China bans gamers from making moral decisions, femboys, etc

[Resilient Acceleration]

Every once in a while China will stumble into a good policy.

How many times has China banned crypto?

They've been banning elements of crypto progressively, but this current ruling covers everything. No blockchain-based currency can ever exist in China, period.

[Resilient Acceleration]

At one point, I won't be surprised if the title becomes "China banned everything. You can only sleep/drink water/eat/work now".

Undistracted drones are productive drones.

I don't know about that. 996 and long hours tend to produce insanely inefficient workers, catastrophically bureaucratic corporate structures, and bullshit jobs that wastes the company's resources and reduce its competitiveness. Such immense pressure also results in an unninovative populace that favors rat races over disruptive R/Ds. Think how the mighty Japanese keiretsus were absolutely obliterated by eccentric tech bros and garage-dwelling soyboys in Silicon Valley during the 90s-00s.

[Perikuresu]

Ultraman now? What's next, all of anime? Wait, no, that sounds based

[Jeruselem]

Xi JinPing is possessed by Mao by the looks of it

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Wow, the CCP is even more ridiculous than I thought.

[Valentine Z]

Are we very certain that CCP was not trying out some "Be in The Onion" contest in the most misguided way?

[Side 3]

Xi JinPing is possessed by Mao by the looks of it

Who's ready for Great Leap Forward 2.0? We already have a mini Cultural Revolution.

[Infected Mushroom]

I think I need to start considering whether or not I should alter many of my interests, tastes, and inclinations in light of this new CCP direction. I need to prepare for the new reality.

[Valentine Z]

I think I need to start considering whether or not I should alter many of my interests, tastes, and inclinations in light of this new CCP direction. I need to prepare for the new reality.

I know it's easier said than done, but I think it will be far better if you don't base your interests, or get them way too influenced by an authoritarian dictatorship.

Truth be told, and in my personal opinion, the amount of stuff CCP is banning is getting comical. You might lose some access to it, but I really don't think you should be deprived of your enjoyment because of these absurd bans.

EDIT: I'm not advocating and saying break the law, of course. You should still be able to enjoy whatever you want. ❤️

[Necroghastia]

I think I need to start considering whether or not I should alter many of my interests, tastes, and inclinations in light of this new CCP direction. I need to prepare for the new reality.

Or, you could get mad and realize that no, the CCP do not actually know best and are fucking assholes who don't actually care about the wellbeing of anyone other than their top officials.

[Washington Resistance Army]

Xi JinPing is possessed by Mao by the looks of it

Who's ready for Great Leap Forward 2.0? We already have a mini Cultural Revolution.

In no world is this true. Xi Jinping's government goes pretty far out of its way to preserve, support and glorify traditional Chinese culture. It's the exact opposite of the Cultural Revolution.

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

Who's ready for Great Leap Forward 2.0? We already have a mini Cultural Revolution.

In no world is this true. Xi Jinping's government goes pretty far out of its way to preserve, support and glorify traditional Chinese culture. It's the exact opposite of the Cultural Revolution.

Yes this needs to be stressed. Chairman Xi is not some Maoist revolutionary. He is a through and through Han ethnonationalist.

[Cereskia 2]

What the?!? China decided to ban everything!?!

[Gonswanza]

Ultraman now? What's next, all of anime? Wait, no, that sounds based

They banned all cartoons period, Ultraman being an example.

So basically unless its propaganda its banned. No more childhood.

[Duvniask]

Maybe they should ban Hollywood movies next so that they will stop making stupid bullshit that caters to the Chinese market.

[Gonswanza]

Maybe they should ban Hollywood movies next so that they will stop making stupid bullshit that caters to the Chinese market.

In due time, comrade.

[Cereskia 2]

Maybe they should ban Hollywood movies next so that they will stop making stupid bullshit that caters to the Chinese market.

Yup, things would no doubt become a downward spiral for China. After all, this banning fest may have brought China even closer to, if not, already crossed the Event Horizon (the point of no return)

[The Huskar Social Union]

I think I need to start considering whether or not I should alter many of my interests, tastes, and inclinations in light of this new CCP direction. I need to prepare for the new reality.

You know what, im actually not surprised you would say something like this.

[Ifreann]

I think I need to start considering whether or not I should alter many of my interests, tastes, and inclinations in light of this new CCP direction. I need to prepare for the new reality.

You know what, im actually not surprised you would say something like this.

I will simply change the things I enjoy so as to please a foreign government.

[Kubra]

Maybe they should ban Hollywood movies next so that they will stop making stupid bullshit that caters to the Chinese market.

As if catering to our tastes is much of an improvement

[Greater Liyue]

Two wrongs do not make a right. They never have. As much as I think most Western movies made in the past 3-5 years are garbage, banning them will not correct their failure. It will only validate them.

At this point, what is the difference between China and North Korea/Taliban? Besides the obvious statements that China is larger and richer? Their censorship and authoritarianism is nearly identical. Even Russia would not stoop this low despite banning criticism of the USSR.

As a huge Genshin Impact fan, I am extremely concerned about my favorite game. I wonder if China will kill their golden goose by banning most types of anime and games (Genshin Impact, Honkai Impact, any imported Shounen series, etc.). Or will MiHoYo overcome their failures and outsource Genshin and Honkai to Japan?

(Yes, I know I am obsessed with Genshin. I can explain. I had a very sad and chaotic time in my life around 6 months ago. This resulted in many major changes in my life for the better. I am doing far better now, but I had to leave most of my old life behind. During the worst of it, I felt almost completely anhedonic and struggled to enjoy anything. I made positive changes and got my life back on track. During those changes, I delved into Genshin Impact. I was drawn to its wonderful characters, intricate lore, basis on real cultures, and its tendency to recover to positivity and light even after addressing dark subject matter in its story. Since then, I have enjoyed Genshin like I have enjoyed Sailor Moon, Naruto, and Pokemon when I was a child. It is a series that has brought me a lot of positivity and enjoyment. My wish is for it to continue until the story ends.)

[Resilient Acceleration]

Maybe they should ban Hollywood movies next so that they will stop making stupid bullshit that caters to the Chinese market.

They already banned Shang-Chi, so there's a start.

[Ethel mermania]

Maybe they should ban Hollywood movies next so that they will stop making stupid bullshit that caters to the Chinese market.

They would never do that, why would they give up that kind of soft power?

[Duvniask]

Maybe they should ban Hollywood movies next so that they will stop making stupid bullshit that caters to the Chinese market.

As if catering to our tastes is much of an improvement

Oh believe me, I don't think Westerners are connoisseurs of movie taste, but the Chinese market has helped keep a lot of terrible crap afloat, like Michael Bay's Transformers franchise.

[Cosmic79]

Ultraman now? What's next, all of anime? Wait, no, that sounds based

Eventually.