China News Service, Yinchuan, February 28th: The rise of "riding culture" makes Chinese young people keen on "light social interaction"
China News Service reporter Yang Di
"Happiness culture" has gradually become a new social method favored by Chinese young people.
Xiaoyue (pseudonym) participates in baseball and softball with "Taozi".
Photo provided by interviewee
In February of this year, Li Zi (pseudonym), a girl born after 1995, came to Shanxi and visited Tianxia Gorge, strolled through Liuba Old Street, and enjoyed Guangyuan winter plums with her "travel partner".
The "partner" Li Zi refers to is a "partner", which generally refers to a companion who has the same hobbies and engages in certain activities together.
Unlike friends who require frequent interactions and close contact, a "tie-in" is a more relaxed social partner.
“Getting along with ‘Tazi’ means that you don’t have to accommodate others or force yourself, and you can experience different interests and hobbies while reducing interpersonal costs.” Lizi believes that “Tazi culture” is “doing the right things with the right people.” ” is a more precise way of companionship.
The interaction between "partners" is often controlled within the scope of meeting specific needs.
Hobbies have become an important link for "partners" to attract and connect with each other.
Xiaoyue (pseudonym), a Yinchuan citizen born in the 1990s, loves baseball and softball, and has met many "playing partners" because of this sport.
Swinging the bat, running bases, passing the ball, sweating on the court with like-minded "partners", and simply enjoying the joy of sports satisfied Xiaoyue's need for companionship and made her love the sport of baseball and softball even more.
She said with a smile that her requirement for a "matchup" is that they have a common topic, preferably an "E person" (a person with an extroverted personality), otherwise it will increase "social pressure."
With the help of online social platforms, young people are becoming more and more capable of finding "matches".
Yinchuan citizen Mo Bai (pseudonym) likes board games, but because his hobby is niche, it is difficult to find a partner.
Later, with the help of an online board game information and dating platform, he found more than 10 local players, and "organizing a game" for board games was no longer a luxury.
There are "rice partners" for eating, "song partners" for singing, "game partners" for playing games, and even "postgraduate entrance exam partners", "shopping partners", "photographers" and "fishing partners"... …Today, “everything goes with everything” has become a portrayal of young people’s social life.
On Xiaohongshu, the topic "New Social Relationship Hookup" has been viewed more than 40 million times, the Weibo topic "I'm looking for a hookup on Weibo" has been read nearly 70 million times, and the word "Tiezi" has also been selected into the "Take Words" list. 》The "Top Ten Buzzwords of 2023" released by the editorial department.
As an extension and development of the "hookup culture", many new professions focusing on "accompanying" have also gradually emerged, such as "game companions", "professional bridesmaids" and "accompanying doctors".
Liu Yue, a full-time counselor at Northern University for Nationalities who is engaged in psychological counseling for students, believes that "riding culture" is actually a kind of "mild socialization" that is significantly weaker than intimate relationships, and is an active "burden reduction" in emotional life. It is in line with the current young people's pursuit of minimalist relationships.
Liu Yue said that young people should pay attention to their own safety when interacting with "Tazi", and at the same time be wary of the psychological emptiness caused by the lack of intimate relationship modules, and strive to make "Tazi culture" a positive way to broaden their horizons and promote growth. Toward a social culture.
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