Comments on: The Party-state had added the artificial constraints of an information ecosystem sealed off from the rest of humankind https://www.isegoria.net/2022/05/the-party-state-had-added-the-artificial-constraints-of-an-information-ecosystem-sealed-off-from-the-rest-of-humankind/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:08:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2022/05/the-party-state-had-added-the-artificial-constraints-of-an-information-ecosystem-sealed-off-from-the-rest-of-humankind/comment-page-1/#comment-3539737 Jim Sat, 07 May 2022 17:04:43 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=48928#comment-3539737 Kgaard, you neglected to list Spielberg’s magnum opus…

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

]]> By: Kgaard https://www.isegoria.net/2022/05/the-party-state-had-added-the-artificial-constraints-of-an-information-ecosystem-sealed-off-from-the-rest-of-humankind/comment-page-1/#comment-3538258 Kgaard Fri, 06 May 2022 17:46:13 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=48928#comment-3538258 Steven Spielberg as organic grassroots artist? Ugh! He is the archetype of the court storyteller. Lincoln, Amistad, The Color Purple, Saving Private Ryan, Munich, Schindler’s List, The Post … the dude’s whole purpose in life is to imprint approved narratives in the minds of the masses.

As for Chinese art, apparently their telenovelas do well overseas. There is a lot of demand for stories about rich kings and the challenges they have with their harems.

]]> By: Gavin Longmuir https://www.isegoria.net/2022/05/the-party-state-had-added-the-artificial-constraints-of-an-information-ecosystem-sealed-off-from-the-rest-of-humankind/comment-page-1/#comment-3537602 Gavin Longmuir Thu, 05 May 2022 21:48:47 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=48928#comment-3537602 Dan Wang describing how China’s authorities squelch originality & dissent:

“At the same time, the [Chinese] propaganda authorities have weaponized the public sphere to wring out dissent. A critical comment posted to Weibo or WeChat might prompt the platform to delete one’s account. If that doesn’t happen, then the internet mob will pounce.”

I wonder where the Chinese authorities came up with that idea? We are so lucky we live in the West!

]]> By: DJF https://www.isegoria.net/2022/05/the-party-state-had-added-the-artificial-constraints-of-an-information-ecosystem-sealed-off-from-the-rest-of-humankind/comment-page-1/#comment-3537555 DJF Thu, 05 May 2022 18:34:07 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=48928#comment-3537555 The Chicoms may have trouble reaching the global pop culture market, but they’ve done a magnificent job of selling themselves to the US ruling class, i.e., the Bushes, the Clintons, Obama, Biden, Tom Friedman, Fortune 500 CEOs, major research universities, St. Anthony Fauci, etc. Only in the last two or three years have our benevolent masters started pretending to “stand up” to China, and the act is transparently fake.

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