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TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

That would be a shame. I’m really enjoying the app, sharing pictures of food and recipes with people half a globe away is really cool. And there’s a lot of interest in fishing in China, it’s cool to see their techniques, what they do the same, what they do differently.

And everyone is just so nice! They’ve built a really positive community and culture on RedNote and it’s unique to be able to see that kind of thing work, at least compared to American social media.

I get why they don’t want US influence and what-not and I could see how a bunch of Americans treating it like Tiktok would be problematic for maintaining the vibe they’ve cultivated, but it’s a really refreshing change of pace from other social media.

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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
The problem with China is really the government. Democracy is a concept that the CCP really doesn’t like.

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- leftytighty@slrpnk.net ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Am I the only one seeing the irony here? Is paying lip service to democracy enough? Legal gerrymandering, electoral college, voter suppression…
  
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- zedcell@lemmygrad.ml ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Me when my government bans a historically popular app: those Chinese ain’t democratic like us!
  
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  - possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I 100% agree. The fact that congress can mandate censorship is incredibly problematic. Hopefully it gets shot down by the supreme court.
    
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    zedcell@lemmygrad.ml ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    If you’re willing to give the us government even a shred of forgiveness despite constantly proving they’re completely undemocratic, you should look into how Chinese governance actually works and see why the CPC has such high approval ratings from the population.
    
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- ubergeek@lemmy.today ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  To be fair, though: The US government isn’t really all that keen on democracy, either.
  
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  - Chuymatt@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    They have that newfangled word for it now. What was it? Olymarkie? Oldmalarkie? Oh, what was it…
    
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SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
That sounds nice!

They actually prioritize socializing over just putting out random shit for views & engagement?

I’d love to talk to folks with different cultures and share stuff we find neat!

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- TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  That seems to be the vibe. I’m mostly looking at the food content and one thing I really like is when someone posts a video or photo of a dish they’ve made, people reply with pictures of their own versions of the same thing and heap compliments on each other.
  
  You, like, absolutely need to use a translator. There’s no in app translation and it’s primarily Chinese people posting and replying in Chinese. But Google Translate works almost perfectly. I have had a number of back and forth conversations and while I’m sure “my” Chinese looks off, I’ve never had a conversation break down because a reply doesn’t make sense.
  
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