People must break away from the bottom, because the bottom is the law of the jungle—everyone fights for survival, life-and-death struggles. The pressure of survival brings out animalistic traits: selfishness, predation, ruthlessness. Once basic needs are met, animalistic tendencies recede, and sociality grows—love, dignity, and integrity find their place. As the saying goes: "Wealth fosters conscience"—it's not about moral superiority, but about different living environments.



Therefore, when at the bottom, act according to jungle rules—decisively, ruthlessly. Use these to accumulate enough capital to leave the jungle. At a higher level, switch rules: integrity, cooperation, value exchange. If you still cling to the jungle ways, you become vulgar, despicable, and unacceptable.

Capitalism's respectability today is because the bloody stage has passed, and descendants have long left the jungle. The meaning of struggle. It is to equip oneself with a higher set of survival rules. The higher you go, the more space there is for goodness; the lower you are, the more evil is magnified. Escaping the bottom is not betrayal—it is evolution.
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