Saturday, July 03, 2021
Another viewpoint flip
Unlike the previous two, this one isn't terse or self-contained. But it's worth reading the whole thing.
The question was:
Will China ever eliminate the "Great Firewall of China" and allow everyone equal, uncensored access to the Internet?
Lead paragraph of the answer:
But if you think I’m too toxic or controversial for you, if I’m making you uncomfortable, then wait till you face the onslaught of tech-savvy young Chinese people who are going to flood every comment section and social media page when the Great Firewall comes down. They will be exposing you to completely unfamiliar ideas and ways of thinking, hysterically insulting your mother, arguing with everyone about everything, spamming “NMSL”, and hijacking threads and conversations, mostly through incoherent sentences written in broken and unintelligible English. Not all of them have an education level of above middle school. Some of them are barely literate or mentally sound, but all of them have an axe to grind with the west, and they will outnumber you 10 to 1.Broader point is that China walls off its net for classic self-defense. The net wall BLOCKS SOROS.
America’s control over the internet, and the narrative, is absolute. Any country that relies on American social media is taking a mighty big risk of having their government toppled due to populist sentiments, which is easily manipulated through social media - Twitter for example played a major role in the Arab Spring.¶ 7:08 AM
