摘要:
继“佛系”“内卷”之后,“躺平”成为网络年度热词,并入选《咬文嚼字》新近公布的“2021年度十大流行语”榜单。从“平卧”“休息”的本义,引申至一种表征高度竞争下的社会青年心态,并迅速出圈,引发更广泛社会群体的讨论和回应。“躺平”不妨看作是一种以自嘲来抵御生活压力和调试心态的方式,但是作为症候的“躺平”所折射的阶层固化、社会流动不畅等问题则必须引起高度重视,需要全社会形成合力,拿出对策,真正落实好习近平总书记所指出的“防止社会阶层固化,畅通向上流动通道,给更多人创造致富机会,形成人人参与的发展环境,避免‘内卷’、‘躺平’”。为研讨上述问题,《探索与争鸣》编辑部与国家社科基金重大项目“复杂现代性与中国发展之道”课题组、《广州大学学报》编辑部联合举办“躺平主义多维分析学术研讨会”,邀请相关领域学者围绕“躺平”的不同形态、心境状态与现实基础、所包含的诉求和群体情绪、可采取的相关措施等问题撰文,希冀通过对躺平现象的理论反思,洞察中国社会心态的最新变化,提出应对之道。
汪行福教授指出,躺平是复杂的意义场,包含着不同的诉求和含义:首先,躺平意味着闲暇和自由时间,是人类生活的基本要求;其次,躺平部分地表达了人们对工业化社会的生产主义、消费主义的不满,表达了调整人与自然、人与他人,以及人与自身关系的积极愿望;最后,躺平反映了当前社会亟待解决的突出问题。许纪霖教授认为当下的躺平者有三种不同的形态:虚假的躺平主义者、积极的躺平主义者与消极的躺平主义者。大多数躺平者是“身躺心不平”的消极的躺平主义者,社会应当积极行动,让更多的躺平者重拾信心。朱国华教授将躺平定义为一种心境状态,它意味着甘居下游、对失败的承认和对通行社会游戏规则的放弃。躺平的声音交织着历史的投影、人性的奥秘和现实的挫败,应该采取措施来改善躺平主义滋生的社会条件,并由此尽可能多地消除社会怨气。王金林教授围绕躺平主义是否具有正当性、抵抗性乃至主体性展开讨论。他指出,躺平不具有真正意义上的正当性;躺平主义实质上只是一种边缘性的生存方式,不仅不具有抵抗性,而且难逃寄生性与依附性;个体在躺平状态中并未自我充实,而是把自我虚无化。成伯清教授呼吁我们应该多在生产组织和分配领域关注青年的状态,借助调节性理想赋予奋斗的个体以价值和意义。在这种理想的引领下,前行即正义,而躺平则不是。吕鹤颖博士指出,刻意减速的躺平并不能为青年代际提供有效的对抗时间加速的思路。躺平青年只是个别青年代际的自我摹写,社会中更多的是“勇敢牛牛不怕困难”所引发的破圈与共鸣。陶东风教授指出,当前网络热词研究普遍存在内涵不清晰、分析抽象化等问题,研究“躺平”等网络流行语及其传达的重要信息,必须纳入社会分析尤其是制度分析框架才能抓住要害。
——主持人 张 蕾 杨义成
Abstract:
“Lying flat”has become a hot word of the year on the internet and was selected into the list of “Top Ten Popular Words of 2021”recently. A series of problems reflected by“lying flat”must be paid
great attention to, and the whole society needs to form a joint force and come up with countermeasures.
We should earnestly implement Xi Jinping’s instructions to prevent the solidification of social class,
unblock upward mobility channels, create opportunities for more people to become rich, form a
development environment for everyone to participate, and avoid“internal winding”and“lying flat”.
Professor Wang Xingfu pointed out that lying flat is a complex meaning field, which contains different
demands and meanings. Professor Xu Jilin believed that there are three different forms of lying flat:
false lying flat, positive lying flat and negative lying flat. Professor Zhu Guohua defined lying flat as
a state of mind, and believed that measures should be taken to improve the social conditions in which
lying flat doctrine breeds, so as to eliminate social grievances as much as possible. Professor Wang Jinlin
discussed whether lying flat doctrine has legitimacy, resistance and even subjectivity. Professor Cheng
Boqing called on us to pay more attention to the state of youth in the field of production organization
and distribution. Under the guidance of this ideal, moving forward is justice, but lying flat is not. Dr. Lv
Heying pointed out that lying flat can not provide an effective way for young generations to resist time
acceleration. Professor Tao Dongfeng pointed out that the study of network catchwords such as“lying
flat”must be incorporated into in-depth social analysis, especially institutional analysis.
. “躺平”:回应姿态、社会心态与生存样态(汪行福,许纪霖,朱国华,王金林,成伯清,吕鹤颖,陶东风)[J]. 探索与争鸣, 2021(12): 4-27.
Wang Xingfu & Xu Jilin & Zhu Guohua & Wang Jinlin & Cheng Boqing & Lv Heying & Tao Dongfeng.
“Lying Flat”: Response Posture, Social Mentality and Survival State
[J]. Exploration and Free Views, 2021(12): 4-27.