It's not that we don't love reading, but rather that our 'power' is running out - the 'cultural energy' that supports us to finish reading long texts is quietly dissipating. Card reading and fragmented sharing have become the norm. Have you ever had the experience of borrowing a thick research monograph from the library, but the reality is that after only reading the first two pages, you feel exhausted and choose to search for specific knowledge points online, directly obtaining "ready-made answers", skipping the deep learning and overall understanding process that was originally needed. My biggest wish before the college entrance examination is to have more time of my own after going to college and reading books that I like. However, after entering university, I discovered a huge gap between reality and imagination. Even in situations where classes are not tight and time is relatively free, it is difficult to calm down and read like in the past. Nowadays, the way we obtain information is more convenient than ever before - search engines, short videos, and social media can almost meet our needs in seconds. More and more content is being compressed into videos of a few seconds, tweets of a few hundred words, or "ready-made answers" that can be directly retrieved. This efficient and low threshold way of obtaining information has made us accustomed to "tasting at a superficial level", but gradually lost the endurance needed to face long texts and read for a long time. We no longer focus on knowledge accumulation and mental refinement, but instead pursue likes and attention in virtual spaces. Reading, which should be filled with thoughts, has become a social symbol that satisfies vanity. Generation Z youth is a generation of "online generation" and "cloud generation" ("cloud generation" refers to the social environment nourished by Internet technology and network culture) under the background of "Chinese path to modernization". In the virtual world, short videos and online content fragment and divide the pleasure points, making it extremely easy for young people to experience instant pleasure, while a book requires a long time of reading, and young people may not be able to be influenced in a short period of time. Therefore, they are more willing to hide their true selves in the "utopia" of virtual space, to dissolve the repression and setbacks they may encounter in the real world. Over time, they also lost the "cultural energy" needed to calm down and read a book. A survey conducted by China Youth Daily showed that over 80% of respondents expressed a liking for watching short videos, and the younger the age group of the respondents, the higher their interest in watching short videos; Nearly 70% of the respondents feel that they excessively watch short videos. In the eyes of many college students, in high school, due to the lack of strong interference from mobile phones and entertainment, they are able to persist in reading the entire book. But after entering university, with the reduction of external constraints and the increase of entertainment options, the habit of deep reading has not been continuously trained and is easily degraded. Young people often exhibit a significant "instrumental rationality" mentality. What is the use of reading a book? Facing the KPI oriented performance system, how to utilize the "instrumental rationality" of technology, set "my" interests, and obtain maximum benefits at the minimum cost is a common psychological symptom among Generation Z youth. The term 'cultural energy' is essentially a reflection on the current social environment and one's own state. It is not only a fresh concept, but also keenly reveals the profound changes brought by the information and digital age to people. Young people often joke that their 'cultural stamina' is insufficient. In this fast-paced society, those who slow down may appear out of place, and those with strong self-control are ultimately in the minority. In the era of AI, how can we enhance our 'cultural physical strength' and reconstruct cultural cognition? Cultural stamina, like physical stamina, requires long-term exercise to maintain. If the 'cultural energy' is not deliberately cultivated, it will gradually be lost in a fragmented information environment. The essence of enhancing 'cultural stamina' lies in the 'long flowing cultural endurance', rather than sudden learning. 'Cultural energy' is not an abstract concept, but a daily state - it is the endurance to deeply read a long feature article and the focus on continuously analyzing multiple sets of news data, as well as the ability to actively explore the cultural logic behind the topic selection. British writer Huxley once said, "What pains people is not that they replace thinking with laughter, but that they do not know why they laugh and why they no longer think." Fighting against the decline of "cultural stamina" may essentially be a practice of returning to simplicity. In order to supplement their "cultural energy", many young people have recently chosen to put down their phones and go out of their homes to attend interest classes at cost-effective night schools or senior universities, which has sparked a "night school fever" in major cities. Cultural energy is not only a spiritual nourishment, but also an important support for young people to cope with stress and adjust their mentality. From now on, the energy required to continue participating in 'deep cultural activities' - such as reading long books, watching movies, doing academic work, etc. Only true deep reading can promote personal knowledge growth and cognitive enhancement, and is also an indispensable part of personal growth and social development. Looking ahead to the future, it is necessary to base ourselves on the virtual world and encourage the creation of online literature, dramas, and games with red cultural themes through the "internet" bottled with "red" wine. This will promote the transformation of red culture from "three-dimensional space" to "multiverse", from "linear time and space" to "non-linear time and space", from "information flow" to "natural interaction", and reconstruct the meaningful world of youth. (New Society)