Young people who don't want to be human have made the monkey "Maluo" a deity

There are thousands of emojis on the Internet, which one do you pick the most? Among the young people who choose to go crazy between glowing and getting hot, a malo has become an outlet for young people to express their emotions. Let's read the article together and see the author's interpretation!

Today, when emoticons are gradually replacing language to express emotions, a monkey named Maluo has begun to take the stage.

Maluo is not the Monkey King who peed in Tathagata's hand, nor is it the King Kong who carried out demolition in New York City. It is closer to humans than to monkeys.

Both humans and Maluo are in a Schrödinger's state. No one knows what they are thinking until they look into their hearts.

But the similarity is that being polite is a normal state that is displayed outwardly. Being civilized and polite can help you get along better in the world.

Netizens are good at using Malo to express their feelings, which is a way of communication that makes the atmosphere more relaxed.

When someone apologizes, a "malo" is softer than "it's okay" and friendlier than the smiling soybean emoticon. You don't have to worry about whether to type a few "hahahaha" before "I'm sorry" to avoid damaging the relationship between the two.

But you should understand that madness is the core of destiny.

Every morning when I open my eyes, I always get angry: "What time is it now? Why do I have to go to work again? Can I not go to work?"

This kind of resentment from the workers is fully reflected in Maluo. Everyone uses the monkeys that don't have to go to work to confide in each other, express their tiredness from work and send their best wishes to the boss.

Maluo is like durian, it has a grumpy shell that likes to bully tourists, but it also has a soft heart.

Tao Zhe cried at the airport at 10:30, "Is it true that after we have something, we will start to lose it?" Maluo would also hold a bottle of Black Jack whiskey late at night and get drunk in the memories.

The drunk monkey carries multiple meanings for netizens. Sometimes it means the arrival of the emo moment at night, and sometimes it represents a friendly greeting from group friends: "Go to bed quickly, you can dream about anything."

It is difficult to verify the exact date when Maluo became popular.

But its popularity is like a fire burning in the middle of the night, dazzling and blinding. In a few months, it gradually flooded the Internet, and WeChat, Zhihu, Xiaohongshu, and any APP related to social networking were shrouded in the shadow of Maluo.

It makes me start to doubt whether next year is the Year of the Dragon or the Year of the Monkey, and whether the Spring Festival Gala should invite Liu Xiao Ling Tong to perform.

Logically, I should have written about this magical monkey long ago, but I was too young at the time and did not understand the enormous potential a monkey had in the information age.

Although it may seem a bit hindsight to know it now, it is never too late to mend the situation. I think it is still necessary for everyone to know it.

1.Who is it?

There are many different opinions about the meaning of the word "maluo". If you search for it on the Chinese Internet, you will probably be confused by the complex information.

Some people say that Maluo is a homophone of "beautiful", so it is often mentioned by short video bloggers. Some people say that Maluo is a semiphonetic word, which means some relatively small animals, such as a little monkey.

Of course, the most popular and common saying is that Malao comes from the Guangdong and Guangxi dialects.

A long time ago, someone asked online what "Malo" meant.

Usually by this time, you can find a vivid rumor, which probably says that in early 2022, sugar oranges were a popular fruit online, and many people were waiting day and night for the sugar oranges to be put on the market and shipped. Then the cousin in Guangdong C joked that "Malo's life is life too", which is a euphemism for "don't rush it, the scissors for cutting sugar oranges are about to smoke."

This is generally recognized as the eve of Maluo's popularity and the clarion call for the monkeys to attack the human Internet. Its significance is comparable to the gunshots in Lexington, and it excites the monkeys more than "Rise of the Planet of the Apes".

Along with this incident, an emoticon package began to circulate on the Internet.

Then netizens discovered that this painful malano looks a bit like me.

My friends should be well aware that humans have unlimited creativity in emoticons, which has been proven as early as the era of Sun Xiaochuan and Yi Ke Ding Zhen. Now, the resonant Maluo has become a new trend in emoticons.

After months of creation, Maluo's emoticons have become rich enough to have their own encyclopedia page.

In general, these Maluo emoticons created by netizens can be roughly divided into several categories.

1. Work and study

The main content is to express personal attitude towards work and study, which has a sad side and a striving side.

When criticizing the work and study environment and the people around them, old school netizens still use sweating soybeans, which is solemn and serious, but makes them seem to be broken; trendsetters prefer to use joking and frivolous "ma lao", which is about as powerful as you sending a question mark to the opponent's 0/21 Yasuo. It's not you who is anxious, but others.

2. Emotional expression of life and feelings

If you can’t sleep at night, you can send an emoticon that says “S attribute explosion, sleep”; to express your love, you can send a sweet kiss.

It is more impactful than cats and dogs, and more specific than dry words.

3. Tend to be nonsensical

There is a lot of room for development in this regard, and you can speak freely and say whatever you want. Maluo cooperates with crazy literature to spread rough and intuitive human emotions. Although it is not worthy of being published in a refined manner, it is indeed funny and interesting.

No matter what state netizens are in, sending a nonsensical monkey can always add some fun to the dull chat.

Of course, it can only be used between acquaintances, otherwise there is a certain probability of falling into embarrassment and silence.

After a large number of emoticons were created, they began to spread through the Internet, and then attracted new fans, who then began to join in the creation of emoticons.

In fact, these fans are worthy of the word "fans".

In addition to the emoji package, someone also created the original song "Maluo" for it. Since then, Sun Dasheng has his "Wukong", and the monkeys and their grandchildren also have their "Maluo".

With the Malo song, the Malo dance is naturally indispensable.

What, you said you can't understand?

It’s right that you can’t understand it. How can humans understand the brain of a human being?

Do the songs and dances have any special meaning? I don't think so.

This is probably just a joke on life. If you want to slow down the tense pace of life, learning Malo may be an effective remedy.

As the meme developed, netizens began to love Maluo deeply and started to know everything about them.

Some people may already know that the monkeys in the emojis are never the same. They are of different ages, different places of origin, and even different breeds. But for fans, distinguishing between the two is just basic operation.

They listed detailed information about each monkey and even a guide to watching the monkeys. This may be the first time that the monkeys have experienced the power of human flesh search.

"The one who likes to spin around with a backpack is called Jason, and the most ferocious one is called Riki." Netizens wrote on Xiaohongshu, "The one who looks most like a human and is the ugliest is called George."

I used to not understand why giant panda fans could tell each panda apart and remember their names, but now I finally understand.

For example, Kaka, who is called the Great Rift Valley of East Africa because of his wide hairline, and because he likes to cover his mouth very much, I gave him a special nickname: Scholar.

From then on, I could never forget this cat.

Kaka (scholar), first row, left one

These monkeys from all over the world have their own stories. For example, the ugliest one, George, is a black-capped monkey living in the United States. After being rescued with his two brothers when he was a child, he has been living with his owner in a big villa in the United States. He is an Internet celebrity monkey.

However, George later had an accident while receiving anesthesia for his tooth treatment and has now returned to Monkey Planet.

Bibi is from Southeast Asia and is also a rescued monkey. It is small and has a strong sense of shame, so netizens can only see its clothes.

But it is more famous and has its own YouTube channel. It performs cuteness, fishing (just pretending), and cooking (for the audience).

2. Why is it so popular?

Having said that, countless emoticons are created by the vast ocean of people every year. How can Maluo stand out and become popular?

1. The most direct reason is, of course, it's funny.

There are some actions that seem outrageous, but seem normal when done by humans, but seem somewhat deliberate when done by other animals.

The only thing that is unique to Maluo is that it is so serious and dedicated, and its expression is so meticulous. To be honest, if Maluo were to perform skits, the effect might be better.

This wonderful collision of elements creates unique laughs.

2. Maluo’s awkward positioning

In the animal kingdom, the status of the Maluo is not as popular as that of the giant panda. Among its relatives, only the golden snub-nosed monkey has a little fame. Other Maluo are often labeled as "cheap", especially the monkeys in Mount Emei, which are ridiculed on the Internet almost every year.

But it is not like rats, cockroaches and mosquitoes, which are hated by everyone and can only live in gutters and sewers all their lives.

In the animal kingdom, it is just an average-looking creature. If it were not for its close relationship with humans, not many people would pay attention to it.

Most people are the same. They don’t have wealth and glory, but they are not extremely poor either. Being ordinary is probably the state of most people.

There is an equal sign between Maluo and most ordinary people. Maluo's emoticons also fit the living conditions of ordinary people.

Insomnia in the middle of the night, daytime sleepiness, self-pity, complaining about work, calling mom urgently... There are countless occasions where you can throw out a monkey.

In 2023, in the low-pixel electronic emoticon package made by netizens, Maluo is so vivid that it forms a soul resonance with the audience.

For netizens, the emoticons of Kanmalo are almost impossible to understand.

Over time, some people watch for fun, while others find themselves looking in the mirror.

What's the difference between the one who twists, screams, crawls in the dark, howls to the sky, swings on vines, and snatches bananas from tourists, and the one who is angry, gets caught in the rain, works after staying up late, laughs weirdly while watching TV series, squeezes into the subway, and is criticized by the leader?

However, compared with the overly realistic life, people tend to use humor to dispel pessimistic attitude towards life when creating emoticons.

After being covered by the picture, the stories that happened to ourselves seemed to become things that happened to the monkeys.

You start to be amused by Malo, and when the time is right, send the emoticons to your dinner buddies, classmates, gaming friends, or even your boss's chat box.

But are you envious in your heart? Because you know very clearly that monkeys will not really work, attend classes, stay up late, feel sleepy, or drink to get through the pain of a breakup, as written in the emoticons.

Just like what the Guangxi cousin said above, “Maluo’s life is also life”, Maluo is not a monkey, Maluo is ourselves.

Author: Zhang Dadong, Editor: Mangshan Iron Head, Cover: Sunshine

Source public account: Chaping (ID: chaping321), Debug the World.