Not long ago, the Lu Xun Museum in Beijing launched an "Online Retrieval System for the Complete Works of Lu Xun". As soon as the news came out, people went to the website one after another to search for Lu Xun's famous quotes in their memories. However, due to too many searching netizens, the website crashed for a time. This system was also nicknamed by netizens as the "Lu Xun Quotation Retrieval System." One-click query and online verification of Lu Xun's quotes make fake quotes nowhere to be found. Some people say: It will not be so easy to spread rumors about Lu Xun in the future.
In recent years, not only Lu Xun has suffered from "fake famous quotes", but also celebrities such as Jack Ma, Mo Yan, Bai Yansong and others have been troubled by "fake famous quotes" on the Internet. Some of the words and phrases are genuine, imitated vividly, and very deceptive. Some of them became very popular, and many big Vs and celebrities did not distinguish between true and false, becoming "porters" of fake quotes. For example, Ma Sichun used the wrong quote from Zhang Ailing. Many "fake quotes" whose authenticity is difficult to distinguish are widely spread, misleading the public and causing a lot of troubles and disputes.
Celebrities are "famous". This embarrassing phenomenon can be seen everywhere. Someone made up Zhang Ailing's words, "You said it's too cold at high places, so I'll hand over mountains and rivers to please you." The original lyrics were changed. Someone said that Mo Yan said, "I admire two kinds of people: women who accompany men to live a hard life when they are young. Men who accompany women to live a good life when they are rich." Mo Yan himself was very embarrassed: "I am not rough, but I I also want to know who wrote this. ”
The key question is: Why do these reasonable words have to come from the mouth of a celebrity? There are probably three possible answers to this question: First, since ancient times, arty writing has been a drawback. This is true of famous poems, and so is also true of famous quotes. The second is lack of self-confidence. Without the blessing of celebrity status, some words always feel "unjust and unjust" to say. Another one is the prevalence of fraud in language and writing. Imitate, plagiarize, copycat, patchwork... Finally, put on the hat of a famous artist to achieve the effect of not surprising but endless. The richness of culture should be built on the authenticity and accuracy of culture. Carnival-like false quotes may be able to convey some kind of philosophical nourishment, but because they are fabricated, they are like a mirage and can only be regarded as a misunderstanding.
Looking at the demand side of famous aphorisms, the reason why there is a market for fake aphorisms not only shows that people have a strong desire for high-quality cultural content, but also shows that some readers lack judgment. As the saying goes, what I see is what I want to see. The reason why fake quotes are regarded as treasures by some people is precisely because they fit a certain situation and mentality of their current situation. Those who have successfully learned chicken soup have catered to many people's fantasy of becoming a successful person; those paranoid social criticisms have scolded the resentment in some people's hearts. I deeply believe that, and with the "blessing" of celebrities, it is natural to click and repost and use it daily. In fact, whether you deliberately use various famous quotes to decorate your appearance and replace arguments when speaking, or believe in various second-hand materials when writing, or follow others' opinions without thinking in life and work, in the final analysis, you lack the ability to think independently, which is "laziness" in thinking.