Recently,duetoherinterestinlive-streaminganddesireforbecominganinternetcelebrity,"GrandmaHuMeng"intheTVseries"80’sand90’sGenerations"receivedmuchattention.Onasocialmediaplatform,arelatedtopicof"howdoyoufeelaboutelderpeoplebecominginternetcelebrities"recordedalmost100millionpageviews.Whenelderpeoplemakenewsforbecominginternetcelebrities,thisindicatestheunusualnessofthisphenomenon.WhileTVshowsareareflectionofsociallife,inreallife,notjustinthetrendygroupofinternetcelebrities,evenintheentireonlineworld,therearefewelderlyfigures.Theirvoicesareweak,withnoaudiences,theyarecompletelymarginalizedintheinternetworld.Elderpeopleusedtobethecenterintheirfamiliesandinsocietyoverall.ThekindheartedMotherJiain"DreamoftheRedChamber"andthestrictGrandfatherGaoin"Home"haveabsoluteauthorityinfamilyaffairs.However,asofnow,elderpeoplenotonlyareweakinthevirtualonlineworld,theyhavegraduallybecomevulnerableinfamilyandsociallives.Thistransitionwentthroughalongandcomplexprocessdividedbyagriculturalcivilization--ruralcustomssocietyandindustrialcivilization--urbanlegalizedsociety.Theformerstressedtraditionandstability,whereelderpeopleheldmoreadvantages.Thelatterhighlightsinnovationandchange,whichmakesyouthsmoreadvantageous.Inbrief,traditionalagriculturalproductionreliesheavilyonclimate,season,phenology,andlaborexperiences.Experiencesaccumulatedbyelderpeopleandtheskillstheymasteredbecamecriticalresourcesthatarevalsuable.Thegovernanceandoperationofruralcustomssocietyalsoreliesheavilyontradition,customs,ethics,andmoralauthority.Theseresourcesofgovernancedependonaseniorityhierarchy,whichactualizesintergenerationaltransition.Industrializationbroughtaboutacivilizationalparadigmdistinctfromtradition.Inindustrialproduction,scientificknowledgeoccupiesthecoreposition,andeconomicdevelopmentreliesheavilyonscientificandtechnologicalprogress.Industrialproductionreorganizedsocialstructure,urbanizationbrokedownruralcommunities,andlawreplacedcustoms,whichbecamethecorenormsforsocialgovernanceandoperation.Duringthisprocess,youngpeoplegraduallyachievedanadvantageouspositioninasocietythatcentersonscientificknowledge,innovativeability,andadjustingtohighlyvolatilesocialrules.Ultimately,theyreplacedtheelderlyandbecametheessentialgroupandbackboneofsociety.Thistransitionaffectsallaspectsofsociety.Thelifestyleandideologyofelderpeopleareoutdatedwithsociety'srapidlychangingrhythm.Asthenewestachievementoftheindustrialcivilizationofscienceandtechnology,theinternet,digitaltechnology,andartificialintelligencecreatedevenmoredifficultiesforelderpeople.Anelderpersonwhodoesnotknowhowtouseasmartphoneswillhavedifficultygettingaroundintoday’scity.However,scientificadvancementandcivilizationalprogressshouldbringgreaterinclusion.Ifadigitalcultureexcludesthelargepopulationofelderpeople,makethemfeelrepressedandalienated,thenthisflawneedsremedyandimprovement.Creatingatechnicalenvironmentfriendliertowardselderpeopleandbuildingasocialenvironmentmoreadaptableforthemshouldbecomeasocietalconsensus.Technologyandsocietyshouldoffermoreinclusiontoelderpeople,makethemenjoytheconvenienceoftechnology,participateinmoreaspectsofsociallife,andsharethewelfarebroughtaboutbyindustrialandurbancivilization.Author:FengShouyan,mediacommentatorDisclaimerAlldataandinformationprovidedonthissiteisforinformationalpurposesonly.en.gmw.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformationoranylosses,injuries,ordamagesarisingfromitsdisplayoruse.Allinformationisprovidedonanas-isbasis.