A few days ago, Liang Wendao‘s paid podcast program “Half an Hour” was completely removed from the mainland.
The official statement published by “Half an Hour” on the podcast platform “Xiaoyuzhou” said:
“Due to technical reasons, ‘Half an Hour’ cannot continue to be updated on Xiaoyuzhou, and we deeply apologize for this.”
His fans asked AI why “Half an Hour” was taken down, and the AI’s answer was:
I am unable to answer this question at the moment, please change the topic.
Some people also went to ask the official customer service of “Xiaoyuzhou”, and the answer they got was:
Due to force majeure factors, the “Half an Hour” program cannot go online with subsequent content as originally planned.
DS replied
In fact, things like programs being taken down have become more and more common in recent years, so much so that everyone has become numb, and they have to think twice before speaking.
Especially those who do self-media, they have to pre-set a red line before posting anything.
It’s just that the program that was taken down this time was the one produced by Mr. Liang Wendao, the “knowledge idol” in the hearts of many people.
And what’s even more worrying is, after this removal, whether Mr. Liang Wendao can still appear on public platforms in the mainland to speak?
Whether he still has the right to produce other programs?
Liang Wendao seemed calm in the audio statement after the program was taken down. He said that as a Buddhist, he would not tend to believe that there are so many bad people in the world, but rather that those who do so may also have their own difficulties.
“In an era where everyone protects themselves, their behavior should also be understood.”
Looking at the titles of the historical programs of “Half an Hour”, I seem to know why it was taken down.
“Xiaoyuzhou” official reply
“Why is the Xiaomi car accident attracting attention?”, “The expulsion of students from Dalian University of Technology: a narrative model under misogyny”, “The collapse of the Guangdong Meida Expressway”…
In fact, I can hardly imagine Liang Wendao starting to comment on some social hot topics, especially some public events.
Perhaps it is the social reality that is pressing too close, making everyone breathless and having to say a few words.
Perhaps his former readers have too many troubles in their current lives, and these troubles may be related to or similar to these events.
Readers hope that Liang Wendao will come out and talk about it, even if it’s just to do some psychological massage.
Perhaps Liang Wendao has started to become “willful”, and wants to say what he wants to say and do what he wants to do, just like in those programs of “Qiangqiang San Ren Xing”.
But in any case, when the former national “knowledge idol” becomes a public intellectual who “chases” social hot topics, the risk naturally comes.
Liang Wendao
Despite this, Liang Wendao is still a name that cannot be avoided in the field of contemporary culture.
He has left a deep impression on readers and audiences with his profound knowledge, unique insights, and rich professional experience, and has become an important force in spreading culture.
Liang Wendao was born in Hong Kong in 1970 and graduated from the Department of Philosophy of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
In 1988, he began to show his talent in cultural commentary, media work and other fields. He wrote commentary, essays, and cultural commentary for “Hong Kong Economic Journal”, and became a columnist with 20 years of writing experience.
In 2009, he published “Common Sense” in the mainland, which collected various commentary articles, and used sharp writing to criticize current affairs, trying to awaken people’s attention to common sense.
He frankly stated in the book: “The collection of this book is not of high opinion. If it feels strange, it is because this is an era where common sense is scarce.”
“I, the Self”, published in the same year, recorded his growth experience and life insights, and showed a deep insight into life and human nature from a personal perspective.
These two books also made many people in the mainland know Liang Wendao.
His experience in the media has further amplified Liang Wendao’s popularity, because readers found that he not only can write, but also can speak, and not only can speak, but also has a good image and temperament.
In 1998, Phoenix Satellite TV launched “Qiangqiang San Ren Xing”, and his duo with Dou Wentao attracted many fans.
In the program, Liang Wendao demonstrated his multicultural background and profound knowledge. Whether it was politics, finance, or culture, environmental protection and other topics, he could handle them with ease, and became the “knowledge bearer” in the program.
Dou Wentao once jokingly quipped: “Liang Wendao is profound, Xu Zidong is harsh, and I am shallow.”
“Qiangqiang San Ren Xing”
After that, there was also the book reading program “Eight Minutes of Reading” launched in 2008. Liang Wendao read and interpreted a book for 8 minutes every day, which won the favor of many people and became a literary enlightenment program for many teenagers.
“One Thousand and One Nights”, launched in 2015, Liang Wendao moved the program to the streets of Beijing at midnight, and he would carefully select shooting scenes and match costumes according to the theme of the book.
That unique way of walking and talking led a wave of cultural trends, and he was also called the “reader who purifies the soul in the night walk”, and was affectionately called “Daoist Master” by his fans.
It can be said that Liang Wendao’s influence and his career have spanned three generations of 80s, 90s, and 00s.
His “Common Sense” has sold hundreds of thousands of copies to date, and his column articles are often seen in mainstream media such as “Southern Weekend” and “Southern Metropolis Daily”.
“Common Sense”
His figure appeared with programs such as “Qiangqiang San Ren Xing”, “One Thousand and One Nights”, and “Round Table Pai”, becoming an unforgettable memory for the knowledge youth of the 90s and 00s.
Will Liang Wendao appear in people’s vision again? This is a question.
I don’t know.
I only know that those beautiful memories will not be erased by technological means.
The process of “returning to the earliest times of mankind” envisioned by political philosophers is impossible to achieve, for no other reason.
That is, the civilization, technology, architecture, art, etc. created by mankind can be destroyed instantly, but memory is eternal.
As long as there is memory, humans can easily replicate them.
Therefore, it is also an easy thing for people to miss Daoist Master.
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