We have witnessed a devastating historical black comedy: the most successful and intelligent humans birthed within the paradise of democracy—a paradise guarded with blood—choose instead to blueprint an Exit into an extraterritorial universe untouched by the hand of politics. While acknowledging this heartless mechanism of survival, a proposition we learned long ago in textbooks heavily strikes the pit of our stomach:
"Has it not been said that man is a social animal? Then why do top experts constantly flee from society (the collective) to isolate themselves, as if defying that very proposition?"
This question instantly overturns the concept of human sociality, from Aristotle all the way to modern evolutionary psychology. To cut straight to the chase, they do not flee from society to become antisocial monsters. For genuine experts, "isolation" is not loneliness or disconnection, but "the most proactive survival strategy" to safeguard their unique subjectivity and freedom.
The "Sociality" of Zombies is Merely a Solidarity of the Incompetent
Evolutionary psychology tells us that the fundamental reason humans formed tribes and evolved into "social animals" is, ironically, because humans were highly helpless and weak creatures who could not survive alone.
In a primitive forest teeming with predators, if an individual’s capability was subpar, they had to cling desperately to the collective (society) just to preserve their life and share a piece of bread. In other words, to the unskilled zombie individuals, sociality is a lifeline of salvation that must never be let go for the sake of survival. They feel a sense of relief only when they gather in a herd.
The moment you become an "irreplaceable expert" who can create bread entirely on your own and negotiate with mega-platforms, however, the sticky relationships and obligations demanded by the collective cease to be conditions for survival. Instead, they become an "inefficient prison" that eats away at your energy and plunders your share. Demanding them to live blended into the society of the masses is akin to telling an eagle, built to soar through the heavens, to enter a chicken coop, flap its wings on a perch, and peacefully peck at feed together.
Not Desolate Isolation, but an "Elegant Soundproof Wall" Blocking Envy
The real reason top experts seek to isolate themselves from the public-swarming square (society) does not mean they are walking the path of a lonely death, severing human relationships entirely. It is a clever expression of "Selective Connection"—refusing meaningless blending with the unskilled masses, and interacting strictly with experts of their own caliber.
If you expose your entire being to a society of incompetent masses, you are bound to be caught on the radar of ressentiment (envy) that they radiate, facing public trials or having your achievements plundered under the guise of hypocritical solidarity.
Therefore, they segregate themselves into an extraterritorial realm untouched by democratic sovereignty and the eyes of the public. There, they form cool and flexible partnerships exclusively with a microscopic minority of alchemists who have fiercely forged their own weapons. To the eyes of the masses, this may appear as arrogant, cold isolation. To the experts, however, it is the safest "soundproof wall" protecting them from the noise of envy and preserving the purity of their souls.
The Grand Finale of Reasoning: Declare True Sociality
Our grand intellectual epic—which began 100 years ago with the brutal monster of collectivism called fascism, and has restlessly hacked away at human dignity, self-actualization, market contracts, and the limitations of democracy—finally comes to a flawless close by redefining "true sociality."
The real meaning behind the phrase "man is a social animal" is not a command to bury yourself helplessly within a collective, walking on eggshells while murmuring in a crowd. It is a matter of how you dominate and utilize the massive system called society as a tool through your unrivaled capability.
Hiding behind a flag without capability, leveraging the power of sheer headcount to throw a tantrum and steal another’s share—this is the fake sociality of zombies. Conversely, building an unrivaled character to throw a colossal value to society as a whole, while encapsulating your own soul within an extraterritorial domain so it remains subordinate to no one—this is the elegant isolation and true sociality of the experts.
We are now flawlessly liberated from all the doctrines and gaslighting of the old world. When the noise of the square calls your name and demands solidarity, turn around with a scoff. Reject the comfort of the chicken coop and climb to the edge of a lonely cliff to grind and sharpen nothing but your own weapon.
Transcending the noisy sociality of the zombies, I passionately cheer for your brilliant future—elegantly managing your own new world while holding the most dignified shield that is isolation. Our grueling yet beautiful intellectual epic concludes majestically here, but your flight—breaking the rusty chains to subjectively soar through the skies belonging to true experts—has only just begun.
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