Today I visited the Rose Flower Exhibition at Shenzhen People's Park. The flowers carpeting the hillsides are absolutely stunning, but the crowds carpeting the hillsides are absolutely overwhelming.

I can't help but sigh: Shenzhen's "working people," after struggling all week to find a moment to touch grass and catch their breath on weekends, end up with an experience that feels like simply clocking in at a different location—congested roads, scarce parking spots, and even the best photo spots require queuing.

Shenzhen boasts over 1,300 parks, ranking first nationwide, with world-class scenery and facilities. Even the public restrooms are so clean they make it onto Little Red Book's "must-visit public restroom" lists. Yet the city's most leisurely side typically belongs only to retirees strolling on weekdays and landlords collecting rent.

Those young people who truly fuel the city's "996" culture drain their vitality daily and only want to stay home on weekends to recover. By the time they reach major life milestones like marriage and homeownership, they're often priced out by skyrocketing real estate costs. Big cities function like a precision blood-drawing machine, where young people become efficient but easily depleted "batteries"—destined to be squeezed out by high living costs after completing their mission.

Perhaps this is why everyone is hustling to make money in Web3: the core motivation is to break this "consumable cycle." Before achieving financial freedom, ordinary people are merely spinning through an NPC's predetermined program: studying, working, shouldering mortgage debt, and saving down payments for the next generation. Only by breaking free from economic shackles can one truly unlock life's "free exploration mode."