Mahjong, as a traditional entertainment, why are so many people boycotting it?

Mahjong is a recreational activity, which is widely spread in China. Every holiday or important day or when you are bored, you will always play mahjong with three or five friends. Playing mahjong can relieve the mood and kill boring time to some extent. But many people disapprove of this activity. Mahjong is similar to gambling. Many people take money to gamble. Occasionally, I have a good time, but some people are addicted to it and even fall into poverty to play mahjong. Playing mahjong in the crowd can easily lead to social conflicts and affray.

I. The Origin of Mahjong Mahjong is a very popular recreational activity in China. Its history can be traced back to princes and nobles three or four thousand years ago. Therefore, mahjong is just an activity circulating between the courts, and later spread to the people with the continuous development of time. It is also recorded that in the Ming Dynasty, a man named Wan Bingtiao created mahjong on the basis of a game called Ye Zige, so he named three colors in mahjong with his own name. It is also said that mahjong was originally the grain protection brand of Jiangsu Taibao. In short, there are different opinions about the origin of mahjong, and there is no way to verify it.

Second, the harm of mahjong In fact, the harm of playing mahjong is only for people with insufficient self-control. For people who play around, the stakes are not too big to lose, there will be no psychological pressure, and there will be no addiction. However, some people with poor self-control will easily lose themselves when they see that playing mahjong has won some sweetness, so they are addicted to playing mahjong all day and ignore their families and relatives, which will easily lead to social conflicts in the long run. Therefore, any entertainment activity is best moderate, but excessive indulgence will do harm to the human body and people around you.

Third, small gambling is good for feelings, so it's not that playing mahjong is not good, but playing occasionally can ease your mood, but you must maintain self-control and not indulge. Some people care more about winning or losing, they will be unhappy when they see that they have lost, and even take some malicious revenge. Moreover, the group playing mahjong is more complicated, so try to persuade the family to play mahjong less.