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Show trial, in order to teach

artappraiser — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:27:19 +0000

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Show trial, in order to teach the people what is permissible in blogging:

http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/09/what-is-behind-chinas-b...

What is it they're

artappraiser — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 04:35:20 +0000

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What is it they're recommending?

Maybe it's just the way I said it, sorry if it wasn't clear; I'm sure you've heard this. Not to have a complete record of everything you've ever done on Facebook, including maudlin depressive notes about breaking up with your girlfriend and those bachelor party photos, and add ranting under your own name about how all corporations are sucking this country dry...and that Edward Snowden is your hero.... stuff like that. Or potential social work applicants writing that they love Rush Limbaugh, and are struggling with their anti-depressant medications which make them miss work a lot and get a little loony...and a story of how they proudly told their last boss to shove it...etc....

If you're absolutely sure you're always going to be a self-employed carpenter or writer, it's fine.

I don't understand what you

Ramona — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:49:00 +0000

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I don't understand what you mean about "western job coaches". What is it they're recommending?

I'm using my own name more and more online, and I've noticed that others are, too. I'm a writer and I want my work to be known under my own name. I'm working on a book and on other projects where I'm using my real name so I don't see the sense of hiding behind a pseudonym any longer.

But at the same time I can understand why many people are sensitive about giving up their anonymity. There are many reasons to keep our names private, but in this country I'm guessing that worrying about government surveillance is way down there at the bottom of the list.

They encourage freedom of

artappraiser — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:51:09 +0000

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They encourage freedom of speech as long as you're a nut and nobody cares what you say? Having "followers" or "likes" means censoring yourself or it will be done for you and you may be punished? An interesting inversion of Facebook theory...at the same time, though, many western job coaches are recommending the very same thing...which brings us back to ye olde meme of the pros and cons of anonymous blogging and commenting...and what it means when the government can know your name regardless...

For more understanding on

artappraiser — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:04:52 +0000

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For more understanding on wassup with this:

Censorship in China: A hot new Harvard study finds it huge -- and quite revealing
Posted By Thomas E. Ricks, Best Defense @ ForeignPolicy.com, September 4, 2013

I hear from a friend who is a political scientist that the hottest study in his world is a paper by Harvard's Gary King on social media censorship in China. Or, as King puts it, "the largest selective suppression of human communication in the history of the world."

The bottom line seems to be that, going by what they censor, Chinese authorities most fear collective action -- that is, not individual protests or outcries, but the threat of people getting together.

Here is a link to the paper. Here is the summary of it from Professor King's website [....]