The Full Circle: Quantified self, fishing ban, cry-cry horse

圆满之旅:量化自我,禁渔令,悲悲戚戚的马

Round Table China

2026-01-16

11 分钟
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What connects the quantified self movement, a major fishing ban, and a viral“cry-cry horse"? On the surface, these three stories from this past week appear to exist in separate worlds—one in personal technology, another in environmental policy, and the last in internet culture. We trace how they intersect to reveal a surprising, singular theme about modern systems of monitoring, compliance, and emotional response. On the show: Niu Honglin, Steve & Fei Fei
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  • Three stars.

  • One connection.

  • This is the full circle.

  • This is Roundtable with me, Steve Haverly and Fei Fei.

  • Okay, fair warning.

  • The next segment always sounds like a bad idea at first.

  • Three stories from earlier this week that have absolutely nothing in common.

  • No shared theme, no shared logic, no shared universe.

  • And yet, by the end of this, we promise they will click.

  • So...

  • Today, we invite Fei Fei to pick the three stories of the week and find out the link.

  • First of all, we have our Monday show.

  • We talked about the quantified self.

  • Basically,

  • it's a concept where you use these measurable metrics to track your physical and mental health.

  • By proactively collecting these data,

  • you can manage your lifestyle or you can expand your own self-awareness.

  • Well, yeah, so it's basically a rise in China and also elsewhere in the world that young people,

  • especially young people are putting numbers on their daily life to better understand that they're physical and mental health,

  • you know, just count the steps they walked, hours they slept,