Universe Infinite Canteen

Chapter 443 Relax

Ma Lu said, "You know, I once met a person who was a sociologist, but his head was a bit off. He wanted to create a world where everyone was equal and loving."

"The problem is, the world itself is like a piece of five-nut mooncake that's been sitting around for eight hundred years and has grown green mold; you can't scrape off the green mold because it's part of the mooncake, inseparable."

"The internet is the same. If you pay attention to it, you will find that it's becoming more and more violent and divided, just like our world. Even if you do nothing online, you could still be attacked for your gender or just because you come from a different province or like different things."

"Cyberbullying isn't exactly anything new, and every year more and more people become its victims, but even when the state steps in, there's not much that can be done about it."

"Arresting a few examples might help a bit at the time, but it won't change the trend. It's the result of a combination of factors, including changes in world economics, geopolitics, and the increasingly fast pace of life."

"So I think for ordinary people, it's not particularly meaningful to worry about how to make the internet a more peaceful and loving place. The only thing you can do is adjust your own mood."

"If you really see a comment online that makes you furious, just fire back. If you want to judge others based on snippets, go ahead and do it because you'll be judged out of context by others anyway. Hmm, that could be considered some sense of fairness, I guess."

"From billionaires to ordinary civilians, everyone is treated the same with rumors and cyberbullying."

"But wouldn't that mean the internet is full of nothing but arguments?" Yi Xiaxia widened her eyes, not understanding.

"Trust me, even if you choose to be a good person, the arguments on the internet definitely won't decrease."

Ma Lu said, "You shouldn't be too hard on yourself. It's not a big deal to boost your mood value legally online."

"Brother Ma, are you a pessimist?"

"Even if you're being slandered and you choose to end your life, it won't make those bastards feel even the slightest bit of guilt. Believe me, most people online are just casually commenting a few words, letting off some steam, and aren't really concerned with how many bowls of noodles Liu Zi actually ate."

"I... can't fully understand, but after listening to you, I do feel a lot better, not so terrible anymore," Yi Xiaxia said.

"Lowering your sense of morality a bit and occasionally slacking off can make your life a lot happier," Ma Lu said, "The stewed meat is getting cold, eat up."

"Uh..." Yi Xiaxia picked up the chopsticks and took a piece of wolf camel meat from the bowl, lifted it to her mouth, then paused, "Brother Ma, thank you for being willing to chat with me, and for your advice."

"Don't mention it. To meet is to have fate, plus you're quite a decent person," Ma Lu said, "Although I don't mind having online spats and even outsourced my accounts for that purpose, it's undeniable that being with people of high quality is more comfortable."

"But my high quality is only because of my good family background. I grew up around polite people, and if it weren't for my parents, I might be worse than the average person," Yi Xiaxia said.

"Hey, 'When the granary is full, one knows what is proper; when the clothes are warm and the food is sufficient, one knows honor and shame.' This isn't something to be ashamed of," Ma Lu said, "You shouldn't listen to those big talkers spouting nonsense. Whatever the reason, the fact that you managed to restrain from lashing out in that game already says a lot."

"Yeah." Yi Xiaxia nodded firmly, as if encouraging herself, trying hard to let go of others' judgments just as Ma Lu had suggested, and then she began to eat the meat in her bowl.

To her surprise, as soon as she took a bite, she was astonished, "Oh my goodness, this is so delicious! Did you make this, Brother Ma?"

"No, it was Old Wang. He's my roommate and business partner, also the head chef of our restaurant," Ma Lu explained.

"What's the name of your restaurant?" Yi Xiaxia hadn't paid attention to the sign at the entrance earlier because she was preoccupied with her troubles.

"Universe Infinite Canteen."

"Ah, so this is Universe Infinite Canteen? I've heard from a classmate about a small restaurant where the meals are expensive, yet there's always a long, long line in front of it every day. I thought the food here must be delicious to warrant such a queue. It turns out it's even a hundred times more delicious than I imagined," she remarked.