I really didn't think she could lose this election election but now I'm not so sure

"I'm a sigma wolf"

Libs on Reddit and Lemmy: "Withholding your vote isn't how democracy works. If you don't vote they won't care about you"

They're citizens. They can't be deported

Wherever you go, there you are

This is kind of a good thing. Many moderators sell their accounts to marketers

Even so, it seems like a reaction against the mod protest earlier this year.

You forgot the part about counting on bailouts from their political cronies

It's a death cult

I doubt there are many Chinese people here. It's difficult to access sites like this without a VPN, which is illegal to have without government approval. Moreover, the vast majority of people in China don't know VPNs exist and it's illegal to spread information about VPNs on social media like Wechat.

If anyone on Lemmy is Chinese, it's likely they are working directly for the government or some SOE. I assume there will be people here from CGTN, China Daily, et al., but the platform isn't big enough yet.

When I worked at China Daily, my friend ran the social media accounts, which meant he had a special VPN at the office, or used a specific computer in the newsroom, probably controlled and monitored by admins. My office computer had no VPN, so I couldn't access anything like Twitter or Reddit.

Your suspicions are generally correct. News about anything is always carefully selected to fit a narrative.

I have been in those kinds of buildings in China. They're real. I also have no idea what difference it makes to the average American to know about them.

Not only does it create that directory but it creates new folders for each updated version of various apps... Very weird and confusing

Imagine owning a Lamborghini in a city