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Another thing is that some stuff that Americans consider dystopian are seen as good by PRC citizens; for example thieves getting apprehended by leveraging ubiqu
by xkcd-sucks 9y ago
Another thing is that some stuff that Americans consider dystopian are seen as good by PRC citizens; for example thieves getting apprehended by leveraging ubiquitous cameras and facial recognition, getting train discounts for not knowing people banned from wechat etc. My guess is all the nutty stuff that went down in the mid 20th century makes "stability" much more attractive
- whatshisface 9y agoIt's difficult to gauge how well-liked a policy is when you're in a country that very plainly has no free speech. To see why, imagine what would get posted to Facebook if you got a free ice cream cone for expressing support of the free ice cream Facebook posting law. (I.e. even people who didn't support it would pretend to in order to "get theirs.")