7. Toughen Your Skin

你得皮厚点

There are some really mean people out there saying and doing some really mean things. It’s good to fight for justice. You should speak out when you see something wrong, but it’s not realistic to think the world will instantly change.

网上真有刻薄的人说些刻薄的话并做出刻薄的事来。打抱不平无可厚非，你确实应该在看到错误时站出来，但不要期望世界立马就因此改变。

Life’s not fair for anyone, so it’s fair in that sense. Thicken your skin and learn to takecriticism because people would much rather learn and debate knowledge than argue and fight about morality.

生活对谁都不公平，这么一来倒也算是公平吧。皮厚点，别把批评太当回事儿，因为与其为道德而争论，不如长点见识。

8. Big Brothers Are Watching

“老大哥”在看着你

You’re being monitored. Everyone is monitoring you. This is not a test, and it’s not some marketing ploy (although the marketing industry is involved in monitoring you). Understand you’re not just being judged by your peers—you’re being judged by the powers that be. It’s not just in the US either; everyone’s trying to pry into your private life.

你是受到监控的，每个人都在监控你。这不是检验，也不是什么市场营销策略(尽管市场营销行业确实离不开监控)。请明白，你不只是受同辈的监控，还受到权威方的监控。这也不只是美国才有的现象;要知道，每个人都在试图窥探你的隐私。

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