Diary Ramblings

If things had gone as the family planned, I would have stuck to studying power grids honestly and diligently, without venturing into coding. Had I erased the dust from my memory, it all stemmed from a chat with my roommate near the Spring Festival, which led to a review of my experiences over the years.

Chapter One

The results of the gaokao (national college entrance examination) couldn’t be described as good or bad; I got into a 211 university, and according to Dad’s original plan, I should have studied power grids and returned to work for the local electricity supply bureau. Earlier accounts had also mentioned how to gradually transition onto the IT path – something that hadn’t been fully articulated before: financial perspective and self-discipline.

Live streamers sending iPhones? Mini-program ranking rewards? Various live streaming platform gift giveaways?

These three seemingly unrelated items are, in essence, different monetization models for free traffic – a bit like a financial game.

Platform Lottery for Gifts

In typical scenarios, users reset their acquisition of platform currency and purchase gifts to send to the host, “Xin Yi” (Hearty), with each platform having another gameplay mechanic. After users acquire platform currency, they no longer directly send gifts but instead spend a certain amount of currency to participate in lottery activities, obtaining limited high-value gifts.

It’s my seventh year in the job, and I’m not getting as much positive feedback on the code I write. Let me reflect on how I ended up on this coding path. People’s choices, especially when they’re younger, tend to follow positive reinforcement more closely – actively avoiding harm and seeking benefit.

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Within the vast system of Chinese characters, the character “命” (life/fate) is utterly unique; there isn’t even a single homophone. Perhaps this subtly suggests that each person’s life has only one opportunity, cannot be replicated, and cannot be relived.

During leisure time, I browsed the rankings on Qidian Chinese Net, and “The Nomenclature of Nights” consistently topped the charts with an overwhelming number of monthly votes, far surpassing the second-place book – a gap that was truly daunting. For many years, I had primarily read works by well-known authors like Tang Jiaqian and Ergen. This time, I decided to try a new author’s work and experience a different reading sensation.

Ordinary people are social animals, that’s right – you are an individual, and also a bipedal animal, with strong social attributes; you have feelings of inferiority and vanity, and society is constantly changing and eroding your everydayness. We don’t discuss those great figures, those who willingly burn themselves for society or the nation.

My Current Situation

Looking at average salaries or my hometown wages, my current income is significantly above the average – what’s there to be dissatisfied with?

• Often, at some stage of life, people find themselves in a state of confusion, not knowing what they truly want, and gradually losing their pursuit of the meaning of work amidst the mundane daily routines. Looking back to when I first graduated, my heart was full of fervent aspirations – then I would without hesitation say, “I yearn to write code, to create brilliant, eye-catching code.” However, working until today, I’ve had more exposure to business-level affairs, which is largely due to the benefits brought by industry development.