When a meme prescribed self-care

当一则梗倡导自我关怀时

Round Table China

2026-01-01

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In late 2025, the most resonant piece of self-care advice in China didn't come from a lifestyle guru, but from an internet meme: 爱你老己 (Love yourself). A single, linguistically clever phrase blossomed into a cultural phenomenon. Its power was in repackaging the universal truth of self-love into something that felt intimate, shareable, and distinctly modern. This is the story of how language itself became a premier tool for wellness in the digital age. On the show: Steve, Fei Fei & Yushan
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  • Forget lifestyle gurus.

  • In late 2025, the most resonant piece of self-care advice in China came from an internet meme.

  • A linguistically clever phrase, born online,

  • became a cultural phenomenon by repackaging a universal truth.

  • Self-love into something that felt intimate, shareable, and distinctly modern.

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  • Imagine an online phrase,

  • so intimate and cleverly playful that it becomes a national shorthand for a generation's new priority.

  • In late 2025, a heartwarming meme swept across the country here in China,