→ ① Preface(EN)
→ * 序言(CN)
→ ② Translations 译文
→ ③ View 观点
→ ④ Project 项目
→ ⑤ INUN Tabloid 氤氲小报
→ ⑥ Miscellany 杂记
世界是烂漫的，无知是可以被原谅的
The world is colorful, and ignorance can be forgiven.
The world is colorful.The world is colorful, and ignorance can be forgiven.
When we decide to create, our greatest concern is not how to create but how to make our expression more effective. After observing and discussing, we find that the world never seems to lack expressions and creations, so we decide to be more spontaneous.
Crossing borders is simple yet not simple; physical movement is often just the beginning. More importantly, we are intertwined in complex time and space. When we start to observe the new world around us from our own perspectives, new encounters and imaginations give us many ideas. Often, we feel that if we can organize them into words, adorn them with images, and transform them into more media, can we trigger more resonance, contemplation, and communication?
So we started to take action, imperfect action. (But whose actions are ever completely mature?) Our expressions will radiate from our individual interests, overlap with each other or dig deeper. Our expressions will be technical, theoretical, practical, and interest-based. They will be composed of different dimensions, and the form and content will be determined one by one through more discussions or presented in new forms through continuous experimentation and feedback. In other words, it won't remain constant but will change with our evolving understanding of ourselves and the world.
When we are eager to create, our primary consideration is not where to begin but how to make the expression more sincere. After long and frequent introspection and criticism, we feel that being spontaneous and efficient does not necessarily indicate a fragile or ever-changing value system; we have something worth believing in.
We formed this research team spontaneously, based on the internet and shared values, and we maintain, edit, and integrate it ourselves. We acknowledge our insignificance, knowledge overlaps, limited perspectives, and sometimes immature narratives, so we welcome feedback, misinterpretations, and criticism. We also acknowledge that in some perspectives, we may be hard to convince:
We won't pretend to be optimistic. In the busy and mundane daily life, we often feel exhausted, and the anxiety about the future is tangible. The mask of curiosity, playful words often bring about puzzling blindness. The idealized lives on social media make us envious and weary, and the filtered skies seem thin and lacking depth. What we want to do is to find a little relief within our capabilities at the boundaries of life.
But we also don't want to be indifferent. A plain life does not mean mediocrity, so we want to establish lively connections, and conversations among friends will always overshadow the noise of the city or the monotony of the wilderness. We want to facilitate more communication, crossing the boundaries of small circles and moving from one way of life to another.
We won't emphasize absolute correctness. The responsibility for content on the internet has been amplified too much, to the point where serious creation sometimes becomes a burden, not to mention the diversion of life itself. So we will be as comprehensive as possible within our cognitive range, and we will boldly ask, speculate, and guess in newly understood areas. Trial and error is a research method, and we do not hesitate to present our views and verify their errors. What we fear is hiding discoveries, creativity, and inspiration until they are lost in repetitive mechanical labor.
But we are not willing to be blinded by mistakes. Information that is not digested is tempting but too rough, to the extent that preconceived knowledge often makes us trapped in academic obesity, unable to embark on a new quest. So we will be sensitive to new things in a changing world, and we will carefully verify, question, and annotate using the constructed knowledge map. Striving for excellence is an academic principle, and we do not shy away from extending the dimensions of research and examining its utility. What we fear is falling into utilitarianism, urgency, and hypocrisy, until we no longer understand the most familiar world.
When we start creating, our biggest question is not where it ends but how to make the expression more precise. After some gloomy meditation and flashes of inspiration, we decided to embark on a series of manifestos with unfinished drafts, now and in the future, as we are enthusiastic about experimentation.
Our attempts begin with our ignorance, a limited, self-acknowledged, and open ignorance. With this ignorance, we will be more fascinated by and respectful of new knowledge beyond the old continent.
Ignorance can be forgiven.