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Untact Trend? Focus on the Deep Structure of Society -1
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- Due to COVID-19, Kim Seong-yong, a film directing major, has experienced changes in many aspects of his life, including shooting schedule postponements, communication difficulties with the filming crew, and shooting cancellations.
- The International Labour Organization (ILO) stated that 2.64 billion workers worldwide have been laid off or had their working hours reduced due to COVID-19, with workers in the retail, manufacturing, accommodation, and food service sectors being particularly hard hit.
- COVID-19 has brought about major changes in the structure of our society, like the concept of "punctuated equilibrium," which can cause significant turmoil for both businesses and consumers.
"More flesh was ripped off."
Kim Seong-yong, a 27-year-old film director, expressed his changed life after the COVID-19 outbreak as above. The joy of working on a drama set invested by Netflix was short-lived, as he recently experienced three to four frequent schedule postponements over the past two months.
He was confused when he heard a repeated response on the approval of the shooting site that had already been booked, or the inevitable feeling of guilt and shame that he felt whenever he visited the place with several crew members who worked together. As a veteran member of the filming crew, he tried to focus on building relationships with the heads of other departments, such as the production and art departments, to ensure smooth progress on site operations, but the masked faces of his opponents made even that difficult. Even after the filming episode was more than halfway through, he didn't know who was who.
Currently, he has nowhere to go due to a string of canceled or delayed production projects. On days when he didn't shoot, he used to go to learn his favorite jiu-jitsu or go on a date to find a good restaurant with his girlfriend, but he recently said that many of the things he enjoyed in life now feel quite distant.
In April last year, the International Labour Organization (ILO) analyzed that 81% of the world's 3.3 billion workers, or about 2.64 billion people, were laid off or had their working hours reduced due to the impact of COVID-19.
Among them, workers in the distribution, manufacturing, accommodation, and food service sectors accounted for 38% of the world's population, or 1.25 billion people. Almost all of them are face-to-face jobs, making them vulnerable to wage cuts or layoffs based on the current contact-free trend. As of March last year, 24 million people in the United States and 18 million people in China were unemployed. This is the result of a shocking reality in which the "job security and economic stability" that they had taken for granted were taken away overnight.
Therefore, the expression of the interviewee above, that "flesh" as part of their body was ripped off, is a more realistic expression of the real pain that is difficult to simply dismiss.
Will COVID-19 be a case of 'punctuated equilibrium'?
Evolutionary theory has argued that living organisms are constantly changing, and this is linked to the meaning that ignores the stability of living organisms, which means that organisms do not change. Then, in 1972, a new theory of evolution that directly contradicts this was published, and this is'punctuated equilibrium'.
Evolution assumes a stable state of the system, and when a major crisis strikes, it leads to the rapid creation of completely new species, which in turn maintains the characteristics of the species that do not change and are preserved over a long period of stable normalcy.This theory can be applied similarly to the structure of human society, which is like a living organism.
Comparison between gradualism (left) and punctuated equilibrium theory (right). Punctuated equilibrium theory states that species go through long periods of stability with little change. (Source: Naver)
If we try to explain the difference between the aforementioned'punctuated equilibrium' and general change in a more accessible way, we can use basketball as an example.A typical change in basketball would be to raise the height of the ring. If we've been practicing layup shots for years, it's going to be a painful experience, but at least the way the game is run and its structure remain the same.
Butthe application of 'punctuated equilibrium' level changes means that the ring of the basketball hoop 'disappears'.This level of change raises fundamental questions about the structure and conduct of the game of basketball, and ultimately the meaning of the game itself.
Imagine. The players playing the game are 'companies' and the audience is 'consumers'. A picture of players and spectators working together who are familiar with the game where they throw the ball and score goals based on the skills they have honed over the years.
Then, at some point, the ring, which should be there on the basketball hoop, disappears. The players with the ball and the spectators cheering for their favorite teams can't help but be confused by this situation.
So, what is this basketball game for, and why should it be played?
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