kinda late to this discussion, sorry

this video explains how China’s universal surveillance and “social credit” system, while still harmful, is not built how the western media portrays it. the YouTuber is a Mandarin & Cantonese (& English) speaking sociologist (from Canada).

as a usa person, i previously heard only catastrophic things about the surveillance, and that gave me anxiety about the idea of potentially visiting China. but now i feel only uncomfortable about staying there long term and possibly failing to stay quiet with my criticism of CCP and little pinks.

disgusting? yes

surprising? no

libertarians and borderline-criminals have always shared the privacy space with anti-capitalist lefties, since before the Bolsheviks bulk-ordered their red shirts.