asks Lin Yih-ren, an associate professor in the Department of Ecology at Providence University. Lin explains that he has heard gripes and sarcasm from Great Love residents along the lines of: "We're like Formosan rock monkeys in a zoo. We're continually on view for tours." Or, "We used to say 'Peace' when we met; now we have to say 'Gratitude'!"
長期在原民部落做田野調查的靜宜大學生態系副教授林益仁表示，杉林大愛村出現村民的反彈聲音或流傳的黑色幽默，如「我們好像動物園裡的台灣獼猴耶，一直要被參觀」、「以前我們見面說『平安』，現在要說『感恩喔』！」