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Is the rise of dopamine consumption paying for happiness or is consumerism prevalent?

2024-03-15   

In recent years, a passionate concert, a relaxing trip, and a thrilling skiing activity have quietly infiltrated daily life, sparking a new trend of dopamine consumption that emphasizes personal experience and timely satisfaction. While young people love to pay the bill, it has also driven the recovery and heating of the market for cultural and entertainment performances, hotel accommodation, cultural tourism catering, and related supporting equipment. However, some experts remind us to combine reality and long-term planning to grasp the right balance and avoid falling into the "trap" of excessive consumption and blindly following the trend. The year 2023, which has just passed with explosive performances and tourism, is a year of offline performances where there has been a long drought and abundant rain. Miss Huang (pseudonym), born in 1995 in Guangzhou, has a special summary of 2023 on her WeChat Moments: 5 concerts, 1 Livehouse, 1 League of Legends professional league... She told the Yangcheng Evening News reporter that she watched concerts by Joey Yung, Mayday, Wu Bai, Hu Xia, and Eason Chan last year, and the total number is not too much, but as a fan, she is already very satisfied. The recovery of the performance market is real, and the difficulty in grabbing tickets is also real. Ticketing is a matter of seconds. Miss Huang said, "The price threshold is not low, starting at 500 yuan. If you can't get it on the ticketing platform, you can collect tickets on the second-hand idle platform, which costs nearly 5000 yuan." "At first, I wanted to join the fun and experience the atmosphere of watching concerts offline again.". Following the rhythmic rhythm of the band, everyone held fluorescent sticks together and sang loudly, even standing up to sing and dance. At that moment, it was really relaxing and joyful, without worrying about the outside world's gaze and boldly releasing emotions. Later on, I couldn't stop at all, one after another, hoping to watch the Phoenix Legend concert this year When it comes to the emotional journey of watching a performance, she describes it this way. The outlet for young people's emotions is not only watching performances, but also traveling. Ms. Li (pseudonym), born in 1995, is engaged in brand planning in Guangzhou. As an office worker, I cherish every small and long vacation I have, and usually choose to travel and relax. In 2023, I have spent about 10 times with a group, going to Zhangzhou in Fujian, Hezhou in Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau, Dunhuang in Gansu, Qinghai, Fuzhou in Fujian, Ganzi in Sichuan, and Harbin in Heilongjiang. The most memorable trip is undoubtedly the Northwest China Tour. "At 9:30 pm, I watched the sunset at Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang, and in the early morning, I lay on the beach next to Qinghai Lake, watching meteors. I climbed the Qilian Mountains, which I have read countless times in geography books, and the beauty of nature's creations was presented before my eyes." Miss Li added, "At the beginning of this year, I also bravely climbed three snow capped mountains: Yala, Gongga, and Siguniang Mountain.". Tourism is a very joyful and relaxing activity, where one can explore new worlds, interact with new people and things in a new city or place, and thus generate new cognition When asked if this belonged to "explosive tourism", she admitted to reporters that compared to the past few years, the frequency of travel has indeed increased significantly. People cherish the beautiful time spent outdoors and can also alleviate work anxiety and fatigue. In addition, many young people, especially those born in 1995 and 2000, choose to become travel bloggers

Edit:GuoGuo Responsible editor:FangZhiYou

Source:chinanews.com

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