Emotional economy boom: China ‘love-brained’ youth seek strangers’ ire for guidance
- Posted on February 11, 2026
- By South China Morning Post
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Emotional economy boom: China ‘love-brained’ youth seek strangers’ ire for guidance

People obsessed with love pay for tongue-lashing from self-styled influencers; some consider growing trend a form of ‘public humiliation’.