Ten weapons for urban cavemen

Some friends may be wondering, aren’t they considered “urban cave dwellers”? You rarely go out, why should you pay attention to your clothes? I’m going to tell you below, so of course you should pay attention! "Urban cavemen" are not barbarians. Neat clothes are an important part of civilized people. Even when they are alone at home, they still have a lot to pay attention to. Please listen to the editor one by one.

Unlike white-collar workers who run around outside all day, "urban cavemen" don't have many opportunities to go out and spend a lot of time at home. Therefore, there is no need for us to wear ARMANI suits or Ferragamo leather shoes. After all, they are all for people to see. The dressing standard of "urban cavemen" is - comfort first! Under this premise, choose the first-class style. After all, wearing DIOR HOMME's narrow pants and suit jacket is a bit uncomfortable lying on the sofa or bed.

Adhering to the principle of comfort first, the cavemen’s clothing principles have the backbone, and pure cotton fabrics are their best choice. Made of pure natural high-grade pure cotton fabric, it has unparalleled advantages in terms of human comfort, hygiene and health that other textile fibers cannot match. It is also the favorite of urban cave dwellers. Cotton fiber has good hygroscopicity. Under normal circumstances, the fiber can absorb moisture from the surrounding atmosphere. Its moisture content is 8-10, so when it contacts human skin, it makes people feel soft but not stiff. If the humidity of cotton cloth increases and the surrounding temperature is high, all the moisture contained in the fiber will evaporate and dissipate, keeping the fabric in a water balance state and making people feel comfortable. Because cotton fiber is a poor conductor of heat and electricity, the thermal conductivity coefficient is extremely low, and because cotton fiber itself has the advantages of porosity and good elasticity, a large amount of air can accumulate between the fibers, and air is a poor conductor of heat and electricity, so , pure cotton fiber textiles have good warmth retention and antistatic properties. Using pure cotton fabrics makes people feel warm and comfortable. Cotton fiber is a natural fiber whose main component is cellulose, as well as a small amount of waxy substances, nitrogenous substances and pectin. After many tests and practices, pure cotton fabrics have no irritation or negative effects on the skin, are beneficial to the human body when worn for a long time, and have good hygienic properties.

So, if you want to be an urban caveman, the first step is to replace all the synthetic fiber clothing in your wardrobe with pure cotton. Identifying the internationally recognized "100Cotton" Peugeot is the first step to becoming a caveman.

In addition to fabric, color is also a factor to consider. If you stay at home wearing brightly colored clothes all day long, it will cause some mental stress. Therefore, plain cotton clothes are the best choice for urban cave dwellers. If you still feel that this introduction is relatively abstract, you can watch the Japanese TV series "Train Guy". The protagonist's appearance is the standard appearance of urban cavemen. I just talked about the Japanese TV series "Train Man", which was a topical series in Japan some time ago. The protagonist, Tram Man, is a typical Internet bug. He spends all his spare time surfing the Internet and chatting online. One day, this cowardly and introverted young man with withered head and brain suddenly did something shocking that even he had never thought about before: he heroically stopped a man who was harassing a young girl on the streetcar at night, and he became the girl's heart. hero, and he also begins to have a crush on the girl. However, having never been favored by a girl in his life, he was at a loss for his feelings, so he habitually went to the chat room to confess his feelings, and asked the anonymous netizens who gathered anonymously on 2channel to give him advice. The netizens enthusiastically gave him advice. The beautiful and wealthy girl actually liked him sincerely, and eventually the two got married.

Tramboy is a standard urban caveman who loves video games, comics and other otaku’s fancy sex toys. Moreover, he is also an authentic Internet fan. "Tram Man" was originally a post published by a young man with the online name "Tram Man" on 2ch, Japan's largest forum. In this post, "Tram Man" truly recorded the relationship between himself and "Miss Hermès" Every bit of time, from getting to know each other, getting closer, and even falling in love and getting married, are all published on the forum in detail. During this period, many enthusiastic netizens offered advice to this ignorant otaku. The experience of "Tram Man" has become the most popular story on the Japanese Internet, and netizens are talking about it and passing it on to each other.

It can be seen that today's urban cave dwellers have evolved. They are no longer young people who live by TV and comics, but little netizens who hang out online all day long.

Computers have changed our lives, especially urban cavemen. In the past, urban cavemen often faced the problem of reduced social interaction because they did not like to go out. But now with computers and the Internet, you can still chat with friends online at home. Like "The Streetcar Man", there are not many people who have made close friends on the Internet.

Moreover, the popularity of the Internet has also provided work convenience to urban cave dwellers. They can use computers to complete various tasks without leaving home and earn living expenses (even their income is higher than that of ordinary workers). They transfer files through the Internet and no longer have to travel. They can even purchase daily necessities online, which saves time and is economical. Computers and the Internet have truly expanded the ranks of urban cavemen, making their lives more colorful than ever before. It can be said that before the popularity of computers, urban caveman was a derogatory term, but now, it is a symbol of strength, taste, and technology. It is necessary to add a household appliance in front of the electrical appliances, because the base of the urban cave dwellers is their own small home. The popularity of household appliances has created conditions for cavemen to get rid of heavy housework, allowing them to have more time to run their own businesses and hobbies. To be an urban cave dweller, what household appliances must you buy?

Microwave oven

Microwave oven is rated by the editor as the number one appliance that urban cave dwellers want to buy. Why? The first requirement in life is to eat. Urban cave dwellers who stay at home all day naturally have to protect their stomachs. Cooking food in a microwave oven is convenient and fast. It can effectively lock in the nutrients in the food and maintain the original taste of the food. It only takes a few minutes at most to reheat cooked food in a microwave oven, and it can maintain its original flavor. There is no need to stir the food during heating, and the original shape of the food can be maintained. These features couldn’t be more practical for urban cave dwellers. Moreover, using a microwave oven can also be used to dry and dehydrate food, prevent moth and mildew, dry sweaters, squeeze fruit juices, and fry melon seeds and other nuts. It can be said that it is a multi-purpose machine. How can urban cave dwellers who pay attention to the quality of life not Rushing like birds?

Washing machines, vacuum cleaners

Today’s urban cave dwellers are not the sloppy kings whose homes are like pigsties in everyone’s mind. They are “home-based artists” who have extremely high requirements for their home environment. , so cleaning appliances such as washing machines and vacuum cleaners must be available to everyone. How about it, I didn’t expect it. Everyone knows the benefits of a washing machine, but not many are equipped with a vacuum cleaner. Perhaps many people still think that vacuum cleaners are only suitable for areas with carpets, and are not practical for tiles, floors, etc. In fact, the concept needs to be changed immediately, because a new era of cleaning has arrived. With it, you no longer have to bend down to take a broom to sweep the floor bit by bit. It can do it for you. You only need to turn on the power switch and hold the handle. Moreover, its ability to absorb dust is very strong, like It can suck things like hair, and it is definitely cleaner than sweeping by yourself!

Refrigerator and air conditioner

These are already necessary configurations in the home, but how can a home-based artist be satisfied? For such ordinary white goods. Novel refrigerators and air conditioners are their first choice. For example, Japan's National Electronics (Panasonic Electronics) recently exhibited a fully transparent refrigerator at their Invention Station. In addition to its transparent appearance, the refrigerator also has a considerate design. It has a special space for storing heavy drinks and placed it on the lower floor of the refrigerator, which can save urban cave dwellers a lot of effort. An Israeli scientist named Ofir announced that he has invented a portable air conditioner that can be configured on a stroller. I believe that not only parents will like it, but also urban cave dwellers who love home life will be satisfied. Do you know who is the most numerous urban cave dweller? Let me tell you, they are otakus.

Do you know what otaku means?

"OTAKU" - "Otaku" is a social commentary analyst, Akio Nakamori, first published in the column "Research on "おたく"" serialized in the comic monthly "Manga ブリッコ" in mid-1983 A formally used noun. The original meaning of the word "おたく" is "on your house", and it can also be used as a second-person indicator in Japanese. It just so happens that in the animation "Macross" (Macross Macross), which began to be shown in Japan in 1982, the protagonists refer to each other. "おたく" is used to call each other, so it is inferred that people of this ethnic group were influenced by it and began to use this word to call each other. Later, "おたく" was used as a code name for the entire ethnic group.

"Otaku" refers specifically to those people who are so passionate about animation and comics that they never leave their homes. In Japan, "otakus" are mostly men between the ages of 20 and 40. They were once considered autistic people who found comfort in animation and video games because they could not adapt to social life, but now, they have gradually become a new trend. And its influence has exceeded the scope of Japan, and otakus of varying degrees can be found in the United States, Europe, and China.

It can be said that the lifestyle of urban cave dwellers became popular because of the emergence of otakus. Therefore, for most urban cave dwellers, comics and animation are their natural hobbies.

When it comes to the emergence of otakus, we have to talk about the Japanese animation industry. When cartoonist Osamu Tezuka produced the TV cartoon "Astro Boy", he used the method of reducing the number of unit drawings and repeatedly using the same action scenes to enhance the sense of vividness and express the storyline from this cartoon aesthetic point of view. change. In order to reduce production costs and ensure the supply of works, he tried every means to make motionless images move, or repeatedly used short shots to construct his own unique images through these cartoon director techniques. The success of "Astro Boy" and a series of subsequent works ushered in a new era of cartoons. Product development of cartoon characters and cooperation with sponsors have gradually improved the TV cartoon production system. In the 1960s, most cartoons were based on comic stories. Following the sci-fi cartoons, there have been a variety of successful TV cartoons based on comics, such as the girl film "Witch Sally", "Yōkai Q Taro" with the cowardly monster as the protagonist, and "Yōkai Q Taro" which depicts the energetic young baseball players. "Giant Star" and so on. Popular comic works were put on the TV screen, making Japanese cartoons popular and take root. At the same time, the expansion of cartoon viewers, including younger people, has also led to an increase in the circulation of comic magazines. From then on, the otaku group really began to emerge.

Now, if you tell others that you are an "otaku" but don't understand animation and comics, everyone will laugh out loud. Therefore, to become a qualified urban caveman, you must first start by supplementing your animation knowledge. If the older generation of otakus are distinguished by anime, then the new generation of otakus are distinguished by video games.

Video games do not have a history worth boasting about, but this brand-new art form has become a sought-after object for young people all over the world since its emergence. Electronic games were produced in the 1960s and 1970s as a by-product of the development of computers. Its early prototypes were some small programs that programmers compiled on computers that could be run, such as eating beans, masturbating, etc. What distinguishes these programs from others is that people can control the operation of part of the program in real time and express it graphically. Due to human participation, the operation of the program changes, resulting in changes in the results. These early games were just entertainment for programmers and were not taken seriously by people. The industrialization of electronic games began with the emergence of the North American home game console "Atari", took shape with the launch of the Nintendo home game console FC (commonly known as the "Famicom"), and later went through the "Super Nintendo" and "Sega" eras. As well as the so-called "next generation", today it has formed the "first entertainment industry" with annual sales of more than 30 billion in the world. At the same time, people also began to pay attention to this emerging entertainment method, and listed it after movies as the ninth art.

Video game expert Al Ruby said the industry reached a turning point in the mid-1990s: "I think the launch of Sony's 'Play Station' platform in 1995 brought us to where we are now. Think of the modern era of video games. Because once you have the 'Game Station' platform, you will upgrade to 'Game Station 2'; Nintendo has launched a video game called 'Game Cube'. After that, we saw Microsoft enter the industry in 2001 with the launch of a video game console called the 'xbox'. In a large sense, it was this development that brought us to today's modern electronics. Game Era. ”

The reason why people give video games such praise is inseparable from the profound cultural connotations contained in them. Video games combine the characteristics of literature, painting, music, movies and other art categories. They form a system of their own and are a synthesis of human art. Electronic games can be said to be the melting pot of human culture, organically combining cultures from different periods and belonging to different regions, and conveying this information to players in a short period of time, allowing them to have an intuitive understanding of the colorful and rich cultures. understanding. Video games absorb human culture and also create culture. The continuous increase of global game players and the increasingly developed media information have made players more closely connected. They can share their experience in the game in the first time, fully exchange their game thoughts and experiences, and judge a game. The quality of the game is good or bad, and more consistent gaming habits and tastes are formed in this communication, which ultimately creates a video game culture that is shared by player groups and game makers. This culture, together with movies, animation, pop music, etc., constitutes the mainstream of popular culture among the new generation of young people.

Now you can break into the home of an urban caveman at will, if you are a foreigner. He is probably playing a video game console. If he is Chinese, the cat is probably struggling in front of the computer. If you can't find a video game in an urban caveman's home, contact a museum or mental hospital quickly. Urban cave dwellers must be people who love to play and have fun, otherwise they would not be able to endure the long days at home. Whenever loneliness hits your heart, what can you send? Toys, I think only toys can soothe their thirsty hearts.

In Western cultural concepts, some philosophers believe that there is a gap between the objective world and the spiritual world, and games are the only way to connect the two to freedom. The only view is very metaphysical. The view of Chinese philosophers in China is to pay attention to the joy of games. In Chinese culture, the value of "happiness" is highly valued, for example. As an adult, you can refuse toys, but you can't refuse happiness; you can have no game spirit, but you can't lose your detachment from the trivial matters of mortals.

There is a British proverb: If you don’t know how to play, Tom becomes a fool. The philosopher Hegel even said that play is the essence of human beings. Because games represent the free side of human nature. Many people now agree that adult toys are a fashion and an improvement in the quality of life. Adults favor toys not only because of human nature to love playing, but also for psychological and health reasons. Psychologists believe that adults also have a game mentality, and they hope to find their psychological balance in the world of games. Toys are the best decompression tools that can relieve adults from the stress of busy life and work. For urban cave dwellers who value quality of life above all else, toys are undoubtedly one of the best life companions.

In Japan, where otaku culture is rampant, some "otakus" would rather choose dolls than get married. Among Japanese white-collar workers over 20 years old, at least 84% own their own toys; American toy companies produce more than 40% of their products for adults every year; while the average annual toy consumption of adults in my country is less than 20 yuan.

According to surveys, urban cavemen spend US$767 million every year on animation, video games and animated movies alone. Economists estimate that the entire urban caveman market could reach $26 billion to $34 billion. The "otaku" economy includes: buying and selling dolls, animations, movies, cards, etc. on the Internet.

Urban cavemen basically build their lives in toy castles, because in a sense, they can only enjoy their own tranquility in this illusory world. When the urban cavemen are playing games and holding comics, who will take care of their stomachs? Leave it all to the microwave? It’s not very realistic. After all, not many Chinese meals can be made entirely by microwave ovens. So, takeaways made their grand debut!

In today's increasingly fast-paced life, lunch has become a topic often discussed by urban cave dwellers. Perhaps in response to the words of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus: "Simple food brings as much happiness to people as precious delicacies." So the most convenient and practical takeout appeared. The word "takeaway" is an imported product, and its original meaning is to sell outside the store. Urban cavemen should be familiar with "takeaway". At present, whether it is located in the bustling city center or in the relatively deserted suburban areas, restaurants that were not involved in takeout are now operating fast food takeout. In addition to a few mid- to high-end hotels, most Chinese restaurants have begun to provide takeout services, and even hot pot cities have started lunch takeout services. The pace of life of urban cavemen is getting faster and faster, and young people will cook less and less at home. Takeout has become a preferred form of consumption, which can save a lot of time, which can be spent on work, study or other aspects.

When it comes to takeout in the past, everyone generally thinks of it as something that fills the stomach. Things are very different now. The content of takeout will also become more and more abundant, which can be finished products or semi-finished products. Chinese food, Western food, roast duck and even hot pot are all available for delivery. If you don’t have time to take care of your leisure time in the afternoon, don’t be frustrated. Just make a takeaway call and pack your afternoon tea desserts, and let the delicious food follow you. There is an old saying in China: "A scholar can know the world's affairs without going out." For modern "advanced" urban cave dwellers, it is not difficult at all to know the world's affairs without going out. All thanks to the developed mass media. Let people become naturalists in their study.

Human news communication activities have experienced four methods: original communication, handwritten communication, printing and electronic communication. Before the advent of writing instruments, information was transmitted through language, gestures, pictures, fireworks and other methods, which were limited by time and space. When news communication tools appeared, news communication became an activity with extensive social influence. News communication tools are the product of material production and spiritual exchanges in human society. With the development of social productivity and the advancement of science and technology, communication methods are constantly changing, the communication speed is getting faster and faster, the scope is getting wider and wider, and the effect is getting bigger and bigger.

For urban cave dwellers, the role of the media is particularly important. Because most of their lives are concentrated at home or in a small circle. Without convenient and fast channels for information intake, urban cave dwellers will eventually become anachronistic primitives. However, in today's era of information explosion, the information brought by mass media can only be overwhelmed by the audience, so this worry is somewhat unnecessary.

Today, urban cave dwellers who don’t like to go out of their homes are living in the best of times. Convenient mass media allow them to easily read all kinds of information. Currently, China has nearly 2,000 newspapers, more than 9,000 periodicals, 267 radio stations and 342 television stations. There are 139.95 million cable TV users; 209 cities carry out digital cable TV services, with 12.62 million users. These huge numbers ensure the cavemen's effective knowledge acquisition.

In their book "People, Media and Messages" co-authored by mass communication scholars John C. Merill and Ralrh L. Lowenstein, they believe that there are three basic types of audiences. Motives: Loneliness, curiosity and ego. The principle of psychological reflection also proves that the more fresh, strange and exciting something is, the more it can arouse people's psychological happiness and excitement, and promote people's concentration of attention, excitement of perception and consciousness of understanding. Although urban cave dwellers do not like to go out, it does not mean that their thirst for knowledge has diminished. On the contrary, in a sense, they are absolute supporters of mass media, and they can best appreciate the fresh, strange and exciting aspects of mass media. Wonderful thing.

After all, without mass media, urban cavemen would be deaf and blind. Therefore, if you want to be a successful urban caveman, you must learn to absorb nutrients from the mass media. Otherwise, you will easily be eliminated by society. There is a record about cave dwelling in the "Book of Changes", "In ancient times, cave dwellers lived in wild places, and later generations of saints transformed them into palaces.

The upper buildings and lower buildings were built to wait for the wind and rain, and the buildings were built to capture the great strength." Today's cave dwellers don't really live in caves, but they don't want to leave the house. It’s not that they are unwilling to leave the house, it’s not that they can’t (although some do rely too much on the house because of psychological problems), but they advertise that “the small is hidden in the wild, the middle is hidden in the city, the big is hidden in the court, and the super is hidden in the Internet.” For example, Taiwanese idols Zhou Yimin, the "Zai Zai" in the group F4, also belongs to the "cave dweller". When he doesn't have a job, he stays at home and plays video games all day. In addition, there is the illustrator in the movie "Mermaid Duoduo". She has been staying at home. The heroine was ordered to get the illustrations, but she also received a cold reception: the door was opened a small crack, the drawing was handed over, and that was it, but when she finally showed up , is by no means a slovenly slob, but an artist who dresses up fashionably. Therefore, for urban cave dwellers, the house is a very important prop. Without a house, the cave dwellers are like snails without their shells, and they are at a loss what to do.

What should a cave dwelling house look like? Hong Huang wrote this in "A Purposeless Good Life": "There should be no traces of sleeping in the bedroom, the quilt should be spread with more edges and corners than that of a soldier, and there should not be many flower pillows, blankets and other things thrown in the living room, otherwise It doesn’t match the sofa on which my butt is resting; there shouldn’t be any sign of cooking in the kitchen…” What? If you don’t understand, keep it simple and remove all the “can’ts”! Do cavemen still need transportation? Theoretically, it is not necessary, but if it is not kept intact, some minor problems may occur, forcing the cave dwellers to abandon their caves. So under such circumstances, what kind of transportation is most suitable for cavemen?

I’m afraid you already know the answer.

Yes, tram!

I have already told the story of the trolley man before, so I won’t repeat it here. The story of the Trolley Man tells us that cavemen will one day abandon this kind of life and rejoin society. In fact, based on the editor's experience, the cavemen around me are either incomplete cave dwellers, or they have successfully returned to society. Hardcore cave dwellers in the true sense of the word, almost none. In fact, "cave dwelling" is not an extreme way of life, but a kind of inspiration of modern people in a certain period, a state of mind that wants to be alone. Among thousands of vast buildings, they have opened up a pure land. They stay at home 24 hours a day and enjoy the feeling of home alone. They are self-centered but not autistic. Perhaps they choose this way because they are dissatisfied with certain things. A kind of happy-go-lucky life. In fact, many of them are still optimistic about life.

If this is the case, then crowded transportation can be regarded as the first step for the cavemen to enter society. That's one small step, one giant leap for cave dwellers. Take the brave step forward if you really want to.

I believe a new life is waiting for you not far away!