Loll I thought of the first two too. Of course the first is a given considering his picture is right there on the post.
The third was Naomi Wu. One of the few influencers who really managed to captivate the west (in her niche). But unfortunately she was silenced as she was too critical about the government (and IT security issues in particular in the pinyin input module, which she had really good points about). Basically she was arrested and told to stop youtubing or else…
I think this plays a role too. Influencers that capture a western audience often get silenced when they don’t toe the party line. And when they do they are obvious shills so they don’t appeal to us. The same reason linkedin is insufferable as social media.
It’s too bad because people like her really fostered understanding of Chinese culture. Which is good for China and its government too but they’re too focused on their internal hold on power to see that.
I miss Naomi. Her content was always interesting, and often informative. She was a solid presence in the open source 3d scene too. Between the pinyin IME input vulnerabilities and telling personal stories of her life and suffering under the government as well as her Uhyger partners suffering. Even though she didn’t word it like that. Put it as vanilla and non accusatory and just mater of factly. Oppressive authoritarian governments can’t tolerate ANY criticism or allow ACTUAL liberty.
You are 1000% correct though. She was a fantastic internet ambassador for china and their technology sector.
Hong Kong is mainland China, now that they’re no longer under colonial guidance from England. There’s a reason Dr. Chan is so pro China, given the hell he grew up in in occupied hong kong.
It was invaded by England and made to be a British Colony for decades where slavery was openly legal, HK had no control over its fate whatsoever, and the UK enforced a strict class and social hierarchy where native peoples were massively oppressed compared to Brits.
It’s actually genuinely disgusting you’re defending both imperialism, the genocide that the imperialism fueled, and violently hostile occupation of a foreign land.
Xi Jinping, Jack Ma, and Jackie Chan are three that come to mind.
Loll I thought of the first two too. Of course the first is a given considering his picture is right there on the post.
The third was Naomi Wu. One of the few influencers who really managed to captivate the west (in her niche). But unfortunately she was silenced as she was too critical about the government (and IT security issues in particular in the pinyin input module, which she had really good points about). Basically she was arrested and told to stop youtubing or else…
I think this plays a role too. Influencers that capture a western audience often get silenced when they don’t toe the party line. And when they do they are obvious shills so they don’t appeal to us. The same reason linkedin is insufferable as social media.
It’s too bad because people like her really fostered understanding of Chinese culture. Which is good for China and its government too but they’re too focused on their internal hold on power to see that.
I miss Naomi. Her content was always interesting, and often informative. She was a solid presence in the open source 3d scene too. Between the pinyin IME input vulnerabilities and telling personal stories of her life and suffering under the government as well as her Uhyger partners suffering. Even though she didn’t word it like that. Put it as vanilla and non accusatory and just mater of factly. Oppressive authoritarian governments can’t tolerate ANY criticism or allow ACTUAL liberty.
You are 1000% correct though. She was a fantastic internet ambassador for china and their technology sector.
Yao Ming too
Nice try. Jackie Chan is from Hong Kong, not mainland China
If you really want to piss them off, name politicians from Taiwan. They tell us it is part of China after all. (/s)
Yeah name Chiang Kai-Shek in particular hehehe
Doesn’t make him less of a shill.
How about Shaohao, Zhuanxu, and Emperor Ku?
Hong Kong is mainland China, now that they’re no longer under colonial guidance from England. There’s a reason Dr. Chan is so pro China, given the hell he grew up in in occupied hong kong.
lol. What weird fucking timeline are you from or do just know absolutely nothing about history and society of HK?
Do you? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950s_in_Hong_Kong
It was invaded by England and made to be a British Colony for decades where slavery was openly legal, HK had no control over its fate whatsoever, and the UK enforced a strict class and social hierarchy where native peoples were massively oppressed compared to Brits.
It’s actually genuinely disgusting you’re defending both imperialism, the genocide that the imperialism fueled, and violently hostile occupation of a foreign land.
Was it really more of a hell than it is now?
Especially if you don’t exactly agree with the government it’s not a very nice place to be right now.
Yeah the open air slavery was pretty fucking worse than guaranteed human rights.