Have you seen it? Young people don’t even go to temples anymore to pray for wealth. They just use AI to generate “get-rich talismans” or offer incense digitally on their phones. I was stunned watching the news last night.

Yeah, I saw that. An intern in my department even set an AI-generated God of Wealth as their phone wallpaper, saying “tech makes it more effective.” Honestly, my first reaction was to laugh, but I kind of get it.

In the past, people lined up at Yonghe Temple during the New Year, offering incense and kneeling in prayer. It was a traditional ritual. Now it’s fridge magnets, phone cases, even social media photos. The form has changed, but the desire to get rich hasn’t.

Exactly, the key is pressure. Housing prices and job competition are right there. Buying a lottery ticket or making an AI talisman costs little and gives some psychological comfort, like “I’ve at least done something.”

But I worry that some businesses are using the ‘God of Wealth Festival’ to aggressively market, turning belief into a product. Historically people said “sincerity brings results”; what mattered was the heart, not how much money you spent.

Well said. Those ‘instant wealth’ toys in Yiwu are really just tapping into people’s emotions. It’s lively, sure, but if you really want to make money, you still need ability and market judgment.

Right. Technology makes it easier to seek wealth, but it also makes us think: when effort doesn’t bring results, why are people more willing to believe in ‘luck’?

Maybe because luck gives people hope. But hope can’t replace action. Making wishes is fine, but doing things matters more. Otherwise, no matter how many AI Gods of Wealth you have, they’re just golden images on a screen.