Duan Yongping: Everything that needs to be said has been said, and I will reduce my public statements in the future.

The first bad news in 2025 is that Dadao (Duan Yongping) posted on Snowball that he would significantly reduce his posts in the future.

He didn’t post frequently to begin with, and now he’s cutting back even more, which is really disappointing.

On Snowball, I only follow Dadao closely. Every time I log in, I refresh his updates first. From investments to life, his sharing has been incredibly valuable to me.

Being able to observe his consistency between words and actions, and his sharp insights, is truly "worth more than ten years of reading." Take this recent example:

People always chase after packaged, high-sounding concepts. In reality, "the emperor’s new clothes" are everywhere. But those who dare to point it out bluntly are rare.

For example, successful people often attribute their success to being uniquely destined or having unparalleled strategic genius. But Dadao doesn’t bother with such pretenses.

On Snowball, Dadao is a super node—many people are there because of him. If he stops posting, are we supposed to just watch Fangzhang spam every day? Disappointment is inevitable.

He explained his reason for posting less, saying it’s like Forrest Gump suddenly stopping his run.

Speaking of which, I can’t help but digress.

My favorite movie is *The Shawshank Redemption*. I’ve always thought *Forrest Gump* pales in comparison.

The former’s dramatic design and the plot of a great man enduring humiliation fuel a sense of heroism. The latter seems like just an underdog’s success story, blandly narrating step-by-step growth.

But as I’ve grown older, I’ve come to realize that Forrest’s journey might be the more realistic path to success for ordinary people. He’s steady, maintains a normal mindset, and does everything diligently.

Forrest isn’t smart, but so what? He has something even more valuable—a normal heart.

Dadao loves Forrest Gump; he’s watched the movie over a dozen times.

Forrest ran and then suddenly stopped. He had run for too long, crossing America multiple times, and was tired—he didn’t want to run anymore.

I think Dadao is the same.

Since 2010, when he started blogging on NetEase, he’s said enough. Many of his words are repetitive, and while newcomers might find them fresh, he himself might feel tired of them.

A few days ago, his speech at Zhejiang University went viral online, but those 20,000 words were just his usual clichés.

At the university event, the students lacked experience, and their questions weren’t great, but he answered them politely as their senior.

Even though the speech didn’t offer much new information, the simple common sense in it still spread like wildfire online.

I think it might be because decades of rapid development made many people forget common sense.

Now that rapid growth is gone and the tide has receded, what remains is common sense. That’s why it resonated with so many.

But personally, I don’t think Dadao wants to be in the spotlight—he probably finds it noisy.

Last year, someone dug into his H&H holdings, causing a stir. I remember he didn’t post on Snowball for a long time after that.

"A cup of wine in the bustling world, a pot of tea for great achievements."

He’s said all he needed to say. More words are unnecessary—better to play golf.

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