A brief discussion on the demise of authenticity and the reconstruction of subjective agency in a face-based society
浅论脸性社会中真实性的消亡与主体能动性的重建

摘要

本文主要从数智时代“脸性社会”的真实性消亡作为主要切口，指出在大模型时代“脸”脱离了原有的伦理内涵，失去了“他者之脸”所蕴含的生命痕迹，成为鲍德里亚视角下的“超真实符号”，主体在追求看似“自由”的背后其实是一场功绩社会的自我剥削，通过拉康所言的“他者的欲望”来建构的身份认同。本文尝试从心理层面与精神角度来对分析脸性社会背后的权力关系与成因并进行反思，同时借助柏拉图《理想国》中的洞穴隐喻来叩问“数字洞穴”中人的主体性启蒙，这并非是单纯的批判技术，而是通过反思去追逐真实，而不是放弃它。

Abstract

This paper takes the demise of authenticity in the "face-based society" of the digital age as its main entry point, pointing out that in the era of large-scale models, the "face" has detached itself from its original ethical connotations, losing the life traces inherent in the "face of the other," becoming a "hyperreal symbol" from Baudrillard's perspective. Behind the seemingly "freedom" pursued by the subject lies a self-exploitation within a merit-based society, constructing identity through Lacan's "desire for the other." This paper attempts to analyze and reflect on the power relations and causes behind the face-based society from a psychological and spiritual perspective. Simultaneously, it uses the allegory of the cave in Plato's *Republic* to question the enlightenment of human subjectivity in the "digital cave." This is not merely a critique of technology, but a pursuit of authenticity through reflection, rather than abandoning it.