Now looking back, I realize that back then “Bai Jia Jiang Tan” wasn’t just telling stories on a whim. It was truly about delivering practical, useful content. At the time, there was no excessive editing or exaggerated scripting. The experts would sit down and, calmly and unhurriedly, discuss history and literature—taking obscure historical sources apart, breaking them down and reassembling them—so that ordinary people could actually understand.
In contrast, today’s short-form videos are full of fragmented jokes, eye-catching “thrill” historical tales, and sensationalized fiction. To chase views, people casually distort historical facts, and the more outrageous the claims, the more plays they get. Many people’s understanding of history has been led astray by short videos, making it hard to tell what’s true and what’s false.
In contrast, today’s short-form videos are full of fragmented jokes, eye-catching “thrill” historical tales, and sensationalized fiction. To chase views, people casually distort historical facts, and the more outrageous the claims, the more plays they get. Many people’s understanding of history has been led astray by short videos, making it hard to tell what’s true and what’s false.
