, skill reserves, and research past,
and make their own predictions for some phenomenon analysis, research and judgment. However, these predictions are sometimes not. It must be accurate, this must be acknowledged.”
In Liu Chunsheng's view, there needs to be multiple voices in society, in academia, and in the media.
Netizens can adopt their own, valuable and meaningful viewpoints.
"In this case, is it necessary to gag the mouths of the experts so that everyone will not make a sound? I think this is definitely not the case, otherwise the world will be so lonely. When netizens analyze problems, they may also lack one He mentioned that
everyone has the right to express their views on various platforms, and may not represent the majority, but these voices should be heard by society and the government, and may become a reference for formulating and implementing policies .
"Group mockery is not so much an emotional catharsis as a sharp reminder"
Chu Yin, deputy dean of the Digital Economy Think Tank, is an "alternative" scholar who is often active on the Internet platform. He is a doctor of law, a university professor, a former sports commentator, and a debater and a We-media V.
Talking about why netizens in this session "resist" experts, Chu Yin said that it is normal for young people not to listen to experts' opinions, because experts are not young people, they are different from young people's thinking, social class and economic environment. So experts are often called "why not eat minced meat."
In addition, the Internet has given young people more opportunities to speak, and it has also given them more capital to be proud of, "I am young and I am arrogant."
"Have you thought about it, in fact, there is not much difference between young arrogance and middle-aged greasy." Chu Yin said that although there are some unreliable experts,
young people in the current Internet environment are more and more It's getting harder and harder to be in the mood to listen to unappetizing language, and people don't have much patience to read a long article or long opinion.
This is a time when everyone is becoming more arrogant and more emotional, and a time when everyone needs no advice and needs to be catered to.
Experts are "hated" because Chinese experts are less likeable, and maybe the next generation of experts will be more likeable. This is a trade-off.
In an interview, commentator Shi Shusi attributed the above phenomenon to a group ridicule of the younger generation against experts.
"In China, the younger generation's doubts about experts are first based on the general recognition of the Internet generation for expressing a sense of equality and democracy. They are tired of the traditional experts' high-level, detached, pretentious, empty and domineering narrative style, and they have the right to speak. Powerless, group ridicule becomes a way of confrontation."
Shi Shusi further mentioned that if some experts give up the most basic rationality and common sense that a scholar should have in the face of the temptation of huge interests, and use their knowledge and influence to seek private interests and damage public interests, they will lose their credibility and become Shame on contemporary scholars.
Shi Shusi believes that
the group ridicule from young people is not so much an emotional catharsis, but a sharp reminder.
"How to distinguish noise depends on a person's ability"
Many interviewed experts mentioned in the interview that the expert advice is only for reference, and netizens still have to make decisions according to their own circumstances.
Yan Yuejin, research director of the Think Tank Center of the E-House Research Institute, said that
the advice and opinions provided by experts can only be used as a reference.
Of course, the speeches of some opinion leaders are indeed influential, and readers need to pay attention to this aspect.
As far as buying a house is concerned, Yan Yuejin joked that in terms of housekeeping, women are more precise than men.
If you don't listen to experts, then it is also recommended to listen to your daughter-in-law.
Pan Helin, co-director and researcher of the Digital Economy and Financial Innovation Research Center of Zhejiang University International Business School, told Sino-Singapore Jingwei that
this is actually market noise in economics, and how to distinguish noise depends on a person's ability.
Right or wrong, everyone's speech has a specific premise, position, and context.
The opinions of experts are still to be heard, at least to provide a direction for thinking.
However, when looking at expert advice, you should look at the analysis logic behind it, improve your cognitive level, collect more information and make multi-dimensional judgments, and treat them rationally.
(Song Yafen, Zhang Zhihan, and Li Huicong also contributed to this article)