Memory Holes are signs of Epistemically Hostile Enviroments
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I. The Tiananmen Square Massacre is famous in the western world. To the average, non-politically-active Chinese citizen, it's virtually unknown. It's not just that it isn't taught and people who try to inform others of it are arrested. It's also technically difficult to discover any information about it. There is nothing to find in any library or other source the government can put pressure on. All allowed search engines won't let you search for it. The Great Firewall of China prevents leakage from the outside world unless users already distrust the government enough to use VPNs or other counter-measures.
Memory Holes are signs of Epistemically Hostile Enviroments
Memory Holes are signs of Epistemically…
Memory Holes are signs of Epistemically Hostile Enviroments
I. The Tiananmen Square Massacre is famous in the western world. To the average, non-politically-active Chinese citizen, it's virtually unknown. It's not just that it isn't taught and people who try to inform others of it are arrested. It's also technically difficult to discover any information about it. There is nothing to find in any library or other source the government can put pressure on. All allowed search engines won't let you search for it. The Great Firewall of China prevents leakage from the outside world unless users already distrust the government enough to use VPNs or other counter-measures.