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Can a rich westerner with no stake in China write text of value about Chinese politics? Is it necessary to suffer to create something worth reading? I'm not c
by djoldman 1y ago
Can a rich westerner with no stake in China write text of value about Chinese politics?
Is it necessary to suffer to create something worth reading?
I'm not criticizing, I'm curious.
- jtwoodhouse 1y agoExperience is suffering. A rich westerner is free to write whatever he wants about China but without firsthand experience or skin in the game, he shouldn’t expect his takes to be credible or respected.
- djoldman 1y agoMkay but what about the idea that having skin in the game encourages bias? Can't someone be more objective exactly if they're not involved? I think there may be room for all kinds of writing to provide different value. AI may be filling a different kind of niche.
- jtwoodhouse 1y agoAI doesn’t solve that problem. It reflects the biases of the trainers.