• gaael@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      Imo it’s more sad than hilarious. US users and Chinese users meeting each other on the platform and discovering they are interesting people who actually have a lot in common sounds like what I’d wish the internet to be.
      It’s not surprising, and I get the irony, but I feel more sad than amused.

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        13 days ago

        You know, the news about Chinese and American users comparing their worldviews seemed weird to me because it reads like this is the first time Chinese and American users have interacted and had the chance to talk “candidly”.

        My first thought was, “Why the fuck is this news? It’s not like Chinese users can’t interact on American platfor—”

        …oh. Right. The great firewall.

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    14 days ago

    I tried to challenge some ideas in World News and I guess asking questions about Chinese censorship is xenophobic. Now I’m banned for not being pro Chinese censorship.

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        13 days ago

        Just asking questions instead of excusing it all under the guise of propaganda. I have no doubt some of it is, but all of it?

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          13 days ago

          When our government has a long history of direct lies it’s safe to assume everything they say is a lie.