Strictly speaking, spiritual guys can also be classified as subcultures, and they feel the fear of being ruled by subcultures all the time!

Ten young people, nine subculture enthusiasts, and the remaining one is a senior enthusiast.

Who is not a fan of subculture these days?

After all, among the ten young people now, nine of them like to introduce themselves by saying that they have a wide range of interests and hobbies, and one is listening to Luo Xiang's review of Zhang San at Station B. Subculture has long been a label firmly attached to young people.

If you want to say that you are a subculture enthusiast, you must value both quality and quantity, so that you can find your destined person in the vast sea of ??people and wave the flag for Comrade *** together.

In addition to the alphabet subculture, what other subcultures are there?

You might as well read the original article. There are 72 subcultural groups. How many circles have you participated in?

No, Zhihu, which loves sharing stories with the world, has published a "Subculture Circle Search and Dating Guide." Recently, in Zhihu's popular question "What subcultures are there in China now?", the answer from the respondent Lan Ling wrote a short paper on the classification of subcultures.

The article states that China can currently be divided into 10 categories and at least 72 different subcultural groups, which are classified according to different objects of spiritual life.

Although reading these 72 subculture groups will make people wonder: Is there any mainstream culture in this world?

As long as you have hobbies,

Congratulations on becoming a member of the subculture circle

Although subculture is a commonplace issue, it is still the first time to see subcultures. The cultural classification is so detailed.

Today’s young people are too embarrassed to go out without a special hobby. Of course, the way you go out also needs to be unique. /unsplash

With 10 major categories and at least 72 subcultural groups, there will always be ones you have not heard of, but they also include those you have seen. Although the public has not yet made a clear conclusion on the scope of subculture, the subdivisions of subculture groups have already unconsciously spread across various fields that we did not expect.

In the individual appearance category of "expressing distinctive personal preferences through changes in individual appearance", there are three bankrupt sisters who have a particularly strong presence this year - JK uniforms, Hanfu, and Lolita dresses. . The two-dimensional categories that everyone is familiar with, such as animation nerds, game nerds, and online literary circles, have also been carefully classified into spiritual consumer goods.

There are niche groups such as Cthulhu Mythos, Flying Spaghetti Cult, and Lucid Dreaming, which are subcultural groups that you won’t recognize when you hear their names. Common groups such as earthy, antique, idol circles, history geeks, military fans, etc. are also included. If you are an emoticon expert, you are a standard subculture enthusiast under this classification system.

Emoji: Thank you for the invitation. I never thought that one day I would be classified as a subculture. /unsplash

According to this classification, any ordinary person with some hobbies is a member of the subculture circle.

“Not all hobbies are called subcultures. Subculture is by no means limited to hobbies.” Another respondent to this Zhihu question disagreed with this highly praised answer.

Compared with answering the question "What subcultures are there in China now?", the respondent Lan Ling was more like listing "What niche circles are there in China now?"

Clearly understanding what a subculture is is the first key to answering the question. The current popular answers composed of "72 groups" are more of a simple and crude presentation of subcultures and other hobbies mixed together.

For example, it is definitely harder than imagined to find a fan of a single subculture who is only addicted to games and does not love animation, science fiction, etc. /unsplash

And if you look at it completely, you will find that the overlap rate of these categories is very high. A history buff who likes to wear Hanfu and enjoy animation may have been involved in more than 10 of the 72 subcultural groups.

Abandoning thinking about the connotation and denotation of subculture, this highly praised answer that simply lists phenomena may be more accurately described as a "Self-evaluation Form for Subculture Hobby Experience".

The new subculture trend that young people are playing with recently is the high-tech subculture name machine that looks very "sub" when you look at the name.

If you are relaxed, you can change your child to a more coquettish new name.

The eye-catching visual design of the ancient computer era, the 50-cent PPT title with artistic word effects, and a random picture, you can also have a unique and cool subname, and then post it on Moments Show off on Weibo.

The three girls behind the high-tech subculture naming machine, bnt, luwen and yuan, are all sophomore students from Parsons School of Design. I used the knowledge I learned from the programming class last semester to write this small program. At first I just planned to use it to play on IG, but unexpectedly it became popular.

Why is this thing created just for entertainment so popular? The creative team doesn’t quite understand either.

They received a lot of feedback. Many people in the mainstream circle think this generator is fun and novel, and their friends from the subculture around them also have a great time. "I have to explain the emotion of this motive, maybe it is self-deprecating. The fact is that it has indeed made many friends around me laugh."

Tiaohai Courtyard interviewed the main creative team. During the exchange process, you can find out that the main creative girl Their names are also interesting. /Jiaohaiyuan

In the unexpected follow-up phenomenon, they found the meaning that the subculture brought to them. "What we hope is to first tell everyone that such a culture exists, so that we can continue to show the rich and exciting aspects of different subculture circles."

If you like subculture, you don't need to draw a line. The distance between subculture and the mainstream is not as far as we think.

The subculture outside the circle is also a subculture,

No one is nobler than anyone else

According to the official definition, Generation Z refers to those born after 1995 and 2010 People born before. Most young people of Generation Z no longer pursue mass convergence, but gradually turn their attention to their niche selves.

Popular culture passively accepts the secular world, while subculture is the life that should be actively pursued.

The documentary "Our Wave" launched by Tencent Video at the beginning of this year tells these stories. Integrating acceptance, rebellious expression, advocating freedom, and living in the present are the epitome of the lifestyle attitude of the new generation of youth.

Zhu Jingxi, who looked very "A" in "Sisters Riding the Wind and Waves", was also the host experience officer for one of the episodes. /"Our Wave"

It includes four major themes: "From the Streets", "Beauty Makeup Fantasy", "Starting from the Scratch", "The Nighter and More Trendy", from skateboarding, fashion brands, beauty Makeup, styling, party culture and other cultural elements that young people are very familiar with are included. This is a documentary entirely for young people.

In the 5th episode about Jamaican dreadlocks, when the host casually asked "How long have you had this hairstyle?" the old Jamaican man only replied: "Kid, this is not a kind of hair style." Hairstyles, this is a culture.”

This kind of nonchalant yet determined attitude is exactly what many subculture enthusiasts lack nowadays.

“I don’t want the things I like to become popular”, “He is no longer our spiritual placebo after he is out of the circle”, these “anti-mainstream” remarks can be seen everywhere.

“Trend should be an attitude towards getting along with the world.”/Zhihu screenshot

In fact, many of the wonderful things in this world are shaped by the new generation of young people. Traditional business society is also increasingly affected by the so-called "subculture". "Our Wave" is a documentary that "mainstreams" the younger generation and subculture.

Whether it blends or collides with mainstream culture, it is the same culture. In essence, there is no opposition, only difference. The fact is that subcultures never give up the opportunity to "break out".

The last night of 2019 is also the most beautiful night. Many young people choose to watch the "The Most Beautiful Night of 2019" party on Station B to celebrate the New Year.

This is the first time that Station B has held a New Year’s Eve party. The current cumulative views have reached 100 million, with 3.117 million comments. Some people even used the term "China's Red and White Song Festival" to describe the grand appearance of this party.

Whether it is live broadcast or replay, it is certain that the vast majority of surfing pioneers on the Internet have contributed to clicks.

It does not rely on traffic stars, nor does it rely on large-scale promotion and marketing. Data at the 10th anniversary meeting of the establishment of Bilibili showed that the monthly active users of Bilibili have reached 125 million. This is also the confidence and pride of Station B to break out of the circle.

From "Station B that everyone in the second dimension loves to use" to "Station B that young people fall in love with", I always hear some "old users" expressing their disappointment with it - Station B is becoming more and more popular Popularity is no longer a two-dimensional paradise. It has betrayed the subculture circle.

However, has Bilibili really abandoned the subculture headed by the "two-dimensional"?

To this day, becoming a member of Bilibili is not only a matter of filling in registration information, but also requires answering 100 subculture questions related to Bilibili. Bilibili still has no intention of giving up this registration mechanism that is so "exclusive" that it has dissuaded passers-by.

In addition to the alphabet subculture, what other subcultures are there?

After seeing these registration problems, who can still bear to say that Station B has betrayed the second dimension?

Maintaining the right to be unique is not only the most attractive thing for young people not only at Bilibili, but also by extension to the entire Internet culture.

As William Manchester wrote in the afterword of "Glory and Dreams" about American history: "If freedom is to have substantive meaning, it must be more inclusive and include those who are criticized by thousands of people. ”

When we indulge in subculture,

We also long for the mainstream

On December 3, 1976, five thugs stormed into the United States. A private residence was shot wildly and then quickly fled. Three people were attacked in the house, but luckily they survived. One of the injured was Bob Marley, the famous "Father of Reggae."

Love your life and live in your love.

Two days later, a free open-air concert called "Smiling Jamaica" was held as scheduled. That day, more than 80,000 people came to the stadium in the National Forest Park, chanting "Bob Marley."

Marley was smiling, as usual, with firm eyes like a fighter. Later, someone asked him why he continued to sing even though he was injured. He said: "Those who are trying to make the world a worse place have never had a day off. How can I stop singing?"

Being breaking the Western mainstream Before the music industry was fortified, reggae, which originated in Jamaica, was not even a niche. Marley's appearance changed everything. He single-handedly brought this music style and the culture of dreadlocks to the world.

When young people use dreadlocks to look cool, they should not forget the love and peace behind this hairstyle. /"Hip-Hop in China"

Reggae music and dreadlocks, which have been labeled as "rebellious and violent" in Western mainstream media, are important symbols of resistance to colonial rule for Jamaicans. It is also a declaration of anti-discrimination, anti-violence, love and peace, which are exactly the antonyms of those stereotypes.

Accepting subculture actually means accepting all unconventional and anti-mainstream characteristics.

Teenagers who are out of touch with mature adult groups start from the appeal for a sense of identity, and then use conscious resistance as a gesture, and countless hormone capsules want to pass through the "light" to find the "darkness". There is nothing new under the sun, but there is always an undercurrent of unrest, and this sense of instability is what is so dangerously fascinating about subcultures.

Accepting yourself, enjoying yourself, and embracing the world, subculture is more than just a symbol for the younger generation. /"Our Wave"

Nash Warshar Shuode, a well-known netizen on Zhihu, wrote the "Three Laws of Society":

1. Anyone born 10 years earlier than me People who are 6 years old and above are stubborn old people who cannot move forward.

2. Anyone born within 10 years of me is the elite and mainstay of this society.

3. Anyone born 10 years or more after me is a hopelessly defeated generation.

Before subculture became common, there was a vague and extremely flexible group in China - literary youth. This is the non-mainstream culture of those born in the 1970s and 1980s.

Literary young people who have poetry and distant places in their hearts are also subculture enthusiasts. /unsplash

At that time, everyone did not have a clear understanding of the concept of youth in subculture, so the term "artistic youth" lumped together a group of young people who were "out of place" and unique.

Every young person will naturally be attracted by the call of subculture and explore how to live. This is the baptism of life before we enter the adult society.

Every young person hopes that the life value of these small groups of young people will one day become a lifestyle worth mentioning in mainstream society. This is the vitality and survival of subculture.

The greatest charm of subculture is tolerance, and because of this we can be better than we imagined. Come on, Ollie!

So stop proudly saying that we are against the mainstream, we just want to be ourselves seriously.

Professional tutor WeChat: xllx577 Original author: @新weekly-王中中