Traffic fetishism is the product of a high degree of integration of capital and technology. Traffic refers to the total amount of visits to a website or a specific webpage within a certain period of time, which covers various interactive indicators such as the number of searches, the number of content readings, the number of content forwardings, the number of user comments, and the number of likes. In a market economy, traffic represents potential consumer groups and economic interests, which is normal to a certain extent, but the excessive pursuit of traffic makes it mysterious and is regarded as the only criterion for judging content quality and personal influence. Traffic fetishism may bring potential social harm. This article aims to reveal the generation and development of traffic fetishism, clearly understand its essence, and criticize it from three aspects: capital control, technical defects, and interest supremacy. In combination with the Marxist view of journalism, it actively explores its path of transcendence from multiple perspectives such as government, enterprises, technology, people, and concepts, establishes a correct view of traffic, conforms to the development trend of traffic, and builds a more reasonable network communication environment.