元键政3:与低水平言论缠斗意义不大 - Meta Political Discussion 3: It's insignificant to engage in a battle of words with low-level arguments
由于本文可能稍有敏感,这里仅展示英文版。 Sometimes when I go to websites like Douyin, Kuaishou, Twitter, Sohu News, Baijia, and Hupu (They are all common applications/bbses in China) and search for political terms in Chinese, I am overwhelmed by the prevalent nationalism, hate speech, gender conflict, stereotypes, and unverified gossip and salacious news, often accompanied by vulgar images. It sometimes disheartens me so much that I have a feeling that "Chinese people are really unchangeable." However, my feelings are misguided. I should not engage or even associate myself with these users or their comments. If we are to contribute to building a civil society, then we must prioritize maintaining the quality of our own platforms or communities, over anything else. Excessive exposure to bad-quality discourse may cause a dismissive & biased view of our fellow citizens. Constant exposure to negative and low-level discourse comes with a major risk: our tendency...