diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 0e796fa71fd6ef6fa9fef1f0cafb49276899ad7e..2bf9d4de4cad5d6817a8faab9270ed5598e10ff9 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -16,6 +16,33 @@ That being said, I take the agenda of information sources very seriously. E.g. I try to clearly classify Communist Party and Falun Gong linked sources. +## Are you a radical? + +Radical: I don't consider myself a radical because I actually have doubts about doing this sometimes. + +Also I don't consider the Chinese Government Evil or anything like that. To me, it's just another non-democratic empire like the Qing Dynasty. å…±äº§æœ as I call them. But alas, I'm not the inventor of the expression: <http://web.archive.org/web/20161025220242/http://tieba.baidu.com/p/752094668> + +I never get mad. Only a slightly sad or annoyed sometimes. + +But I do admit that I am hard headed like almost all humans, and it is very unlikely that anything anyone says will change my mind about subjective political matters. + +In the end I just end up thinking about new replies to those arguments and adding them to this FAQ. + +## Are you a SJW? + +SJW: there is a seed of SJW in me. + +One major difference between me and the stereotypical SJW is that I never engage in lengthy discussions. + +I believe that you cannot change people's mind's, and that learning tech is more worthy of my time. + +I limit myself to listening as much as I can to learn new arguments. + +So the rationale of my actions is *not* to convince anyone, but rather: + +- increase the monetary cost of censorship by binding politics to tech +- group up like minded people who don't like censorship + ## If programming websites get blocked, there will be less good programmers to fight against the dictatorship This is a good point, and one that does make me think. @@ -139,7 +166,7 @@ For example, the street is not meant to showcase protest banners, it is meant to Making a statement where no one will ever see it, like a personal website, is sure to have no effect. -## The Chinese masses are still uneducated, and not fit for democracy +## The Chinese masses are still uneducated, and not fit for free speech and democracy When will they be ready? Who decides? What if they think that they are ready now? @@ -151,7 +178,13 @@ He doesn't approve or disapprove of the Chinese government or of my private acti The only thing that my employer *does* believe in is that employees can have their own political opinions, and that this should not affect hiring decisions. -Obviously, my employer risks losing contracts with China because of me, But she believes that inclusion and non-discrimination is more valuable. +Obviously, this action limits my ability to lead high profile deals with China. + +Also I'm quite curios if this would limit my ability to go to China for business, but I haven't applied for a visa since I've started this. + +But my employer believes that inclusion and non-discrimination is more valuable. + +I will always do my best to not let my personal opinions affect my professional decisions, as that would be unfair to my employer. ## Falun Gong