In recent years, the actress persona most loved by producers for marketing is"high educational background."
Yet, the only one who turned this套路 (tactic) into performance art isTeacher Dng alone.
Teacher Dng is a content creator with 300,000 followers, producing content covering current affairs, economics, religion, philosophy, music composition, programming, painting, game reviews, and animation commentary. The key is,Most of his content lastsOver 20 minutes long, filled with jargon and in-depth analysis—at first glance, he seemed like an all-around genius descended from heaven, punchingDa·Finnch, and stepping on Wang Yangming.
There are two video works that best illustrateTeacher Dng's sexual tension.
One story is that he said he was eating with friends at a restaurant when suddenly a pair of young women at the table to his left were kissing each other drunkenly, while a pair of young men at the table to his right were openly kissing passionately. Afterwards,Teacher Dng immediately had a divine revelation, treating the "erotic scene" as a Eureka moment—taking out a pen and beginning a probabilistic analysis using "Poisson distribution."
Another video deconstructed the radical movements of the first three decades of the former Republic, outlining the positions and demands of various factions. The content touched on sensitive topics yet was not restricted by the platform. Thus,Teacher Dng began to be regarded as the most outspokenUPone of the main creators. Even, people began to suspect"He has a special identity," possessing connections within the core power circles.
Knowledgeable and daring to speak out directly to reform society, this majestic image quickly gained him a large number of fans. And according to laterThrough Teacher Dng's Q&A interactions with the public, we can compile the following resume for him:
He is a Hong Konger of Anhui descent raised in Beijing, with his clan owning a mountain in a certain area of the capital. He didn't finish high school but self-studiedgot into Peking University in six months. He once claimed to be the security captain for important meetings and stated that he currently serves as a think tank advisor and product manager at a major internet company.
Teacher Dng may not be vain; his posts often share "reflections on cooking," with a straightforward writing style that feels approachable. However, due to the wide range of fields involved, it inevitably sparked people's questions and curiosity.
Thus, through these self-revelations of identity, he was pieced together into an image of someone proficient in four languages, a gaming expert, knowledgeable in audio-visual media, capable of programming and music composition, and well-versed in philosophy. These images were supported by corresponding professional video content, making it understandable why he appeared so charming in the eyes of many.
Unfortunately, not everyone bought into this. Soon, people began to suspect thatTeacher Dng's update frequency of "three long knowledge videos per day" broke the law that creators cannot simultaneously maintain "originality, frequency, and quality." And another iron law of self-media,firmly confirmed thatTeacher Dng fabricated his content—the best way to demystify a knowledge blogger is always to wait until he speaks about your professional field.
Programmer UPexposed thatTeacher Dng taught people on 3DMup and downGithub resources, downloading mingw64 from Huajun Software Park; artists in the drawing section pointed out that this guy doesn't sketch or rotate the canvas when digital painting, meaning he either traces or uses mechanical aids; a national defense student who understands finance,harshly criticizing villainsTeacher Dng's teaching content was full of errors, even slandering personnel involved in classified matters; creators in the foreign language sectioncreator laughed in anger: this illiterate person during live streaming putMisspelled "Power," got all the pronunciations wrong, and yet people still believed it?
A reasonable guess is thatTeacher Dng used artificial intelligence. Thus,Some joked thatTeacher Dng is an AI jinchuriki. Perhaps his father sacrificed himself for the village before he was born, sealing the culprit of the AI crisis inside him. Therefore, Teacher Dng mastered "cyber ninjutsu," specializing in explaining complex or simple knowledge in a way that makes people particularly"impressive but incomprehensible."
Subsequently, this wave of debunking turned into a relay race of public shaming.Teacher Dng instantly became the "spinning top" of the knowledge sector. Any creator in current affairs, economics, religion, philosophy, music composition, programming, painting, game reviews, and animation commentarycontent creators, all qualified to step in and whip twice, to vindicate true professionals.
AndTeacher Dng's process of admitting his mistakes was even more disgraceful. At first, he maintained his persona, labeling skeptics as foreign forces, but later categorized most of his videos under a sub-section named "Obvious Trolls," attempting to disguise deception as "abstract behavior" to find a way out and seek forgiveness.
Finally, unable to withstand the pressure,Dng eventually admitted to using AI to pretend to be an expert. He posted multiple apology videos, but inexplicably focused on self-justification, sometimes explaining that pretending to be an expert was due to loneliness and fragility, and other times rambling about his family of origin.
What's even more speechless is thatA chat screenshot intentionally or unintentionally leaked by Dng also dragged a major knowledge-sector creator with 2 million followersdragging the content creator down. Even though that UPcreator clearly stated that they were not familiar withAlthough unfamiliar with Dng, he still pleaded with the public not to implicate others, attempting to preserve his last bit of "dignity" and appear somewhat loyal.
In the end, after causing a huge mess,Teacher Dng chose to change his name and withdraw, deleting all his original videos.
One who usesAI disguising itself as a know-it-allThe content creator has fallen from grace; different perspectives reveal different things.
Some criticized with simple sense of justiceDng was fishing for fame and vanity. Some analyzed him as a postmodern deity through psychoanalysis, while others began to worry: if using AI can quickly gain 300,000 followers in the knowledge sector, will future knowledge bloggers all become cyber puppets? Without Dng, there will be Ang, Bng, and Rng.
I can't fully grasp these deeper reasons right now. But as a content operator who once worked on launching self-media accounts, I can briefly discuss why there areover 300,000 people would follow accounts like Dng's.
In short,The problem with Teacher Dng's content lies in the frequent switching of categories. On one hand, overly diverse content can confuse algorithms, recommending content to uninterested users and affecting account traffic; on the other hand, this also confuses potential sponsors, making it difficult for them to determine whether his followers are interested in related products.
One possible explanation is: knowledge itself is not the core; the persona isDng's core appeal. A typical example of a similar phenomenon is "Go Player Zhan Ying." Although most of her account's content is "teaching Go," some people became interested in Go because of her, but the vast majority of fans are actually indifferent to her Go skills.
The question is, we follow Zhan Ying because ofher looks and temperament, but likingWhat attracts people to Dng? It's hard to say it's knowledge, because his "impressive but incomprehensible" content style doesn't facilitate deep learning for viewers.
Therefore, by observing a group of fans whofans whose "fantasies were shattered" by Dng's downfall, I found that the psychology of this group is very close to the recentyearsthe rise ofidentity with the "sapiosexual" community.
Sapiosexuals often (consciously or unconsciously) believe that intelligence is a more attractive trait than appearance or personality. They become interested due to the other person's depth of thought, logical thinking, and level of knowledge, with some even experiencing"sexual impulse."
The degree of this tendency varies, and in most cases, it coexists with other sexual orientations. This somewhat explains why actor Zhai Tianlin's female fans were particularly concerned about his doctoral degree, and also explains whyHongkongDoll's male fans get more excited by stories of "benefit girls who understand finance and manage money well."
To some extent,Teacher Dng's showing off of knowledge can be seen as a mating display, similar to animals attracting partners through specific behaviors. Using Freudianterms, it's sexual repression, but effective as a mating strategy.
From a biological perspective, humans naturally tend to choose partners with superior traits for reproduction, which may lead to transference. This explains why more and more adult film producers use prestigious university degrees, proficiency in multiple languages, and highIQ and other gimmicks unrelated to acting skills as selling points. Using the mechanics of Crusader Kings 3 as an analogy, this is like players actively choosing excellent genes with the "Genius" trait for family inheritance in the game.
From a sociological perspective, because"Sex" is related to power, and the identity temptation triggered by uniforms is often more stimulating than naked flesh. Therefore, in works depicting old society such as "Raise the Red Lantern," plots often appear where warlords and landlords take "female college students" as concubines. What books they read is not cared about—because what truly matters is the uniform itself, which serves as proof of their social status.
From a personal psychological perspective, due to the rapid development of the education system and information technology, there is an unprecedented"cognitive gap." Therefore, many people trying to escape their families of origin attribute their personal misfortunes to the ignorance of their parents' generation. Consequently, they may feel a sense of security towards the image of "intellectual youth," even if they have no interest in knowledge itself.
Alternatively, some people don't think about it so complexly—so-called reading without seeking thorough understanding. Similarly, some people can listen to higher mathematics as if it were cross-talk comedy; even if they don't understand it, they can treat it as entertainment to satisfy their personal curiosity.
But what is certain is that knowledge, forTeacher Dng, is more like a tool for attracting attention and admiration. In other words, it's equivalent to the sexy lingerie worn by erotic dance streamersor the erotic skins of virtual idols.
Thus, a historic moment arrived. The sapiosexual community, originally at the top of the contempt chain, had the right to mock lookists for thinking with their lower bodies, only to be deceived by"Qiao Biluo" types deceiving emotions. But Teacher Dng used his performance art to show everyone that even the persona of being learned and talented can be enhanced with an AI "beauty filter." So, on BilibiliOn platforms like Douyin and Xiaohongshu, those eloquent doctors and lawyers with an elite demeanor might actually be high school dropouts and unemployed individuals behind the scenes.
Our mentors once taught us,"It is better to arm yourself with knowledge than to decorate yourself with fancy clothes." While ordinary people were still seeing these two behaviors as opposites,Teacher Dng was the first to achieve a dialectical unity of the two, personally exploring an unorthodox path to gaining followers: "decorating oneself with flashy knowledge."
Perhaps,The most appropriate thing for Teacher Dng to do now is to negotiate endorsement deals with AI companies. I've already come up with the slogan for the advertisement—it's called "XXX AI," the best cosmetic for adults.
