Is the handwritten robot a menace?

That afternoon, as news outlets like Sina, NetEase, Sohu, and Tencent Video reported on the handwriting robot from a perspective of wonder, a heavy blow landed.

Professor He, who had dedicated many years to the education field in the Capital City, was known for his integrity and for nurturing countless talents, earning him the title "Teacher Role Model." He posted a lengthy article on Weibo, publicly criticizing Lin Feng and his invention, the handwriting robot.

"Students use it to copy homework, fooling their teachers and their own futures.

Bureaucrats use it to duplicate meeting minutes, archives, and documents, fooling themselves and their superiors!

Teachers use it to transcribe lesson plans by hand, fooling their students and their superiors!

What's the difference between Lin Feng inventing this handwriting robot and inventing a vibrator? I propose that such products be banned from sale!"

Professor He's article served as a wake-up call, and it successfully prompted Weibo readers to ponder deeply.

As they reflected, they realized that the handwriting robot held little significance for humanity.

In fact, in some ways, the invention of such devices was detrimental to human work, study, and society.

This was because people purchased handwriting robots with the intention of having them copy homework, write lesson plans by hand, and generate meeting minutes, documents, and archives...

Yet, these were tasks that people should be doing themselves. Essentially, it was a way of fooling oneself and one's superiors!

In a sense, Professor He was right; the significance of inventing the handwriting robot was akin to inventing a vibrator, and it was harmful to humanity!

Consequently, the article went viral, being reposted by Weibo users. In just one day, it garnered over 6 million views and ranked among Weibo's top ten, illustrating the sharpness of the critique.

However, the troubles for Lin Feng didn't end there. Soon after, major online news sites and newspapers began reprinting the article.

The incident officially spread from online to offline, further expanding its impact.

Faced with this situation, UP hosts who already disliked Lin Feng, especially those on Bilibili, naturally seized the opportunity.

They edited the article, adding their own interpretations, and published it on platforms like Youku, Tudou, AcFun, Bilibili, and Kuaishou, further increasing the readership.

As a result, more people online and offline began to criticize Lin Feng and the handwriting robot.

As the saying goes, "the combined voices of criticism can melt metal." When only one person criticizes or slanders someone, listeners might not fully believe it or might simply dismiss it with a laugh.

But when many people criticize or slander someone together, negative voices are amplified, and people tend to believe even baseless or exaggerated accusations.

More importantly, with Professor He stepping forward, it was like a domino effect. Several renowned professors from across the country publicly condemned the handwriting robot in newspapers and on Weibo, criticizing Lin Feng!

They pointed out the wickedness of the handwriting robot's existence and how it would disrupt social order, providing examples of its great harm to adults, especially students.

What they detested most was its impact on students. They believed that students completing their homework diligently was not only a good way to consolidate knowledge but also a testament to their serious attitude.

Therefore, the handwriting robot should simply not exist, and Daxia should completely ban its circulation to prevent further harm to more students!

Under the barrage of condemnations, many who didn't know Lin Feng developed a very poor first impression of him. Even those who knew him shook their heads in disappointment, and Lin Feng's personal image began to crumble.

The image of a research genius that Lin Feng had painstakingly built through documentaries and the "I Love Invention" program was destroyed by article after article of criticism!

While the negative publicity actually caused a surge in handwriting robot sales, with the highest sales increasing from 60,000 units to 100,000 units, netting nearly ten million yuan, Lin Feng wasn't concerned about the money. What he cared about was his image as a super-genius in the eyes of the world, or more accurately, his image related to the Human Gene Enhancement Fluid and the Arc Reactor.

All of these were tied to Lin Feng's ultimate dream: the ambition to break free from Earth and roam the cosmos!

The conservative faction, led by Professor He, had successfully guided public perception of him through their articles, which was akin to ruining someone's livelihood!

Admittedly, Lin Feng believed that the professors, including Professor He, might have genuinely acted out of public spirit, writing their condemnations for the good of the country and its people.

However, they had severely disrupted Lin Feng's plan to make the fictional real. Thus, Lin Feng could no longer remain silent.

Two days later, Lin Feng posted a lengthy article with accompanying images on Weibo, the same platform where Professor He had first posted, to refute his claims.

He then simultaneously released a video edited by Chen Hang, who had worked overtime. The video's content was essentially the same as the article, a 13-minute production centered around the core themes of the article.

The video explored three main themes. The first was why the handwriting robot became so popular and the reasons behind its explosive success.

The answer was formalism!

The first instance of formalism was the teachers' formalism towards students, which manifested as the mandatory assignment of large amounts of repetitive and punitive homework.

While this homework had some utility for students' learning, its effectiveness was limited.

This is why, in the previous life, in 2021, the education authorities issued policies like "Double Reduction" to curb such phenomena, repeatedly emphasizing the need to avoid mechanical and ineffective training and strictly prohibiting repetitive and punitive assignments.

The second instance of formalism was the schools' formalism towards teachers, requiring them to write lesson plans by hand!

Lesson plans, in essence, are class and curriculum schedules. Simply put, they outline what will be taught in a particular lesson. Theoretically, they can improve teaching efficiency and facilitate inspections from above.

While this might seem minor, writing a lesson plan actually takes several hours and can cause finger pain.

This is a form of formalism. It's 2013; who doesn't know how to use a computer or type? Why can't typing be allowed?

But alas, since the school demanded it, teachers had to write their lesson plans by hand; they couldn't refuse.

Consequently, a third of their daily time was spent transcribing lesson plans by hand.

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