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The Frenzy for the Square Box

· 8 min read
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Lao Ma felt he was getting a bit out of touch. Retired at home, brewing a pot of strong tea, flipping through the newspaper, taking a stroll – life was supposed to be quite pleasant. But he couldn't ignore his precious granddaughter, Xiao Hua'er, who just started primary school this year. This Xiao Hua'er, though small, had a lively mind, always muttering about something called "Labubu"—a foreign name that sounded like a tongue-twister to Lao Ma.

Sweet Spiral: When Wisdom Dances with Absurdity

· 4 min read
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My name is Wang Er, but I don't acknowledge that I am Wang Er, even though my household registration booklet, ID card, graduation certificate, and various documents issued by my workplace all clearly state these two characters. I believe I'm someone, someone with wisdom, with thoughts, someone waiting to be swept up by the torrent of history to the pinnacle of life. Of course, this peak is not Mount Everest, but something more metaphysical, such as the peak of wisdom.

The Labyrinth of Price Tags

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That price tag, it was just an ordinary piece of paper, beige, printed with a simple line drawing of a bird, recognizable as an Arc'teryx only upon close inspection. Originally, it lay quietly on an expensive jacket, like all its mass-produced counterparts, silent, cheap, waiting for its destiny of being cut off and discarded. However, fate, or rather, the logic of the market, painted a completely different picture for it.