"The pursuit and attempt to solidify the fruits of one's efforts essentially reflect humanity's eternal desire for certainty, but this perception presents a complex dialectic in the context of contemporary society. From a positive perspective, solidifying achievements can provide a material foundation and psychological security for sustained development. As Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory points out, only when survival needs are met can people more calmly pursue self-actualization. Throughout history, countless entrepreneurs have solidified innovative results through technology patents, and scientists have accumulated knowledge systems through academic works. These solidification behaviors constitute the cornerstone of civilizational inheritance. However, excessive obsession with solidification can lead to a dilemma of rigid thinking. Psychological research shows that human resistance to new things often stems from fear of uncertainty. When individuals regard their existing achievements as an unshakable fortress, they tend to form an empirical dependence, like the farmers who clung to their land in 'Ordinary World,' missing out on transformational opportunities in the wave of reform. This phenomenon is even more pronounced at the organizational level, where some companies that once led industries were ultimately subverted by innovators due to excessive protection of existing models, confirming Heraclitus's philosophical insight that 'everything flows.' A deeper contradiction lies in the dynamic changes of social structure. Although there are channels for social mobility in contemporary Chinese society, the 'relying on parents' phenomenon and uneven resource distribution still pose real obstacles. In this context, the demand for solidifying achievements may be transformed into the construction of class barriers, with vested interests strengthening their advantages through educational privileges and network monopolies, which creates tension with the social ideal of common prosperity. However, dialectically speaking, moderate protection of achievements is precisely the necessary incentive for striving, and the key lies in balancing individual rights with public interests. From a philosophical dimension, existentialism advocates that human essence is shaped through action. Solidifying achievements should not become the end point of a life state, but rather the starting point of a new stage of struggle. Just as mountaineers need to find new peaks after reaching the summit, and entrepreneurs engage in public welfare after commercial success, this spiraling upward mode of struggle can break through the solidification trap. The 'involution' dilemma faced by contemporary youth is essentially the product of the collision between a linear view of struggle and diverse values. When people realize that the fruits of struggle do not have to be limited to material accumulation, they can turn to broader fields such as cultural creation and spiritual cultivation. Therefore, the relationship between struggle and solidification is essentially an art of dynamic balance. It requires us to have the broad-mindedness of 'achieving success without necessarily having me involved,' avoiding the zero-sum game of competing for existing resources; and to maintain the responsibility of 'achieving success will certainly have me involved,' preventing the solidification of achievements from turning into social rigidity through institutional innovation. Just as blockchain technology breaks data monopoly through distributed ledgers, the history of life's struggle should also be an evolutionary history of constantly breaking cognitive boundaries and reconstructing value coordinates. Only in this way can we find the true fulcrum of life between certainty and possibility."
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