sbdcsierra Chapter 28 When you're traveling, your identity is something you give yourself.
Chapter 28 When you're traveling, your identity is something you give yourself.
Inside the study.
Looking at that newly popped-up news item on Yahoo News.
Edward was completely petrified.
He took off his glasses, wiped them, put them back on, and then read the news headlines word by word.
famous?
Young female environmental leaders?
Damn it.
How did these two titles end up being associated with his daughter?
Could it be someone with the same name?
It is not impossible.
There are so many people with the same name in the United States. For example, the reason why Dahl is called Dahl is because his father is also named Dahl.
Edward quickly swung the mouse and clicked on the news article.
He couldn't bear to read a single word of the news.
Because the first thing in the news article was a photo of her own daughter.
In the photo, the daughter is wearing the association's uniform and sitting in the office, looking simple and clean.
Behind her, on the bookshelf, were rows of seemingly professional books, as well as some illegible trophies and certificates.
These items actually came from the association's exhibition area.
But Edward was unaware of all this. All he knew was that Clarissa in the photo really did have the air of a young female environmental leader.
"Oh~Jesus!!"
"It really is Liss?"
Mary's exclamation reached my ears.
Edward instinctively turned his head.
But then Mary continued, "When did she become a female environmental leader?"
Upon hearing this question, Edward, who had gradually calmed down from his surprise, also regained the composure expected of a former city councilor.
He knew very well that it didn't matter whether Clarissa had been a "well-known female youth environmental leader" before.
Netizens have no way of verifying the authenticity of these titles.
In other words, even if these titles are proven to be false, if the public opinion is manipulated well, the falsehoods can become the truth.
Westerners are different from East Asians.
East Asians value humility.
If Westerners can boast to the point of being a 10, then they should boast to the point of being a 100. If they boast less, they will be looked down upon.
This is why many Westerners, even those so poor they're on the verge of suicide, still desperately try to maintain a so-called "decent life."
It's not just about saving face.
Rather, if he fails to maintain his dignity, he will face a systematic hunt.
Based on this, Edward, who is usually critical of everything, couldn't help but smile and said, "This kind of publicity is fine."
"It's really rare to hear you say that."
Edward smiled again, and was about to speak again when Kieran stepped into the study.
Ignoring what Edward and Mary were doing, he laughed loudly, "You two should go check Yahoo! Answers right now, Liz's chief assistant is arguing with Theron."
Yahoo! Answers is a platform similar to Zhihu, Baidu Tieba, and Tianya.
Before Twitter became a mainstream platform for public opinion, Yahoo! Answers was the biggest arena for online flame wars in the United States in 09.
Whenever a hot and controversial topic arises, netizens spontaneously flock to watch the two sides clash.
At this moment.
Simply open Yahoo! Answers and you'll see a popular question: "What do you think of Theron's statement that 'When Americans eat a bite of meat, the Amazon rainforest rises in smoke'?"
Below the question.
Two groups of people with opposing views have already exchanged over 700 comments in a short period of time!
Starting with rational analysis.
Later on, it became purely opposition for the sake of opposition.
Furthermore, Yahoo! Answers has a "best answer," which is similar to the "highly rated answer" on Zhihu.
The best answer will be displayed first in the question reply section.
Therefore, even as the number of replies below the question increased, Edward and Mary still easily found the replies from Theron, Dahl, and Clarissa at the top.
To Edward's surprise...
Clarissa only replied with one message throughout the entire process.
I believe that environmental protection is a rigorous and scientific matter. It is ridiculous and foolish to simply attribute the causes of ecological damage to a certain group of people.
seriously.
Online, such a response is far too weak.
Especially in a clearly defined war of words, such a response means that there is no opinion and no one takes sides.
It is easy for it to be attacked from both sides.
However, this was exactly the effect Meng Ran wanted.
The verbal battle was just the beginning; his real trump card was yet to be revealed.
Therefore, it is even more eye-catching at this time.
Actually, it was a passionate verbal battle between "Tree Spirit Bride Cyron" and "Black Environmental Expert Little Dahl".
Theron: [Oh my god, what am I seeing? An environmental princess from an elite family, speaking high and mighty about nonsensical things.]
You enjoy the best material life, so of course you oppose my issues. How can you understand how many impoverished people in Brazil suffer because of rainforest destruction?
Little Dahl: "Come on, you're the daughter of an aluminum tycoon, you're richer than my boss, Ms. O'Connell. What right do you have to represent the lower classes?"
I am the one who truly represents the underprivileged. I was born in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Detroit. My father was shot and killed when I was seven, and my mother worked three jobs a day to raise me.
Like countless other Black people, I live a hard life, and we have to rely on cheap meat from supermarket shelves to ensure our nutritional intake.
Now you're actually saying things like "Every bite of meat Americans eat, the Amazon rainforest is puffing smoke"? Are you trying to deprive us of our only right to nutrition?
Theron: [Science has proven that a vegetarian diet is healthier; if you want to get the nutrition you need, you can absolutely choose a vegetarian diet.]
Little Dale: "I only trust the professionalism of my boss, Ms. O'Connell, because she was willing to put aside her prejudices and lead me, a working-class Black man, into the cause of environmental protection."
At the same time, I also want to tell you that no one can deprive the American underclass of their right to eat meat! You can't! Neither can those radicals in America!
Clearly, every reply Little Dahl made was an attempt to cultivate a persona of himself as a champion for Black people and the underprivileged.
At the same time, they continuously reinforced the public's impression of Clarissa from the sidelines.
He never mentioned the benefits of animal husbandry.
Ironically, amidst this atmosphere of controversy, livestock farmers all believed that Darl was speaking out for them.
Not only that.
More and more people from the lower classes and Black people have joined the ranks of those supporting Dahl's remarks.
This was Meng Ran's purpose.
He wanted to use this opportunity to mold Dahl into a "black opinion leader from the lower class".
This is a very useful identity in Western societies as a whole.
It would be a huge waste to let Cyron consume the data from two [4 million data cards].
however.
This state of public opinion made Edward frown deeply.
Because this wasn't the scene he envisioned.
Why is it this little Darius exchanging insults with Theron?
Why wasn't Clarissa herself on stage?
What's the point of your bland and meaningless reply?
Can't help it.
Edward immediately took out his phone and called Clarissa.
After the call connected, he wanted to question her sternly, but considering that Clarissa had already shown some "obedience" this time, he hesitated.
So he patiently praised her first: "Liz, I've seen the online comments. You did a good job this time."
Clarissa was currently working overtime in the association's office area with Meng Ran, Xiao Daer, and Xia.
She was visibly taken aback when she heard the praise from her father.
Honestly, she had been waiting for this compliment for far too long.
She quickly stood up from the chair, walked to the window, and while trying to soothe her suddenly sore eyes, said in a trembling voice, "Thank you."
"It seems that my reminder yesterday has given you direction in your work."
"?" Clarissa paused, her hand that was wiping her eyes stopped.
and many more?
Did you point me in the right direction?
Edward continued, "I've told you many times, you should listen to me, because my choices are always right..."
"????" Clarissa's eyes suddenly stopped hurting.
She felt like she was about to explode with anger.
It's all your credit for all the time that I and Bane have been working here?
With a forced laugh tinged with anger, she asked, "So, you called just to tell me this?"
"No, what I wanted to tell you was that although you did well this time, you were still foolish. Why did you let that little Dahl steal the spotlight? Why couldn't you go and fight Cyron yourself..."
"Dad!" Clarissa interrupted abruptly.
She said angrily, "I must tell you, this promotional plan has nothing to do with your guidance. Everything that's happening right now is within the original plan."
"Then your plan isn't good enough!"
"That's just your opinion." With that, Clarissa turned to look at Meng Ran, who was sitting in front of the computer.
Taking a deep breath, she continued, "The best is yet to come. Someone told me that I'm the real protagonist of this whole affair!"