Keep a certain distance from "virtual"?

Since the invention of a picture recorder during World War II, the Internet has gradually spread around the world, and the virtual world has entered our lives little by little. We once thought that these machines created for us humans were just unintelligent programming that served us. But when Google AlphaGo easily defeated the chess king, and when the human thinking that we were once proud of was easily defeated by artificial intelligence, we We must face up to the role that AI and VR will play in the future; when the boundaries between "virtual" and "reality" become increasingly blurred, and virtuality is even more "real" than reality, do we still need to work hard to distinguish between the two? ?

So some people regard VR as a flood of beasts, and pessimistically believe that if we allow virtual reality to enter and interfere with our lives, humankind will perish. But I think this need not be the case. The benefits brought by the vigorous development of virtualization are obvious. VR can greatly reduce social communication costs, and the definitions of shopping, medical treatment, communication, and entertainment will be rewritten. Imagine that some people who are considered disabled since birth, and some people who thought they would never be able to see the colorful world refracted by light or touch the soil with their feet, can re-understand the world after having VR. Not only people with disabilities, but also people who are unable to see the real world due to financial reasons can also use this to broaden their horizons. Virtuality is helping us understand the world more clearly. We can even say that virtuality makes people more "human". ?

I have never objected to the combination of virtuality and life, but when we are delighted with the convenience and speed that technology brings to us, I would like to remind people that we cannot blindly immerse ourselves in virtuality and thereby be Slaved by virtuality. ?

Neil Postman mentioned in "Amusing Ourselves to Death": "Man will eventually be destroyed by what he loves." Blindly or even blindly praise virtuality, and even treat virtuality as everything If we take this life as normal, human beings will lose their most precious things - humanity and creative thinking. If we fully embrace this new virtual world and become addicted to the stimulation of our senses by virtuality, we will gradually become dependent on virtuality, become slaves of virtuality, and even lead to destruction. ?

We keep a distance from the virtual because we still care about truth and falsehood; perhaps virtuality can create reality, but we cannot deceive our hearts. ?

In fact, the closeness between virtuality and reality, and the similarity between artificial intelligence and human beings, allow us to better consider a question, that is, the meaning of being human. What is the difference between "people" and the virtual things we create? What exactly distinguishes humans from other things? ?

I think this is human nature, and it is people’s willingness to transcend “humanity”. As Nietzsche said through Zarathustra, the reason why people are human is that people are a bridge. , people should be surpassed. If we become addicted to virtuality, we will stagnate. I hope that with the help of VR, we can better pursue higher things. VR is a thing and should be used by me. Maybe one day we humans will evolve into the "Superman" predicted by Nietzsche. ?

Virtuality makes us more "human". Even so, we should keep a certain distance from virtuality. Man should eventually transcend this virtual reality. ?

Comments Looking at the full text, the good impression this essay left on me mainly lies in five aspects: First, the topic is accurate and the meaning is clear. "Keeping a certain distance from 'virtual'" shows the author's clear stance towards the virtual world. The word "certainly" highlights the author's intention to "use virtuality but not be enslaved by it", and the wording is accurate. The second is to stick to the topic and speak without getting bored. The article enters the topic quickly, is to the point accurately, provides examples and quotations, and summarizes accurately; the discussion points are concluded and concise to the point. Third, the viewpoint is dialectical and very measured. The author avoids the "one-sided" stance of many candidates and strives to be comprehensive and rational in his discussion. The article first uses an elaborative approach to directly state the value of virtuality; and then uses famous quotes to reveal the misleading nature of virtuality. Finally, it comes to a conclusion that the correct attitude towards virtuality is to take advantage of its convenience while maintaining a certain distance from it. . Fourth, the content is fresh and the thoughts are profound.

The author himself has a relatively sufficient knowledge base in culture and technology, so when analyzing the practical value of virtuality, he has examples at his fingertips, which is refreshing; when analyzing its shortcomings, he can freely use Neil Postman's famous sayings, which expands the article. The breadth and depth of the content; finally, using Nietzsche's remarks, he came to the conclusion that people should transcend themselves, and to transcend themselves, they should not indulge in the virtual world, which deepens the theme of the article. Fifth, the structure is compact and promoted layer by layer. The entire article is strictly structured in accordance with the traditional Chinese idea of ??"starting, inheriting, turning, and combining". First, it quotes new materials to elicit opinions; then, with the help of imagination, it states the advantages of virtuality; then it connects with reality and the warnings of celebrities to analyze the disadvantages of virtuality. ;Finally, I analyze Nietzsche’s words and draw a convincing conclusion: “Keep a certain “distance” from the virtual.” The whole article is written in one go, making it catchy to read and full of aftertaste for thinking about.