Meme Reproduction and Emotional Proliferation:The Mechanism of Social Anxiety Network Diffusion
The systemic risks of the social structure in modern society create immense survival pressure for individuals,while the"forced individualization"deprives people of necessary emotional support,leading to significant emotional tension in transitional Chinese society.The internet,as both a technological and commercial factor,intersects with and amplifies social anxiety during this period of transition.On one hand,the communication structure and cultural context of the internet not only symbolize and propagate anxious emotions but also shape new forms of emotional interaction that result in uncontrolled emotional outbursts and a lack of emotional support.On the other hand,online platforms cultivate users as emotional labor-ers by incorporating them into open production relationships that are commercialized.This not only facilitates platform capital accumulation but also contributes to the proliferation of anxiety.
social anxietyemotional culturesymbolizationplatform capital reproductioncommercializationemotion