He has been a public figure for over a decade and has a dedicated PR team. He knew exactly what he was doing. I have autism, I know what it is like, there is no chance I would ever do this.
A detail of note is that he denies having autism and prefers the term aspbergers which is not recognized by the DSM-5. This is interesting begans Hans Aspberger was an ardent eugenicist with nazi ties. Elon Musk is a fascist and has been for a long time.
I can’t even feign surprise anymore
Thats really sweet, I’ve been wanting to stop partaking in religious holidays for religions I don’t belong to lol
I want to start doing this
I would have to convince my partner
So tempted to go to beijing for my PhD
Oh nooooooooo
If they ban rednote I am dropshipping my data directly to Xi
I see two clear sides engaging in numerous proxy wars with eachother at the very least. I wouldn’t call it comparable to either world wars yet but it puts me on my toes
My vibes based analysis says atleast in the next ten years
It really isn’t that good at catering to me tbh. I say it feels organic because I am connecting with people in a genuine fashion that feels abnormal for social media. That is likely due to it being very new and the large rapid influx of americans. If it knew me like tiktok did my experience would be very different but it is still good just inna different way. I understand that americans are very hesitant about using chinese software but I can’t grasp the source of uneasiness. Its just a social media. I like being able to interact with people so different from me.
As someone who is experiencing it as it happens, it feels like the most organic thing I’ve experienced on a social media site. I’m sure that a huge part of why I feel the way I do about it is because I’m being served the content I interact with and I mostly interact with english content. However, I see PLENTY of faces I recognize. I don’t think it’s outside the realm of possibility to say that many americans responded to the tiktok ban with spite and chose an actual chinese social media bc fuck em.
To be clear though, it isn’t organic. The American government gave it an impetus.
I just talk like that. Is it so hard to believe that there are plenty of Americans who would flock to a genuinely chinese owned social media out of spite or just bc it is funny? I haven’t even seen an ad on the site so I don’t think they are making enough money to astroturf nor can I find a reason why they’d want to.
Nah, I am on xiaohongshu. Its fucking crazy. Most of the mandarin speaking audience woke up to their app filled with english. There is a running joke on the site now about US citizens “colonizing” the app. It is silly and in good fun but I cannot stress enough how real the influx of users is. Some brits are even moving there because so many Americans they follow did. I have seen multiple chinese citizens have their account jump from a few hundred followers to 30k in an hour or two. I mean you can hop on and see for yourself, it is free. It has actually been really wholesome so far and I hope the vibes continue to be good.
Bonus points for ancient books with some long dead person’s annotations. Those are my favorite
I use weed way more than I should
Yeah the leaders of the most powerful country in the world are just “slacking off” 💀
Our lives aren’t their priority
I was referring to the whole “improve the conditions of the working class” messaging that no American president actually follows through with in good faith. Have you really not noticed this?
Gotten truly and utterly lost without a communication device. Especially powerful if you are in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language and/or are alone. Nothing quite like it.