Have you ever noticed that from childhood to now, many of the narrative logics repeatedly instilled in you have later been proven by reality to be incomplete, or even wrong? Why? Many people will tell you it's because those principles were inherently wrong. Actually, a more accurate answer is: these narratives are not designed from your perspective. For ordinary people, they emphasize obedience, stability, submission, and hard work, because a society needs a large number of predictable individuals, not everyone becoming rule-makers. So, what you hear is: "Hard work leads to success," "Good people are rewarded," "As long as you persist, there is a chance." These statements are not entirely wrong; they just ignore differences in resources, position, information, incentives, and rules. What really needs to be understood is: many narratives serve the system first, and individuals second. When you are still in the position of an ordinary person, this logic can maintain order; when you want to change your position, it may instead become your ceiling. The world hasn't changed; it's just that you have begun to stand in another position and see another set of rules.

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