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The Big [Censored] Theory

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1444 points feross | 3 comments | 29 Aug 22 17:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.511s | source
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aero-glide2 ◴[29 Aug 22 18:32 UTC] No.32641737[source]▶
I don't really agree with this, but consider this argument : Is it really a bad thing if different countries have different understanding of what's allowed/not allowed? If the whole world had the same system of governance, that could be dangerous too.
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1. gwbas1c ◴[29 Aug 22 19:14 UTC] No.32642266[source]▶
Keep in mind that this is government censorship; as opposed to private services performing the censorship to meet the desires of their users.

I really don't have a problem with services offering edited, family-friendly versions of media as long as its disclosed and there's a way to see the original.

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2. kiawe_fire ◴[29 Aug 22 21:42 UTC] No.32643933[source]▶
And if a population doesn’t like it and/or wants access to the original, then the corrective action is less destructive, more equally available, and more quickly realized.

I.e. “stop subscribing to the censored service and back any company with the means and intent to stream the originals and everyone wins” as opposed to “vote and/or overthrow the dictatorship or die trying and possibly nobody wins”.

3. yomkippur ◴[30 Aug 22 02:42 UTC] No.32646066[source]▶
I have to wonder, if your government is so threatened by what's discussed or shown in entertainment/art content, you are the opposite of anti-fragility.

What good can they even accomplish if they get triggered by a disney character or a specific flag?

I'm glad that the CCP will disappear in our life time. Question is, how petty will the next Han Chinese led government be? They've always sucked badly at maintaining large bureaucracy.