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And whats wrong with that? seriously asking.

by ngc248 5y ago

lmm 5y ago
Nothing wrong with it, but it distorts popularity metrics for India-related content.
- yunohn 5y ago
  The USA’s disparate influence on global culture is so strong, yet we don’t say the popularity metrics are distorted for American content. Odd phrasing IMHO
  - usrbinbash 5y ago
    There is a difference between production and distribution, and simply generating lots of feedback.
    - ngc248 5y ago
      What does this even mean?
    - yunohn 5y ago
      Yes, well that’s your opinion. Maybe justify/source it if you want to make sweeping generalisations of countries?
- ngc248 5y ago
  Youtubers basically get more views by Indians on India related content. Is that such a bad thing? i mean it has India related content.
  - yunohn 5y ago
    I think their dissonance comes from seeing Western culture as the default. Indian content is seen as unusual, and evokes strong other-ism.
hackinthebochs 5y ago
Nothing wrong with it, it just explains why western media would create a positive story about India that is only marginally newsworthy.
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- 1024core 5y ago
  Though, you may be surprised to learn that in general, western media and western commentators are pretty negative on India. See, for example, [1]. Whenever some positive news about India comes out, people come out of the woodwork with statements like "do people still shit on the streets?" "India is the rape capital of the world" "India should feed its people first", etc. etc. Hence you can't really blame Indians for getting excited about a positive news story. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29502062 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29502062
  - Glawen 5y ago
    Indians are also insensitive to critics and get outraged very quickly. I'm french and if I read any comments section of any english article about France, I'll find tons of negative comments like "cheese eating surrender monkey", "their tanks have 1 forward and 7 reverse gear" and so on. And I only speak about the comments section, the worse are article from Murdoch's empire which plainly insult us, generating tons of money along the way because it sells well. This type of comments is also found on indian based website, and that is super strange because India and France have not been involved together, we do not share a common history which would allow the introduction of jokes making fun of one another.
    - fakedang 5y ago
      Well France was one of the traditional colonizers and, although more cooperative historically with India, was often the opponent of the sides supported by India diplomatically (Vietnam, Africa, etc). Also France does not have a history of traditionally winning in India (Carnatic Wars). That, coupled with the base level knowledge of WW2 that Indians are taught at school, means that Indians often take the stereotypical view online.

And whats wrong with that? seriously asking.

by ngc248 5y ago

And whats wrong with that? seriously asking.

lmm 5y ago

Nothing wrong with it, but it distorts popularity metrics for India-related content.

yunohn 5y ago
The USA’s disparate influence on global culture is so strong, yet we don’t say the popularity metrics are distorted for American content. Odd phrasing IMHO
- usrbinbash 5y ago
  There is a difference between production and distribution, and simply generating lots of feedback.
  - ngc248 5y ago
    What does this even mean?
  - yunohn 5y ago
    Yes, well that’s your opinion. Maybe justify/source it if you want to make sweeping generalisations of countries?
ngc248 5y ago
Youtubers basically get more views by Indians on India related content. Is that such a bad thing? i mean it has India related content.
- yunohn 5y ago
  I think their dissonance comes from seeing Western culture as the default. Indian content is seen as unusual, and evokes strong other-ism.

hackinthebochs 5y ago

Nothing wrong with it, it just explains why western media would create a positive story about India that is only marginally newsworthy.

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1024core 5y ago
Though, you may be surprised to learn that in general, western media and western commentators are pretty negative on India. See, for example, [1]. Whenever some positive news about India comes out, people come out of the woodwork with statements like "do people still shit on the streets?" "India is the rape capital of the world" "India should feed its people first", etc. etc. Hence you can't really blame Indians for getting excited about a positive news story. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29502062 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29502062
- Glawen 5y ago
  Indians are also insensitive to critics and get outraged very quickly. I'm french and if I read any comments section of any english article about France, I'll find tons of negative comments like "cheese eating surrender monkey", "their tanks have 1 forward and 7 reverse gear" and so on. And I only speak about the comments section, the worse are article from Murdoch's empire which plainly insult us, generating tons of money along the way because it sells well. This type of comments is also found on indian based website, and that is super strange because India and France have not been involved together, we do not share a common history which would allow the introduction of jokes making fun of one another.
  - fakedang 5y ago
    Well France was one of the traditional colonizers and, although more cooperative historically with India, was often the opponent of the sides supported by India diplomatically (Vietnam, Africa, etc). Also France does not have a history of traditionally winning in India (Carnatic Wars). That, coupled with the base level knowledge of WW2 that Indians are taught at school, means that Indians often take the stereotypical view online.