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【一起来读书吧 Bookclub】 我们最近会举办两个读书会活动！ 《台湾漫游录》线下读书会： 8月9日，我们会在纽约中文独立书店Accent Sisters举办《台湾漫游录》线下读书会。故事讲述了1938年日本统治台湾时期，一位年轻的日本女性小说家来到岛上，希望能一路吃穿台湾，在这个过程中她爱上了自己的女性翻译，但却苦于难以克服殖民者与被殖民者之间的鸿沟。这本书今年斩获了国际布克奖，是首部获得这部奖项的华语原著作品。 * 读书会链接：https://luma.com/yayseynm Apple in China 线上读书会： 7月24日，我们想和大家一起线上共读Patrick McGee 的热销作品 Apple in China。这本书细致讲述了苹果如何在中国建立起现代史上最复杂、最高效的制造与供应链体系之一，也讲述了中国如何成为世界上最有价值公司的关键支柱。作者 Patrick McGee 将在活动最后 30 分钟加入我们，回答大家的问题；问答部分使用英文。 * 读书会链接：https://luma.com/buwyzrkk We have two book club events coming up soon! "Taiwan Travelogue" In-Person Book Club: On August 9th, we'll be hosting an in-person book club for Taiwan Travelogue at Accent Sisters, a Chinese-language independent bookstore in New York. The story follows a young Japanese novelist who travels to Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period in 1938, hoping to eat and dress her way across the island. Along the way, she falls in love with her female translator, but struggles to overcome the gulf between colonizer and colonized. The book won this year's International Booker Prize, making it the first Chinese-language original work to receive the award. * Book club link: https://luma.com/yayseynm On July 24th, we’ll be reading Patrick McGee’s bestselling book Apple in China together online. The book offers a detailed account of how Apple built one of the most complex and efficient manufacturing and supply chain systems in modern history in China. It also tells the story of how China became a crucial pillar of the world’s most valuable company. Author Patrick McGee will join us for the final 30 minutes of the event to answer questions. The Q&A session will be conducted in English. * Book club link: https://luma.com/buwyzrkk 【聊了什么The What】 这是一场线下录制内容！ 最近，小杨参加了Same Room纽约播客节，和友台新新人类的主播采薇、残言片语的主播Mercy和喜剧播客唠点扭腰磕的主播Rachel以匮乏时代的流行文化为主题，聊了一期2026流行文化小盘点。 本来有大纲来着，但是四个女的全部失控。录制过程十分快乐，希望你也能听得开心！ This is an in-person recorded episode! Xiao Yang recently attended the Same Room New York Podcast Festival and sat down with hosts from three sister podcasts — Cai Wei from "New New Humans," Mercy from "Fragments of Remaining Words" (残言片语), and Rachel from the comedy podcast "Nagging Points, Twisting Waists" (唠点扭腰磕) — for a conversation about pop culture in a 2026 vibecession. We did have an agenda but that went out of the window - but we had fun, and hope you do too. 【时间轴 The When】 * 00:00 - 开场：7月及8月线上线下读书会报名指南 * 01:21 - 播客节现场：四位女性主播的聚首 * 05:30 - 细聊郑智化轮椅风波：为什么我们难以讨论少数群体的权利 * 11:29 - TradWife 与利己主义：解析当代女性面对经济下行的心理补偿 * 18:22 - 文化口红指数：为什么网络上教人“拿结果”的博主大行其道 * 29:00 - 记者 vs 博主：主流媒体的娱乐化趋势与事实查证的消失 * 38:45 - 寻找真相的困境：在信息爆炸中感到匮乏的希望 * 41:25 - 迪拜巧克力走红背后：从视觉与听觉冲击到味觉的割裂 * 46:09 - 茉莉奶白商战纪实：中国速度与抽象美学在曼哈顿的结合 * 60:22 - 争议性讨论：关于网红“夏美”与性工作者的可见度困境 * 67:11 - 拒绝碎片化：如何通过“笨手机”和无聊感重获个人Voice重新注意力对抗无聊 * 00:00 – Intro: sign-up guide for July and August online/offline book club sessions * 01:21 – At the podcast festival: four female hosts come together * 05:30 – A close look at the Zheng Zhihua wheelchair controversy: why it's so hard to discuss minority rights * 11:29 – Tradwives and self-interest: unpacking the psychological compensation contemporary women seek amid economic downturn * 18:22 – The "cultural lipstick index": why influencers teaching people to "get results" are thriving online * 29:00 – Journalists vs. influencers: mainstream media's drift toward entertainment and the disappearance of fact-checking * 38:45 – The struggle to find truth: feeling a scarcity of hope amid an explosion of information * 41:25 – Behind the Dubai chocolate craze: from visual and auditory impact to a disconnect in taste * 46:09 – A true account of the Molly Tea (茉莉奶白) price war: Chinese speed and abstract aesthetics colliding in Manhattan * 60:22 – A controversial discussion: influencer "Xia Mei" (夏美) and the visibility struggles of sex workers * 67:11 – Rejecting fragmentation: reclaiming personal voice and attention through "dumbphones" and embracing boredom 【疲惫红书 CyberRed】 除了播客以外，疲惫娇娃的几个女的在小红书上开了官方账号，我们会不定期发布【疲惫在读】、【疲惫在看】、【疲惫旅行】、【疲惫Vlog】等等更加轻盈、好玩、实验性质的内容。如果你想知道除了播客以外我们在关注什么，快来小红书评论区和我们互动。 Apart from the podcast, we have set up an official account on Xiaohongshu. We will periodically post content such as “CyberPink Reading,” “CyberPink Watching,” “CyberPink Traveling,” “CyberPink Vlog,” and more. Those are lighter, more fun and more experimental stuff about our lives. Leave us some comments on Xiaohongshu! 【买咖啡 Please Support Us】 如果喜欢这期节目并愿意想要给我们买杯咖啡： * 海外用户：https://www.patreon.com/cyberpinkfm * 海内用户：https://afdian.com/a/cyberpinkfm * 商务合作邮箱：[email protected] * 商务合作微信：CyberPink2022 If you like our show and want to support us, please consider the following: * Those Abroad: https://www.patreon.com/cyberpinkfm * Those in China: https://afdian.com/a/cyberpinkfm * Business Inquiries Email: [email protected] * Business Inquiries WeChat: CyberPink2022 Support on Patreon | 爱发电上赞助

【一起来读书吧 Bookclub】 7月24日，我们想和大家一起线上共读Patrick McGee 的热销作品 Apple in China。 这本书细致讲述了苹果如何在中国建立起现代史上最复杂、最高效的制造与供应链体系之一，也讲述了中国如何成为世界上最有价值公司的关键支柱。 作者 Patrick McGee 将在活动最后 30 分钟加入我们，回答大家的问题；问答部分使用英文。 * 读书会链接：https://luma.com/buwyzrkk On July 24, we’ll be reading Patrick McGee’s bestselling book Apple in China together online. The book offers a detailed account of how Apple built one of the most complex and efficient manufacturing and supply chain systems in modern history in China. It also tells the story of how China became a crucial pillar of the world’s most valuable company. Author Patrick McGee will join us for the final 30 minutes of the event to answer questions. The Q&A session will be conducted in English. * Book club link: https://luma.com/buwyzrkk 更多活动，请订阅百花新闻信 For more events, subscribe to Baihua newsletter https://baihua.substack.com/ 【聊了什么 The What】 在AI浪潮席卷全球的当下，内容创造者的边界正在模糊。本期《新新人类》主播一闻带你走进纽约Same Room华语播客节现场，听四位背景迥异的嘉宾共话：AI时代，创造者的“护城河”究竟在哪里？从硅谷大厂的AI从业者到在特教领域手搓视频的电影导演，从文字记者的身份认同困境到物理学博士的科普实验，我们不只谈论技术效率，更深挖技术背后的审美规训与语言不平等。AI能模仿哈姆雷特，但它懂那背后的历史与痛苦吗？本期节目将打破“AI杀死创作者”的二元对立，探讨如何在这个“万物皆可替代”的时代，守住人类最核心的决策力与注意力。 As the AI wave sweeps the globe, the boundaries of content creation are blurring. In this episode of Pixel Perfect, host Yiwen takes you inside the "Same Room Podcast Festival" in New York, where four guests from different backgrounds sit down to discuss a pressing question: in the age of AI, where exactly is a creator's "moat"? From an AI professional at a Silicon Valley tech giant to a film director hand-crafting videos in special education, from a print journalist wrestling with questions of identity to a physics PhD running science-outreach experiments — we don't just talk about technical efficiency. We dig deeper, into the aesthetic conditioning and linguistic inequality lurking behind the technology. AI can imitate Hamlet, but does it understand the history and pain behind it? This episode pushes back against the simplistic "AI will kill creators" binary, exploring instead how to hold onto humanity's most essential faculties — judgment and attention — in an era where "everything can be replaced." 【时间轴 The When】 * 00:37 - 跨界对话：科技从业者与传统媒体背景创作者的 AI 初始体验 * 08:00 - 坦白局：创作者使用 AI 生成初稿时的心理负担与 Stigma * 12:56 - 实践中的摩擦点：AI 在手语翻译和特定文化场景中的“无能为力” * 18:20 - 算法不平等：少数语言用户在 AI 时代的资源挤占现状 * 24:47 - 创作的“蒸馏”：AI 能否通过学习顶尖创作者实现高质量产出？ * 35:31 - 中美差异：为何好莱坞激烈抵制 AI 而国内创作者态度开放？ * 40:40 - Vibe Coding 警告：失去“把手弄脏”的积累，会削弱底层创造力吗？ * 47:29 - 护城河之争：辨别力、阐释权与保护注意力的重要性 * 52:18 - Q&A：AI 驱动的短剧 与内容创作的本质意义 * 69:35 - 护城河或许并不存在，享受创作过程本身即是价值 * 00:37 – Crossing Lines: First encounters with AI, from tech workers to traditional media creators * 08:00 – Confession Time: The psychological burden and stigma of using AI for first drafts * 12:56 – Friction in Practice: Where AI falls short — sign language translation and culturally specific contexts * 18:20 – Algorithmic Inequality: How speakers of minority languages get squeezed out of resources in the AI era * 24:47 – The "Distillation" of Creativity: Can AI produce top-tier work just by learning from top-tier creators? * 35:31 – US vs. China: Why Hollywood is fighting AI so hard while creators back home stay open to it * 40:40 – Vibe Coding Warning: Does skipping the "getting your hands dirty" phase erode foundational creativity? * 47:29 – The Moat Debate: Discernment, the right to interpret, and why protecting attention matters * 52:18 – Q&A: The AI-driven micro-dramas and what content creation is really for * 69:35 – Maybe there is no moat — the value is in enjoying the act of creating itself 【支持我们 Please Support Us】 如果喜欢这期节目并愿意支持我们： * 海外用户：patreon.com/c/pixelperfect_xxrl * 海内用户：afdian.com/a/pixelperfectpod * 商务合作邮箱：[email protected] If you like our show and want to support us, please consider the following: * Those Abroad: patreon.com/c/pixelperfect_xxrl * Those in China: afdian.com/a/pixelperfectpod * Business Inquiries Email: [email protected]

【一起来读书吧 Bookclub】 7月24日，我们想和大家一起线上共读Patrick McGee 的热销作品 Apple in China。 这本书细致讲述了苹果如何在中国建立起现代史上最复杂、最高效的制造与供应链体系之一，也讲述了中国如何成为世界上最有价值公司的关键支柱。 作者 Patrick McGee 将在活动最后 30 分钟加入我们，回答大家的问题；问答部分使用英文。 * 读书会链接：https://luma.com/buwyzrkk On July 24, we’ll be reading Patrick McGee’s bestselling book Apple in China together online. The book offers a detailed account of how Apple built one of the most complex and efficient manufacturing and supply chain systems in modern history in China. It also tells the story of how China became a crucial pillar of the world’s most valuable company. Author Patrick McGee will join us for the final 30 minutes of the event to answer questions. The Q&A session will be conducted in English. * Book club link: https://luma.com/buwyzrkk 【聊了什么 The What】 先婚后爱、霸道总裁、带球跑、半人半兽但只对女主温柔的狼人。是这些土得掉渣、狗血又cheap的关键词，让短剧走进了美国中西部家庭主妇的内心。短剧，可能是中国最成功的文化出海产品之一。 这一期我们请来了海外短剧前从业者木薯，从片场第一线聊聊：短剧为什么能从中国一路拍到美国？它到底是影视工业、网文改编，还是一种披着内容外衣的科技产品？当导演、演员、制片、平台都在给数据和算法打工，谁才是真正的创作者？ 我们也聊到了短剧背后，复杂且动荡的影视行业：好莱坞罢工，意外成就了短剧。怀揣梦想的电影学院中国留学生，从“毕业即失业”变成“毕业即进组”。霸总、狼人、先婚后爱和带球跑背后，代表着怎样的感情观与创伤？以及让我们不停上头的AI水果短剧，可能是短剧的未来吗？ 短剧像一颗高剂量、裹着糖衣的短效止痛片。它精准诊断了普通人最难以启齿的欲望和痛苦，但却无法进行治疗。它只是在最关键的地方停下来，然后让你付费看下一集。 Contract marriage-to-love, domineering CEOs, secret babies, and half-human, half-beast werewolves who are gentle only to the female lead. These cheesy, melodramatic, low-budget tropes are what brought short dramas into the hearts of housewives across the American Midwest. Short dramas may be one of China’s most successful cultural exports. In this episode, we are joined by Mushu, a former practitioner in the overseas short drama industry. From the front lines of the set, we talk about how short dramas made their way from China to the U.S.; whether they are a product of the film and television industry, an adaptation of web fiction, or a tech product disguised as content; and when directors, actors, producers, and platforms are all working for data and algorithms, who actually gets to be called the creator? We also talked about the complicated and turbulent film and television industry behind short dramas: how the Hollywood strikes unexpectedly helped short dramas take off; how Chinese film school students with big dreams went from “graduating into unemployment” to “graduating straight onto a set”; what kinds of ideas about love and trauma lie behind domineering CEOs, werewolves, contract marriage-to-love, and secret babies; and whether the endlessly addictive AI fruit dramas might be the future of short dramas. Short dramas are like a high-dose, sugar-coated, short-acting painkiller. They diagnose ordinary people’s most unspeakable desires and pain with precision, but they cannot actually treat them. Instead, they stop at the most crucial moment, and ask you to pay for the next episode. 【时间轴 The When】 * 05:23 嘉宾木薯：从2022年开始参与海外短剧制作的前从业者 * 10:04 商业体系的收益，独立制作的剧组：短剧片场的奇怪混合体 * 14:06 短剧演技差，真的能怪演员吗？ * 17:18 数据告诉平台：下跪、扇巴掌和付费欲望之间的关系 * 23:50 短剧给了谁机会？中国影视留学生的“毕业即就业” * 27:18 好莱坞萧条、演员罢工，和短剧片场的起飞 * 33:16 中国式连轴转遇到美国劳工保护：“我们通常都这么干” * 38:02 和美国演员合作：网红、表演梦和生存压力 * 41:13 爆款演员：短剧也在复制明星工业 * 44:30 谁在看海外短剧？Midwest housewife与心理补偿 * 47:53 先婚后爱、狼人、带球跑：短剧套路背后的情感需求 * 56:19 AI进入短剧：编剧工资减半，工作量反而变大 * 01:02:51 为什么水果能演出真人拍不了的drama？ * 01:12:33 为什么离开短剧行业？“我发现我很久没有抬头看天空了” * 05:23 Mushu: a former short drama practitioner who began working in the industry in 2022 * 10:04 The profits of a commercial system, the crew of an indie production: the strange hybrid that is the short drama set * 14:06 Can we really blame the actors for bad acting in short dramas? * 17:18 Data tells platforms what connects kneeling, slapping, and the desire to pay * 23:50 Who did short dramas create opportunities for? Chinese film students and the shift from “graduating into unemployment” to “graduating into work” * 27:18 Hollywood’s downturn, the actors’ strike, and the rise of the short drama set * 33:16 China’s round-the-clock production pace meets American labor protections: “This is just how we usually do things” * 38:02 Working with American actors: non-union labor, influencers, acting dreams, and the pressure to survive * 41:13 Breakout actors: short dramas are also replicating the star-making machine * 44:30 Who watches overseas short dramas? The Midwest housewife and psychological compensation * 47:53 Contract marriage-to-love, werewolves, and secret babies: the emotional needs behind short drama tropes * 56:19 AI enters short dramas: writers’ pay is cut in half, but their workload gets heavier * 01:02:51 Why can fruit act out drama that real people can’t? * 01:12:33 Why leave the short drama industry? “I realized I hadn’t looked up at the sky in a long time.” 【拓展链接 The Links】 * MIT科技评论：中国短剧如何成为AI制片厂 * 复制中国“流量密码”，90秒短剧正霸屏美国 【我们是谁 Who We Are】 新新人类是一档由几个与互联网一起长大的新生代科技记者主持的播客，致力于站在中美交汇点上，解读全球科技潮流与人文的交织。 * 马修：一个网瘾晚期的全职养猫人 * 一闻：一个对地铁比手机更上瘾的记者 嘉宾： * 木薯：前北美短剧从业者 【支持我们 Please Support Us】 如果喜欢这期节目并愿意支持我们： * 海外用户：patreon.com/c/pixelperfect_xxrl * 海内用户：afdian.com/a/pixelperfectpod * 商务合作邮箱：[email protected] If you like our show and want to support us, please consider the following: * Those Abroad: patreon.com/c/pixelperfect_xxrl * Those in China: afdian.com/a/pixelperfectpod * Business Inquiries Email: [email protected]

【聊了什么 The What】 Cluely是一家靠帮人面试作弊起家的AI公司，创始人Roy Lee从哥大退学，拿到a16z领投的千万美元融资，但它在各大平台发布的搞笑短视频系列，比产品本身更出名。这期节目，我们请来传播从业者Ivy，聊聊Cluely这家公司和不走寻常路的创始人Roy Lee。 病毒式营销能否真正转化为商业价值？通过模仿中国国际学生出圈的网红Remy Zee加入Cluely，这为什么是Roy Lee做过最正确的商业决策？Lookmaxxing、蛋白质崇拜、公款报销约会费用背后，这家公司的兄弟会文化折射出什么？短剧里女性角色的凝视位置，以及ABG CMO作为硅谷新趋势，又意味着什么？ Roy Lee的走红，是个人天才，还是时代给亚裔男性打开了一扇从未有过的门？在AI重塑硅谷生态的当下，那些曾经循规蹈矩的亚裔男性，正在用一种全新的方式争夺话语权、资本与关注。这场逆袭的代价与边界，值得认真审视。 Cluely is an AI company that got its start helping people cheat in job interviews. Its founder Roy Lee dropped out of Columbia, raised millions in funding led by a16z — yet the company's viral comedy video series is far more famous than the product itself. This episode, we sit down with communications professional Ivy to unpack Cluely, and the unconventional founder behind it. Can viral marketing actually convert into business value? Why was hiring Remy Zee — the creator who blew up impersonating Chinese international students — arguably the best business decision Roy Lee ever made? What does Cluely's frat-house culture of lookmaxxing, protein obsession, and expensing employee dates really say about the company? And what does the male gaze baked into their short-form dramas, and the rise of the "ABG CMO" as a Silicon Valley trend, actually mean? Is Roy Lee's rise a story of individual genius — or has the AI era simply opened a door for Asian men that was never there before? As AI reshapes the Silicon Valley ecosystem, Asian men who once played by every rule are now competing for influence, capital, and attention in entirely new ways. The cost of that reinvention, and its limits, are worth examining carefully. 【时间轴 The When】 * 00:01:58 哥大退学、面试作弊，融到2000万？ * 00:05:53 Cluely到底是什么？从作弊软件转型会议纪要与新产品Bounty * 00:08:29 病毒式营销，网红Remy Zee和Ling Long * 00:17:46 公司文化如同兄弟会，Looksmaxxing和表演式男性文化 * 00:24:26 性别凝视：短剧里的女性角色与ABG CMO * 00:36:44 亚裔男性的拧巴处境，摇身一变，AI时代亚裔站上聚光灯 * 00:41:15 Roy Lee，是TikTok时代的成功学大师吗？ * 00:48:11 在厕所和VC打电话的Gen Z创始人 * 00:47:17 重新定义Agency，社媒影响力并不是全部 * 00:59:03 Founder-Led传播途径：数字造假风波的反转操作，反映了2026年的媒体玩法 * 00:01:58 Dropped out of Columbia, cheated in interviews, raised $20M? * 00:05:53 What even is Cluely? From cheating tool to meeting notes app and new product Bounty * 00:08:29 Viral marketing, influencers Remy Zee and Ling Long * 00:17:46 Company culture as a frat house: lookmaxxing and performative masculinity * 00:24:26 The male gaze: female characters in their short-form dramas, and the rise of the ABG CMO * 00:36:44 The Asian male identity crisis and the AI era glow-up * 00:41:15 Is Roy Lee the self-help guru of the TikTok generation? * 00:48:11 The Gen Z founder taking VC calls from a bathroom stall * 00:47:17 Redefining agency: social media clout isn't the whole story * 00:59:03 Founder-led comms: how Roy Lee spun a fake numbers scandal into a viral moment and what it says about media in 2026 【我们是谁 Who We Are】 新新人类是一档由几个与互联网一起长大的新生代科技记者主持的播客，致力于站在中美交汇点上，解读全球科技潮流与人文的交织。 * 马修：一个网瘾晚期的全职养猫人 * 一闻：一个对地铁比手机更上瘾的记者 嘉宾： * Ivy：PR Agency创始人、运营英文订阅信Calling the Shots，并在FT中文网开设专栏《话语圈时代》。在洛杉矶长大的ABC和两个男孩的母亲。 【拓展链接 The Links】 Child’s Play, by Sam Kriss 【支持我们 Please Support Us】 如果喜欢这期节目并愿意支持我们： * 海外用户：patreon.com/c/pixelperfect_xxrl * 海内用户：afdian.com/a/pixelperfectpod * 商务合作邮箱：[email protected] If you like our show and want to support us, please consider the following: * Those Abroad: patreon.com/c/pixelperfect_xxrl * Those in China: afdian.com/a/pixelperfectpod * Business Inquiries Email: [email protected]