Suppression Of Free Speech
We are conditioned to believe we have freedom but I have reasons to think otherwise, Covid made it obvious we are far from free beings, we are only free at what authorities see fitting for us until we over-exercise it and they take it away and we dare cross the line.
The level of "freedom" however varies geographically, which makes it looks better in other states or nations compared to others.
China appears to be a no-nonsense nation when it wants you to shut up and keep your opinions or rights to yourself. I am currently dealing with some Chinese and I can tell those guys operates with people in the manner they have been subjected to in China, to exercise dominance over people with power.
Protesters hold up a white piece of paper against censorship during a protest against China's strict zero COVID measures on Nov. 27 in Beijing.
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There seems to be a lockdown issue in China, perhaps another Covid outbreak has emerged which leaves people no choice but to remain indoors.
There was a fire incident in an apartment on November 24th in Urumqi that caused 10 lost of lives. Following the fire incident was a protest against the lockdown as the loss of lives could have been prevented if it hadn't been for the lockdown. It is crazy to think an apartment is on fire and people can't escape because they are restricted to their homes.
Protesters are posting articles and images on Matters, a U.S.-registered decentralized content-sharing platform built with the Interplanetary File System, or IPFS, which has been referred to as the Airbnb for cloud data storage.
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The FTX incident has set the adoption of cryptocurrency back for some years but incidents of this kind, unfortunately, have to occur for us to place priority over decentralized blockchains or comply with big Brothers on how they want things done on centralized platforms.
From the protest, we can see the option to seek a decentralized platform for their voices to be heard was sort after. For some, we wait till we feel the pain before seeking other means of doing things.
The same applies to money, cryptocurrency opens up the option for self-custody, and it is an option worthy of embracing as it eliminates intermediaries.
The events of the present year have a common lesson to learn, to build decentralized platforms or deal with censorship, lock people out of their cryptocurrency wallets or have their accounts shut down.
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This is absolutely true, but I think that it's majorly going to be for people who has no knowledge of Crypto at all. SBF was a bad actor and people like him are always going to be inevitable, but the upside is the cleansing we're experiencing.
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FTX is just fraud! Given SBF is okay, it would appear that this may be intentional as an excuse and to market the alternatives.
I read on LinkedIn yesterday someone referring to the whole FTX thing as planned and as a way to destabilize the market for personal benefit, these are opinions but would be sad if there are elements of truth.
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Manipulating people is the name of the game at the moment, speech, democracy, equal rights, politicians need to be tutored, they are only in positions of power because the people put them there.
What if everyone stopped paying electricity bills, water bills for not receiving services, countries have started to object I don't think this is going to stop any time soon.
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If only the masses can stand up in objection to things against humanity, it will surely be at the expense of lost lives but we might arrive at the solution we seek.
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Uprising always carries sacrifice, appears the only way people get heard these days.
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I just can't believe China will go to these extremes to enforce their almost fruitless policies. There must be something more to this zero covid policy.
The FTX debacle is indeed a setback to the industry but I like to see it as a V shaped graph. The bottom just prepares the ground for new heights.
It doesn't seem citizens of China have much say, you do as you are told or face the consequences of going contrary to what is asked of you.
I am positive new heights will emerge from crypto, it is a tough time at present but it shall pass.
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Great write-up bro. Chinese authorities have a strong appetite for controlling and monitoring their population. I believe things will change for the better, right now we see protests, things that were unimaginable a few years back. People are educated and aware of what's happening.
As for FTX, am glad we are learning the great and painful lessons of "not your keys not your crypto" . In the end decentralization equals freedom and an end to tyranny in the long run. Thank you for sharing and enjoy Thursday ahead :}
I think the above statement will be my phrase of the day, that is what decentralization means to me so when we don't prioritize it, I get to wonder why people are comfortable with being controlled.
As for China good luck to its people standing up against oppression.
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People have to speak up otherwise nothing will change but it's tough. At the same time, the managerial class is abusing their power as much as they can and there is only so much that people can take. I think they are just out of touch and they are just way too power hungry.
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Some just derive pleasure in exercising power over humans, I don't get why it must be like that for some. Let's all live in a civilized manner.
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