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Ok, they will never be as huge as local companies, but what's the downside to trying? Google being there doesn't make chinese access to internet any worse. If a
by ehsankia 8y ago
Ok, they will never be as huge as local companies, but what's the downside to trying? Google being there doesn't make chinese access to internet any worse. If anything, their government would have to pump in more money into the local companies to stop Google from gaining a foothold, which would be a positive for their citizens.
- sincerely 8y agoThe downside to trying is being knowingly complicit in human rights abuse lol
- aonwoajdndj 8y agoI hope I am not too cynical. I think this type of thinking leads to confusing the symptoms for the underlying problem. Ask yourself, are we complicit in human rights abuse? We all pay our taxes right? Where do our taxes go? Dictators propped up globally. How many dissidents were tortured and executed with the aid of our intelligence agencies? What about the ongoing Israeli human rights abuses -- illegal occupation and genocide are somehow less than important than Chinese speech moderation? We are so inconsistent. If we actually care about progress then we wouldn't get distracted by each instance of a problem. These posts, our comments... they are us trying to make ourselves feel better by spinning lies. Attack the underlying problems. Our problems are social problems, legal problems. Advocate. Spread awareness. Run for office. Volunteer. Tackle the problem.
- sincerely 8y agoI have similar feelings sometimes but I am conflicted on the topic. Would you be interested in a discussion on this topic?
- taysic 8y agoWouldn't that money be funded by the citizens and potentially be a waste of resources, duplicating viable products?