National Chengchih University sociology professor Chen Hsiao-hung says that the case shows that, even as Taiwan's socio-economic level has risen, social values remain confused; people have no long-term hope and they lack a sense of security about the country's future.
政大社會系教授陳小紅指出，這個事件反映出台灣生活素質提高，但是社會價值卻趨向混亂，對於未來沒有長遠希望以及對國家前途沒有安全感的社會現象。