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submitted 2 days ago by Alsephina@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml

The conversations are amazing

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Few things blew my mind even though I've been a big fan of Chinese economic and political policy for a while

They actually really like Soviet Culture, the marching soldiers and flags etc. Soviet rock like Kino and the like is very popular!

They're casually Marxist, its not something they have to fight to learn about so socialism is a casual existence for them. I figured the youth would be "too cool or hip" but doesn't seem to be the case

They're very similar as gamers, they really like shooters like battlefield and cs go. I assume their MMOs are different but I'm asking about that

It truly is a massive cultural exchange the likes of which have never been seen before. I'm trying to find out if they grew up on the same games, Morrowind Deus Ex Thief Ultima Online D&D etc

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[-] REgon@hexbear.net 78 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No. So many goods cannot be produced by children, it is inefficient.

New tagline dropped

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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 130 points 1 day ago

Circle jerking about China is as ridiculous as circle jerking about the US. We've been here before with US vs USSR, but this time everyone has a megaphone and an IQ that can be measured with a ruler.

[-] rando895@lemmygrad.ml 74 points 1 day ago

I mean isn't this more "circle jerking " about dismantling state propaganda? Interacting with those you were told are your enemy?

Besides, people should always celebrate the positives, and look towards them as something that is possible in their country too.

And as an fyi: when we were here before, the workers revolution in Russia was new. The achievements were so profound that workers in North America began demanding similar concessions from our governments. There was a real threat of overthrowing the existing power structures. And what happened? Weekends, literacy, healthcare, just generally improved living conditions. To dismiss cultural exchange as circle jerking is to ignore history and the power that comes with knowing things are better elsewhere, and that you can have that too.

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[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 56 points 1 day ago

You keep on coping there little buddy. What's happening is that regular people from both countries are now talking directly to each other, and finding out what life is actually like.

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[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 day ago

I still don't believe the TEMU bit though

[-] baaaaaaaaaaah@hexbear.net 17 points 1 day ago

Why? You just assume TEMU uses child labour because... vibes?

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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 127 points 2 days ago

It's honestly very wholesome to see this kind of interaction. On top of cute moments like Chinese users telling the new US users that they are their "spies," seeing a lot of blatant myth dispelling surrounding the PRC is great to help tear down the Red Scare.

[-] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 day ago

tbf the people who will download this app are not scared by China in the first place

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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 93 points 1 day ago

imagine making social media so bad your own citizens actively procure your biggest rival's networks.

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[-] fatur0000new@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

picture 2: not real and technically imposible to do that cause we have 1.4 billion people

This makes me imagine how social credit score department people hands look like if social credit score is real

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[-] Objection@lemmy.ml 70 points 1 day ago
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