ULTIMATEDEADAug 15, 2023

I'm worried that in the future we will be forced to use smartphones just like in China

https://lemmy.ml/post/3367414

I'm worried that in the future we will be forced to use smartphones just like in China - Lemmy

In China, you can’t exist without a smartphone, because for all existential things you have to do (paying bills, buying tickets etc.) , you are forced to use the almighty wechat app. Smartphones are a tool to manipulate and to spy on the population. It is a tool utilized by the ruling class, to control the masses. I hate the future and I hate “progress”.

Show threadGuldanxAug 15, 2023
Take it from the lens of the average Chinese person, and they will tell you it’s awesome, simple and convenient. Pros and cons basically.
Show threadCloudless ☼Aug 15, 2023
The average Chinese person has no concept of protecting their personal privacy from the government. They accept the government to invade their privacy (being brainwashed by propaganda since birth).
Show threadNunchukAug 15, 2023
Or too afraid to speak up about issues
Show threadHaggierRapscallier
They’ll speak up about a bunch of issues when it’s on an individual level - but organising is risky. Funnily enough Americans and other westerners are individualistic without an all powerful state leaning over them.
Aug 15, 2023 at 7:11pmWeb