Of course, it also has negative effects, including the sensationalization and vulgarization of mass culture and the idolization of popular entertainers. But on the whole, the trend of all aspects of Taiwanese society has been towards liberalization. Virtually every topic and every phenomenon that appears is discussed in great depth.
當然交流也不無負面的影響，目前大眾文化的煽情、媚俗與偶像化，多少與我們一向的崇美拜日情結有些關係；但整體而言，台灣社會各方面的確走向開放成熟，幾乎每一個議題、每一個現象都會得到相當多元的討論和省思。