Literature Review on Involution of College Students

The source of involution and changes in meaning
"Involution" originally came from Kant's "involution theory" in "Critical Judgment", in which he initially distinguishedThe difference between "involution" and "evolution".In China, the earliest source of the term "neijuan" is a few pictures of famous school tyrants, some reading books on bicycles, some dormitory beds covered with books, and then, "reading the computer while riding a bicycle"Popular words such as "Tsinghua King" are on the hot list.With the high frequency of use in a short period of time, "Neiju" has been rated as one of the top ten buzzwords in 2020.
American anthropologist Gordon Wieser once described involution in this way: “When a certain final state is reached, there is no way to stabilize or transform itself into a newThe ground becomes more complex internally.It can be seen that involution first existed as a sociological concept. Later, Professor Huang Zongzhi of Chinese history further refined "involution" and defined it as "growth without development". However, it is often said on social platforms at present.The "involution" and "king of the involution" have often deviated from the original tone of the "involution". The Internet media highly simplified the meaning of "involution" and considered it to be a vicious circle of competition.Gain more advantages and join this irrational competition voluntarily or passively. During the whole process, people often spend a lot of time and experience, but gain little, without the certainty of ownership, they will only feel endlessThe confusion and anxiety of college students.
Representation of mentality of "involution" of college students
The first step of college students' "involution" is often to feel anxiety and panic. Due to national conditions, contemporary college students are often faced withHeavy academic work and fierce competition also make them feel anxious about the future. Some practical difficulties such as employment and buying a house will make college students anxious about not being able to keep up with the speed of social progress, but because of the failure defined by the secular definition, they can only catchLive in front of you, that is, every opportunity in your studies, try your best to get more resources than your peers, no one is willing to stop, and no one dares to stop, even though they are physically and mentally exhausted, because only in this way can they feel a little bit of balance.However, under the weak balance, it is possible to collapse at any time, resulting in anxiety and frustration.
The intense "involution" of college students is also inseparable from the confusion about reality, loss and confusion about the future. College students are not aware of their own specialties.They have not developed their own unique advantages. Under the general trend, on the one hand, they are afraid of being "different", and on the other hand, they are envious of others' "excellence", which makes them feel extremely uncomfortable in the modern talent competition.Extremely unconfident, more and more confused about their future goals and life plans, they are eager to prove themselves by being busy, but they are only gradually paralyzed invisibly.
The negative impact of "involution"
The essence of "involution" is a kind of vicious competition, which is different from benign competition. The competitors in "involution" are not proportional to their efforts and achievements, but they cannot escape the pressure from all walks of life, and can only fall into forcedIn the endless cycle of consuming energy, this has caused great harm to students' physiology and rationality.
Many times, the purpose of "involution" is not to improve personal ability, but to "success" with a strong purpose.”. In the fierce peer competition, in order to compare with their opponents, some students often spend a lot of energy and time doing things that are not practical but very “effective”, for example, in order to obtain a high grade point, they often give upCourses that are highly challenging and difficult, but choose courses that are "high cost-effective" but have little meaning for their own development. Under this mode for a long time, students are often limited to beautiful grades and countless honors, but they do not achieve personal goals.growth.
This harsh competitive environment will make them fall into a contradictory state of mind about themselves, On the one hand, he thinks that the certificate has proved his strength and is proud, on the other hand, he understands that he has not been promoted and is anxious.This undoubtedly increases their anxiety and loss, and also makes them have no time to calm down and think about their true value.It can be said that the utilitarian nature of "involution" distorts students' values. For students who fall into "involution", learning is just a tool to obtain material benefits and improve social status. These students place too much emphasis on external materials.And the neglect of their own inner spiritual world makes them "empty shells without a core" in Nietzsche's words.