Who Defines the Ideal Body?

Our bodies are measured against expectations of beauty, youth, health, strength, and productivity. In an AI-saturated world, those pressures are intensified by media, gender norms, and social discipline.

Communication scholar Liu Hailong, social philosopher Xie Jing, and podcast host Zhang Zhiqi approach the body through philosophy and communication studies, asking how real human connection can resist utility, alienation, and emptiness.