[TiDBer Chat Session 51] In today's society, do you think face is important?

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Original topic: 【TiDBer 唠嗑茶话会 51 】当今社会,你觉得面子重要吗?

| username: Billmay表妹

I suddenly thought of this topic,

In today’s society, do you think face is important?

Let me first share my views,

I probably thought that face was not important at all when I was about 10 years old! In the 2nd or 3rd grade, my mother sold vegetables. Every afternoon, she would bring back the unsold vegetables from another city to sell in the village. Just when I got out of school, I would take over so my mother could go home to take care of my younger siblings and make dinner. During that time, classmates would often pass by and make fun of me, even spitting in front of me. At that time, I felt that face was not important!
When you are hungry and have no food to eat, face is not important, having something to eat is more important!
When the school term has started, and you are sitting in the classroom without having paid the tuition fees, and classmates are making fun of you, face is not important, being able to attend school is more important!

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In today’s society, do you think face is important??

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| username: Raymond | Original post link

As long as it doesn’t violate the law or social order and good customs, face is not important.

| username: Kongdom | Original post link

Face is given by others, but it is earned by oneself.

| username: 数据小黑 | Original post link

Face is very important, but you have to earn it yourself. However, not caring about face makes life much easier; living without concern for face is comfortable and carefree.

| username: 啦啦啦啦啦 | Original post link

Important, but substance is more important. Having only the appearance without capability is not enough.

| username: 我是咖啡哥 | Original post link

For others, giving them more face is a form of respect and social etiquette!
For yourself, don’t be boastful, be realistic, and avoid “saving face at the cost of suffering.” Being your true self, I think, is a bit better.

| username: Kongdom | Original post link

Low EQ: Lost face
High EQ: Naturally open-minded

| username: 裤衩儿飞上天 | Original post link

In some situations, saving face is necessary;
However, in other situations, saving face is nothing, it doesn’t matter at all.

| username: xfworld | Original post link

At this point in time, face is not as important as a box of cold medicine… Cold medicine can reduce fever, can face do that?

| username: TiDBer_dog | Original post link

People are different. For me, personal comfort is more important.

| username: TiDBer_CQ | Original post link

Face is certainly important, but in the face of “life,” face needs to take a back seat.

| username: TiDBer_pFFcXLgY | Original post link

Wearing a mask has nothing to do with saving face.

| username: ealam_小羽 | Original post link

Face might be given too much to others, but generally speaking, you can forget about your own.

| username: 孙晨航11 | Original post link

Face is not important; having it can be the icing on the cake, but not having it is no big deal. What is crucial is to maintain your integrity.

| username: 张雨齐0720 | Original post link

If it can solve your own problem and does not violate the law, it should not be important.

| username: huanglao2002 | Original post link

Personally, I feel that living the way you want is the most important, but not at the expense of others.

| username: meathill | Original post link

I want to say that face is not important. But I have participated in the TiDB hackathon for two consecutive years without producing a complete work. I don’t know if I will have the face to participate next year… :joy: :joy:

| username: Ming | Original post link

Respect is earned through one’s own efforts; without ability, everything is just empty talk.

| username: TiDBer_m6V1BalM | Original post link

Whether face is important or not depends on what kind of person the other party is, but most people in this world are ordinary.