There's a difference between cultural expression and cultural essence. Pursuing goals and seeking for meaning in life are the essence of culture. Cultural activities are its expression, and they became trivial, gaudy and decorative.
文化表現和文化本質不同，追求生活目標、尋找生活意義是文化本質；文化活動就是表現，變成瑣碎、俗豔、裝飾性的活動。