2021年6月23日 星期三

矯枉必正

有人喜大普奔,自然也有人如喪考妣,在兩極化的社會裡很正常。

從經濟上講,一個社會最大的群體是中產階級最理想,從政治上講,溫和的中間派占多數是社會的福祉。君子和而不同,同是為了國家和整體社會的利益出發是民主制度的基石和最理想狀況,但是這和共產主義『各盡所能,各取所需』同樣不切實際。如果單單從烏托邦的意義上講,後者甚至比前者更高尚。

其實世界上非黑即白的情況占少數,更多的情況是很多事情有中間地帶,也就是我們無法絕對確認對錯、好壞,爭議較大。在自媒體和社交媒體出現之前,主流媒體如果仍然有一定道德底線,不去嘩眾取寵煽風點火,這樣其實是為解決社會問題爭取了寬容的空間。

如今的情況呢?自媒體和社交媒體無孔不入,為了吸引眼球或者商業一點叫流量,不斷製造爭議和焦慮,無所不用其極。而更加惡劣的,則是披著『新聞自由』的外衣行挑撥煽動甚或『攬炒』之實。人在做,天在看,不是不報,時候未到。而這個時候,終於到了。

過往積非成是,而今矯枉必正。這個週末,值得浮一大白。


2021年6月19日 星期六

One Intoxicating Game

I've never heard someone using "intoxicating" to describe a basketball game. But Mike Breen is right, this is one intoxicating basketball game. 

This victory by the Clippers is so intoxicating given the weight of the franchise. The other team of LA had not advanced to conference finals in 50 years, just think about that. 

It's so intoxicating given how they rallied from a 25-point deficit in the opening seconds of the third quarter, how a little known Mann exploded for 39 points, how Reggie Jackson made clutch shots after clutch shots, how Patrick Berverly hit two insanely critical 3s down the stretch, how Playoff P redeemed himself in game 5 and 6, completing a terrific series with near triple-double of 28/9/7.

And this was minus their franchise superstar Kawhi Leonard, who went down in game 4 due to a knee injury. Sure everyone has recency bias. But this is truly one of the most magical games I've watched in my 30-plus years following NBA. IF YOU DON'T LOVE THIS, YOU DON'T LOVE NBA BASKETBALL.

你巧勁啊

問題並不在於原意、初心是不是好,也不在於某一具體條款對行業內不同公司的影響,而是對於A4治國的擔憂甚或恐懼。 不能自己是個錘子,看到什麼都是釘子。經濟都什麼樣了,還要監管這個規範那個。更要命的是,整頓監管思路太直接太幼稚。哦,把房價弄下來,把教培打掉,然後也不讓玩遊戲,那麼大家都...