TEDxGuangzhou (TEDxXiguan) 2014-2023

新的符号能改善互联网上的对话吗？

陈飞樾

社交网络已经成为我们生活的一部分，但你是否想过：点赞、转发、评论这些看似“默认”的功能，其实在潜移默化地影响着我们如何交流、如何表达观点？如果我们能对这些基础交互方式做出一点点改动，是否能创造出更健康、更理性的网络对话环境？

在这次分享中，陈飞樾从已有的社交平台符号出发，设计出两个全新的符号，用它们来重新想象人与人之间的网络对话。他希望借此邀请我们一起思考：“我们究竟能如何改善社交网络中的对话？”

作为麻省理工学院建筑学院的毕业生，陈飞樾用建筑的空间视角切入社交媒体的结构分析。他联合创立了“沙丘研究所”——名字取自“沙丘”这一意象，象征一种持续被信息流动塑造的动态空间，就像互联网一样，从不停息地变化着。

如今我们所处的社交媒体时代，充满了极端化的言论、戾气十足的争论，以及正在消失的公共讨论空间。陈飞樾在《中文互联网中“讨论”的消亡》中指出，高质量的理性对话，是公共领域存在的必要条件。失去了讨论空间，我们只会愈发走向对立、误解和空洞的争执。他所提出的思考，是一次试图突破这种困境的尝试。

Can new symbols improve dialogues on the web?

Feiyue Chen

Social media is a part of daily life for almost everyone now. But have you ever stopped to wonder how features like the “like” button, share counts, or comment threads subtly shape how we talk to each other? What if we redesigned some of these core interactions—could we create space for healthier, more thoughtful online conversations?

In this talk, Feiyue Chen proposes two new symbols as a response to the limitations of current social media design. By rethinking the tools we use to interact, he invites us to imagine new possibilities for how we connect—and how we disagree—with others online.

With a background in architecture from MIT, Chen brings a spatial lens to his analysis of social platforms. He co-founded Sand Dune Institute, a name that reflects the ever-shifting nature of digital space—shaped continuously by the flow of information, like dunes in the wind.

We’re living in a time when social media is saturated with polarized opinions, hostile exchanges, and the vanishing of shared understanding. In his widely read article The Disappearance of Discussion in the Chinese Internet, Chen argues that rational, high-quality dialogue is essential for any true public sphere. Without it, we’re left with growing extremes, harmful simplifications, and endless, unproductive conflict. His work challenges us to ask: can we design for better conversations?