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Interesting to realize that I now have to equally self-censor whether I'm using WeChat (China) versus any US-based service (Western world) for communication..
by bboygravity 4y ago
Interesting to realize that I now have to equally self-censor whether I'm using WeChat (China) versus any US-based service (Western world) for communication..
- A_D_E_P_T 4y agoUnless you're working on sensitive or compartmentalized tech, and talking about it on the platform, I don't even see why you'd need to self-censor on WeChat. The Chinese, for all their faults, don't seem to care what you do in your spare time. That said, I don't know if I'd feel comfortable discussing my medical history over Gmail or Facebook, even if ostensibly "private."
- Wingman4l7 4y ago> The Chinese, for all their faults, don't seem to care what you do in your spare time. No, they'll just dutifully record all activities in a dossier, until something interesting presents itself to be leveraged against you, or until they decide at a later date that what you do is distasteful.
- concordDance 4y ago> The Chinese, for all their faults, don't seem to care what you do in your spare time. I thought pyrography (for example) was illegal in China
- lioeters 4y agoToday I learned about pyrography and a particularly dangerous technique called "fractal burning", where people use high-voltage electricity to burn patterns into wood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal_burning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal_burning The result is quite beautiful, but I can see why some countries might want to regulate or prohibit it. Personally, I think people should be allowed to take such risks if they choose to do so.
- projektfu 4y agoThat would be strange for a traditional Chinese art that's probably sold at airports and gift shops.
- concordDance 4y agoAn autocorrupt of pornography