i think the “china government spying on you” argument is looking increasingly pathetic even in the most libbed out reddit spaces
our government is working with Thiel to build an actual, real social credit system on every single person. I would pay China to take all my data and hide it for safekeeping in the CPC secret server room if that was an option
if i’m lucky i’ll get an expedited tourist visa or something if/when i ever go visit
Frankly, I am far, far less concerned about the Chinese government spying on me than I am the same about the US government. What’s China really going to do with my data, maybe deny me a visa if I try to visit there? Maybe study urban commuting patterns to aim their nukes? Use that data to make more effective propaganda?
Compare that to the US government, my own government. That’s a government I actually have to worry about seriously harming me. Unless I choose to physically get on a plane and fly to Beijing, China having my data is going to have very little impact on my life. In contrast, the US government might subject me to arrest, detention, persecution because I’m a member of a targeted demographic group, due to my political activities, etc.
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holy shit, are they learning?
i think the “china government spying on you” argument is looking increasingly pathetic even in the most libbed out reddit spaces
our government is working with Thiel to build an actual, real social credit system on every single person. I would pay China to take all my data and hide it for safekeeping in the CPC secret server room if that was an option
if i’m lucky i’ll get an expedited tourist visa or something if/when i ever go visit
Frankly, I am far, far less concerned about the Chinese government spying on me than I am the same about the US government. What’s China really going to do with my data, maybe deny me a visa if I try to visit there? Maybe study urban commuting patterns to aim their nukes? Use that data to make more effective propaganda?
Compare that to the US government, my own government. That’s a government I actually have to worry about seriously harming me. Unless I choose to physically get on a plane and fly to Beijing, China having my data is going to have very little impact on my life. In contrast, the US government might subject me to arrest, detention, persecution because I’m a member of a targeted demographic group, due to my political activities, etc.