The Law of the Jungle is an extension of Darwin’s theory of law of the jungle, survival of the fittest, and use or disuse. At first, the Law of the Jungle was only used to describe the laws of survival in the animal world other than human society, but was later introduced. The social management system has resulted in the evil consequences of mutual strife and massacre in human society. The following is an excerpt of a detailed description of the law of the jungle:

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The weak eat the strong, the fittest survive. A majestic big tree grows in the jungle. Its top reaches upward to seek the most sunlight and rain; its thick branches occupy as much space as possible to breathe the freshest air; its root system is extremely luxuriant to absorb the most essence from the earth. However, next to the big tree, a few thin small trees are struggling on the edge of survival. Their branches are thin and brittle, and their leaves are almost withered. The small tree stared at the big tree angrily: "You are already strong enough, why do you still want to restrict my growth?" The big tree glanced at it indifferently and said coldly: "For me, your growth will always be a threat. This is the law of the jungle, and the law of the jungle is its most typical feature. "The existence of the law of the jungle is inevitable in nature. Because the total number of survival resources in the entire natural world is limited. In order to survive and reproduce, there will naturally be competition between me and you, and you and me. Creatures that are not strong enough have to be eliminated and become the next in the biological chain. Level creatures eat food in their mouths. The common saying "big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimps, shrimps eat mud" is the most popular description of this phenomenon. The spring breeze blew a grass seed under the big tree. Within a few days, the seed stretched out its young face from the cracks in the soil, swaying shyly and looking at the huge world. Drop after drop of dew dripped from the branches of the big tree, nourishing the vigorously growing grass. Cao'er raised his head: "Mr. Dashu, thank you for your help!" "Hahahaha..." Dashu's rich laughter echoed in the jungle: "You're welcome, the laws of the jungle seem to help each other. Just grow with confidence. Well, no matter what happens, I will do my best to help you." Xiaocao was moved to tears. It grew taller and fell again and again, and finally grew into a green lawn. Seeing this scene, the little tree that had been silent asked puzzledly: "Are you crazy? Why are you working so hard to grow?" Xiaocao replied: "I can't live up to Mr. Big Tree's hope." The little tree sneered and shook his head. Sneered: "It is very stingy. Look at him squeezing me like this, I have no place to stand on." "But why does it treat me so differently?" "Because your existence not only does not treat me It poses a threat and will also protect the land under its feet and fertilize the soil for its survival. "In the jungle, there is not only the flesh and blood of the weak and the strong, but mutual benefit is also an important part of the law of the jungle. It is not a bad idea to cooperate with other creatures. choose. Living in groups of fish and chickens can build momentum to avoid the tragic situation of being wiped out by the strong; a wolf may be weak in the face of a more powerful opponent, but a group of wolves is invincible and cannot be offended by anyone. It can be seen that the purpose of mutual benefit is to obtain more and better resources and to achieve a win-win situation. It rained heavily at night. The next day, when the sun rose, the wind and rain stopped. Everyone was surprised to find that the trunk of the big tree was broken, and the huge body was lying on the ground in a mess, while the small tree next to it stood there safe and sound. The big tree asked the little tree strangely: "How can you be okay in such a strong wind? I am so powerful that I can't escape the disaster, but you are weak and can escape." The little tree said: "It is your height that caused the disaster. Your destruction, have you forgotten the ancient saying that 'a tree attracts the wind' and 'a tree that is as beautiful as the forest will be destroyed by the wind'?" This is also the law of the jungle. The positions of strength and weakness in the jungle cannot remain unchanged forever. Only by seizing every opportunity, honing your will, and exercising your body can you win in the competition.

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Positive view

Natural selection means survival of the fittest. If you cannot adapt to the environment, you will be eliminated by the environment. The jungle is dominated by the weak. The resources in the jungle are limited, and only the strong can get the most. When you are weak, forming an alliance is a strategy. Similar competition, heterogeneous ones win. Strength and weakness can be reversed, so you must always be aware of the crisis. This is also the survival law that human society must abide by. Competitions between countries and governments, as well as competitions between enterprises and people, all must follow the law of the jungle. As for the end of competition, it all depends on their own strength, wisdom and destiny.

Opposite view

However, some people believe that the law of the jungle does not fully apply to human society, because after all, human society is different from the primitive jungle of disorderly competition. Human society is composed of intelligent creatures. In the development process of human society, as the level of civilization continues to improve, people will not always stay in the state of the weak and the strong. Power means truth is not feasible in human society, and even if it exists temporarily, it cannot last long, because human beings are different For lower creatures, strong or weak humans are also temporary states. People should be equal, and everyone is entitled to enjoy their natural human rights.

The law of the jungle is just a statement used by the so-called strong in human society and the weak who are willing to be bullied to deceive themselves. This statement may deceive the majority of people, or it may deceive a few people for a long time, but it cannot deceive everyone all the time. As for human beings in nature, as intelligent life at the top of the food chain, they cannot completely abide by the laws of the jungle, because from the perspective of the earth's ecology, if we develop and act in complete accordance with the laws of the jungle, then humans can unlimitedly seize the earth's resources for their own development, and this will eventually lead to Destroying the natural world will in turn affect human beings' own survival. That is, the law of the jungle will destroy human beings themselves!

Edit this paragraph: The strong compete for supremacy in the world

When competing for supremacy in the world, only the strong are respected. In the social jungle, only those who compete and become stronger can perform freely and avoid being trampled on by others. King Wu conquered Zhou and established Zhou Dynasty. He not only occupied the original territory of the Shang Dynasty, but also conquered many surrounding small countries with his troops. In order to firmly control this large area of ??territory, King Wu enfeoffed the land to clan members with the same surname and meritorious advisers, allowing them to establish vassal states on their own territory. On the one hand, they protected the security of the Zhou Dynasty. On the other hand, the kings of each vassal state must also pay tribute to The king of Zhou paid tribute. Anyone who disobeyed among the princes would be severely punished. The Zhou royal family also established a special punishment institution for this purpose. Also, there is no reason for the United States to attack Iraq. Just because it is powerful, it can be said to be looking for weapons of mass destruction, or it can be said to liberate Iraq and achieve democracy. In the Iraq War, the US military's highly technological "iron fist" smashed into the nearly helpless Iraq wantonly, just like a ferocious leopard teasing an antelope in the African wilderness. This reminds me of General Patton’s famous saying: War is mankind’s most spectacular competition! In competition, people can do whatever they want. In battle, the strong win and the weak perish. However, it is not easy to be a strong person. You must seize the opportunity and fight hard according to the time, situation, and events, in order to win the position of the strong person. From 230 BC to 221 BC, King Qin Yingzheng successively destroyed the six eastern kingdoms and established the first unified centralized monarchy in Chinese history. However, Qin's victory over the six kingdoms and its unification of the world was not achieved solely by superiority in military strength, but also by the overall situation at the time, the will of the people, the preparations that had been made, the strength of the Qin State, and the King of Qin's strategy to win the government. are inseparable. All of these are preparations made by Qin for hegemony in the world, and they are all necessary conditions for Qin to strive for hegemony. It is precisely because of these that the six eastern countries were unable to resist the Qin army's attack, and Qin was able to unify the world. However, "it is difficult to conquer the world, but it is even harder to dominate the world." It is also not easy for the hegemons who have won the world to maintain their leading position for a long time. After Dog Rong killed King You of Zhou in Mount Li, the royal family of Zhou declined day by day, and King Ping of Zhou was forced to move the capital to Luoyi. The strong ones among the vassal states gathered together to annex the weak ones. Expand your own territory, establish your own huge power, and strive to win the world. Faced with such a critical situation, King Zhou Ping didn't seem to have any clever tricks, but he was just willing to let others take advantage of him. As a result, a new round of overlords came to dominate the world. Compared with King Zhou Ping, Qin Shihuang was much wiser in this regard. In order to consolidate his dominance, he took a series of extraordinary measures. During his reign, although he did not reach the level of Sihai, he was stable for 12 years. Looking back at the actions of the "heroes" who lost their dominance, it seems that it is not difficult to find out the reasons for their defeat: Subjectively: they are too obsessed with their own advantages and often use the lagging pursuers as their reference, so that they lose their The motivation to move forward. Objectively speaking: Anyone who is ambitious has the intention of taking over the world, and they are constantly building momentum in secret. No one will show mercy once they have the opportunity. No wonder Taizu of the Song Dynasty said: "It goes without saying that there is no crime in the south of the Yangtze River. But the world is one family. How can we allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the bed?" Don't forget: Be careful when sailing a ten thousand year ship.

Edit this paragraph: It is also wise to form alliances

Obviously, it feels uncomfortable to be suppressed by the leader, so the weak often form alliances to make themselves feel better. When Mongolia was first unified, it was isolated and humiliated and oppressed by the Jin Kingdom. Therefore, Genghis Khan decided to unite with the Song Dynasty to attack the Jin Dynasty. The alliance with the Song Dynasty benefited Mongolia a lot, not only suppressing the arrogance of the Jin Dynasty. , and also made himself stronger. Economist Zhong Pengrong's article "The "Puppy Economy" Has Advantages" also explains very well that when you are not strong enough to confront the big guys, it is wise and wise to form an alliance. In the article, he first cited a scene that often occurs on the African savannah: several small wolfdogs, one responsible for harassing, one responsible for driving, and one responsible for attacking, can actually eat a large zebra. Then he concluded: "The secret of three puppies eating a big zebra is a clear division of labor and close cooperation. It is precisely because everyone has a clear division of labor, each performs his own duties, and never wavers, that the advantages of division of labor and cooperation are created. Energy. In economic work, many economic activities are also completed through this division of labor. I call this kind of economic activity "Puppy Economy" in Wenzhou's economic development. For example, for shoes in Wenzhou, most of the finished shoes are not produced by one company, but by many shoe-related manufacturers - those who produce soles, those who produce uppers, and those who are responsible for gluing. Through cooperation, they produce finished shoes. of.

Any one of these manufacturers will be unable to monopolize the market because they do not have sufficient financial strength and technical advantages. However, through such a combination, the "puppy economy" will have the ability to compete with the "big zebra" "Advantages. This is also the reason why Wenzhou’s economy is so dynamic. However, although cooperation can be very effective, one must not lose his mind. Procter & Gamble's Tide laundry detergent and Unilever's "Omo" laundry detergent are competitors of the same level, because both are well-known international brands, and their prices are significantly higher than domestic brands. At the beginning, it was considered a peaceful place, enjoying the high-priced laundry detergent market in mainland China. But the good times did not last long. With the gradual development of washing powders such as Diaopai and Qiqiang, Tide and Omo could no longer sit idly by in 1999. As a result, they competed to lower their prices, and the peace of the past disappeared in an instant. Due to the high cost of products produced by foreign-funded enterprises, Tide began to "miss" the previous golden age. Because the peace in the past brought higher benefits to both parties, Tide decided not only not to cut prices, but also to immediately sell Tide It raises prices, and hopes to use this market action to send a cessation signal to Omiao, so that both parties can continue to peacefully coexist on mid-to-high-priced laundry detergent. It’s a pity that Omo has its own clear understanding and continues to push the price to the current mid-price range. The result is predictable: Tide suffered heavy losses and sales reached a record low, but Omo made a huge bargain and firmly occupied the top spot in the mid-price laundry detergent range. leadership position. Later, Tide finally recovered from the setback and lowered the price even lower than Omo in 2002. In this case, although Omi and Tide have cooperated before, they cannot cooperate forever; when there is a conflict of interest, competition is inevitable, and fantasizing about "peace" is naive. In fact, the desperate struggle between "Mystery" and "Tide" is a normal phenomenon. There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. This is the value principle that Americans pursue when dealing with international relations. It is now accepted by more and more countries, including China, even though it goes against China's traditional values. Because the traditional Chinese values ??of "wealth is like dung, benevolence and justice are worth a thousand gold" are not very consistent with the law of the jungle. Who says the overall situation has been decided? There are two sayings: "If you fall behind, you will be beaten." "Since ancient times, human society has regarded the law of the weak as natural." Therefore, no weak should give up on themselves, otherwise they will only be ravaged by the strong. In fact, the weak should not give up the gap between themselves and the strong, because the knowledge of strength and weakness is generated in a certain specific environment. If the environment changes, we still don’t know how the situation will develop. I have never heard of the saying "Orange is born in Huainan" "It's orange, but if you were born in Huaibei, it's tangerine"? There is another story that also illustrates how different environments determine the pros and cons. There are "dogskins" growing on the side of the road. This kind of grass always grows tenaciously in patches on the side of the path where cars and horses trample it, and it often invades the center of the not-so-wide path. One day, someone saw that this grass had such tenacious vitality, so he suddenly had the idea to transplant this grass to his home, build a small lawn at home, and water and fertilize it regularly. After a while, many weeds grew in the small lawn. This person used manual weeding methods to keep the lawn "pure". But the weeds grew so fast that we had to give up and ignore them. Half a year later, the "lawn" that was supposed to be covered with "dogskins" turned into a "herb garden" with no "dogskins" in it. Why can "dog skinned" grow well in harsh environments, but fail to survive under careful care? It turns out that this "dog-skinned weed" is particularly resistant to "trampling". In an environment where it is constantly being "trampled" on the side of the path, other weeds cannot bear it and cannot survive. Instead, it has become a "paradise" for "dog-skinned weeds". In a relatively superior environment, other weeds will have no chance to grow wildly without restrictions. The "dog skin pavilion" that naturally wants to grow close to the ground will lose its competitiveness and will gradually be covered by weeds until it loses its "right to survive". ". People often say that market competition is the survival of the fittest. But think about it carefully, what is "excellent" and what is "bad"? This seemingly obvious question is really hard to answer. Because advantages and disadvantages are related to environmental conditions. I am born with talent that must be useful, no one needs to doubt this. Wu Shihong, former general manager of Microsoft China, said: "There are too many outstanding talents in China. The lives of many ordinary people are full of sudden changes, discoveries and adventures, and there are many beautiful or tragic stories buried deep in everyone's heart. There are many people with great talents who may have experienced similar or more difficult experiences to me. Some may slowly surface by chance and find themselves a conspicuous or inconspicuous stage in society. Until they find such a focus, many people will always remain hidden dragons and crouching tigers." Therefore, even the weak must firmly believe in de Gaulle's famous saying - Who says defeat is certain? As long as we don't fight until the last moment, we still have the possibility of becoming stronger - "We did lose the battle. We were trapped by the enemy's mechanized army and air force. The reason why we lost was not only because of the large number of German troops, but also because of the large number of German troops. What's more important is their aircraft, tanks and strategies. It was the enemy's aircraft, tanks and strategies that panicked our generals and led them to make this decision. "But is the defeat already certain and victory hopeless? No, you can't say that.

"Please believe my words, because I am absolutely sure of what I say. I want to tell you that France is not defeated and that one day we will turn defeat into victory by the same means that have defeated us at present." This is Part of a radio speech given by General de Gaulle when the French army suffered a major setback. This passage is excerpted here just to illustrate: As long as the belief remains, strength and weakness can be reversed. However, there is one thing that cannot be ignored, that is, you must not blindly expand in order to become a strong one. Especially in business operations. Blind expansion often brings fatal wounds to enterprises. Texas Instruments is one of the top manufacturers in the United States. Seeing that IBM, Apple and other companies are making a lot of money from manufacturing computers, they have also invested heavily in trying to get a share of this emerging field. However, doing well in the field of instrument manufacturing does not mean that you will make computers. Texas Instruments' computer company performed very poorly. As a result, it exited the computer field in embarrassment after losing more than one billion US dollars. It can be seen that business operations must pay attention to strength and strategy. Enterprises cannot act arbitrarily based on courage. All decisions must be made within the company's own capabilities. Otherwise, the lighter ones will be burdened with debts, and the worst ones will end up bankrupt.

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There is the law of the jungle, survival of the fittest; natural selection, survival of the fittest.

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Pursue excellence and adapt to the environment; assess the situation and seize opportunities. Application areas: politics, economy, social life, military, business operations, organizational management. After studying, you can deeply understand and effectively solve the following problems: ⒈Adaptation to the environment problem ⒉ Competition problem ⒊ Enterprise merger, cooperation, expansion problem ⒋ Alliance problem ⒌ Resource competition problem The article is quoted from: Nowadays, people always talk about the law of the jungle in the international society, what? Is it the law of the jungle? In fact, there is no profound theory. You only need to watch the program "Animal World" to understand it all. On the African savannah, although there are many types of animals, there are only two major categories, one is herbivorous and the other is carnivorous. Carnivores are at the top of the food chain, and herbivores are in the middle. Which of these two animals leads a more peaceful and comfortable life? Obviously carnivores, lions sleep and rest most of the day and spend very little time hunting, because meat is rich in nutrients and calories, and one meal can last for several days. Herbivores, especially those with larger bodies, spend most of the day eating, otherwise they cannot meet their body's needs. The herbivores worked hard for a long time and finally gained some meat, but in the end they ended up being eaten by lions, cheetahs, and hyenas. This is the most basic point in the law of the jungle: the weak eat the strong. But there is another set of rules among carnivores, which is to divide the sphere of influence and determine the order of eating based on body size and status in the group. Carnivores will also fight to compete for spheres of influence, to eliminate potential rivals, and to enhance their status in the group and gain priority in eating. However, this kind of fight is different from the contradiction between carnivores and herbivores. Contradictions of different natures. No matter how strong a lion is, it will not attack a hyena unless the hyena poses a major threat to it. Because the hyena also has sharp teeth, it has the ability to defend itself. If you risk injury just to solve a lunch, the cost is too high. Today's international society is no different from the African grasslands. International struggle is not wishful thinking. I have a desire for peace and say that peaceful development is the common aspiration of mankind. However, human wars began in primitive societies. Therefore, we cannot think about problems wishfully. Desires are just wishes. Solving problems must be more realistic. We are living better now than before, but we do not want to see that under the unreasonable international economic order and under the international economic and trade rules formulated by Western countries that are beneficial to them, the hard-earned money that we have worked hard for for a long time is easily used by others. took it. Nowadays, the struggle for various resources in the world has become increasingly fierce. You can't just stay at home and bide your time. If China cannot equally participate in international resource allocation as soon as possible, you may lose your salary and your courage. , in the end, he still punched with both hands. According to some people's opinion, China is not strong enough now, and it will not be too late to compete for hegemony when it becomes stronger. If the Japanese thought so at the beginning, then Japan may not be as good as China now. Now the United States may not give China enough time to rise through progressive reforms. Why? You are now at your weakest period, and everyone knows what your gradual consequences will be. Deng Xiaoping's words about "keep a low profile and bide your time" have also been translated into English, and it's not unknown to people. The purpose of the current hegemonic countries is to drain China of all its domestic resources and then make you regret it. Still in 2001, U.S. Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld said before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee: The experience he gained in doing business in the past is that when an opponent has not yet risen, it takes the least amount of effort to defeat him. We should understand this now. Time waits for no one. If China wants to develop better, it must join the ranks of "predators" as soon as possible.