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Recently, a whirlwind of “Grand Theories” composed of “Grand Hydration” (Da Shui), “Grand Strolling” (Da Liu), and “Grand Sleeping” (Da Shui) has taken the internet by storm. In these videos, some creators, clad in sharp western suits with deadpan expressions, use formats resembling “inter-generational live-streams” or “solemn proclamations” to package drinking two liters of water a day as a “ticket for the strong,” and elevate aimless strolling downstairs into a “manifesto of using the physical body to combat internal friction.” In no time, a massive wave of followers ensued. Swiping through these videos, many young people picked up their water bottles and took to the streets, as if they had found the ultimate cure for life’s anxieties. However, when we hit the pause button and look through the illusion to see the essence with a rational eye, we find that this seemingly anxiety-defying carnival of “Grand Theories” is gradually exposing its hypocritical, detached, and action-draining nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NO.1 Hypocritical “Down-Converted Deconstruction”: Escaping Real Challenges with Cheap Rituals<\/strong>
The core script of these “Grand Theories” is simply “packaging the most trivial things with the most grandiloquent vocabulary.” While this contrast does bring a sense of humor, the psychological mechanism behind it warrants vigilance: It uses a cheap, performative sense of ritual to escape the hardcore challenges that truly must be faced in real life.
Terming drinking water as “entering the era of Grand Hydration” and crowning taking a stroll as “executing the manifesto of Grand Strolling” is, in essence, an Ah Q-style victory of language. Buying a big bottle of water is easy; taking a few steps downstairs requires no brainpower. Immersed in the illusory sense of achievement of “I am executing a Grand Theory,” some individuals unconsciously let go of the academics they truly need to grind through, the skills they need to upgrade, and the workplace hurdles they need to solve. Drinking water cannot cure the powerlessness of the workplace, nor can strolling measure out a path for the future. If maintaining the physical body at a micro-level becomes a bomb shelter to escape macro-level striving, then this is not self-rescue; it is merely putting a suit of the Emperor’s New Clothes on “slacking off” using sophisticated jargon.
NO.2 Detached “Traffic Codes”: You Think You’re Watching Philosophy, While Creators Think They’re Harvesting You<\/strong>
In this trend, ordinary netizens are playing along with memes and huddling together for warmth. But for those internet celebrities and creators who push the wave forward or even industrialize it, are their starting points truly that pure?
If we look at the homepages of some originators of these “Grand Theories,” we will uncover the sophisticated commercial logic behind them. Today, they solemnly argue the cross-over showdown between the “Lean Muscle Theory” and the “Grand Hydration Theory”; tomorrow, links to buy a certain “giant water jug” or advertisements for a specific brand of running shoes might appear in their live-streaming rooms. This is by no means a “spiritual totem” against consumerism; it is precisely the “new packaging” of consumerism after its mutation. Traffic manipulators precisely capture the survival anxiety of young people. They package the most fundamental life habits into new “social identity tags” and monetize traffic by selling this low-cost “recognition of the strong.” You think you are joining hands with your peer group to fight internal friction, but in reality, you have once again become just another KPI in someone else’s traffic business.
NO.3 The Return of Positive Energy: Walking Out of True Certainty with Solid Footsteps<\/strong>
Undeniably, the popularity of “Grand Hydration and Grand Strolling” reflects the yearning of contemporary youth for physical and mental health in a fast-paced society. However, we cannot let the pursuit of health stop at mutual deconstruction and nonsensical trend-following on the internet.
What can truly combat uncertainty has never been the abstraction of slogans, but the concretization of actions. Chinese youth have always possessed a resilience that refuses to admit defeat or believe in heresies. We can drink big bottles of water and go for grand strolls, but we must never treat them as the finish line. We must turn the refreshing clarity brought by “Grand Hydration” into the focus needed for burning the midnight oil and drilling into our professions; we must turn the reality witnessed during “Grand Strolling” into solid, obstacle-defying steps forward. Step away from the meaningless, rotten memes of the internet to read a solid book, conquer a specific project, and master a hard skill that supports your independent standing. These are the things that can bring you true control\u2014control that no one can take away.
NO.4 Don’t Fall Asleep in a Self-Made Universe; Stand Firm in the Real World<\/strong>
Time never disappoints anyone who truly pours out their sweat. Leave the banter for after-dinner talk, and leave rigor and striving to real life.
“Grand Theories” can be a humorous seasoning, but they must never become the entirety of life. When the tide recedes, the “pseudo-self-discipline” packaged in big words will eventually show its flaws. Only by stripping away the hypocritical mask of word games, confronting life with solid striving, and responding to the era with tangible achievements can we establish our own footing in this massive world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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