*Chinese fanfic people like to rat each other out to the cops.
That the younger generation is engaging in reporting on their own media
for frivolous reasons is a troubling and surprising development,
analogous to (though still not quite as dangerous as) the practice of swatting
within online gaming and streaming communities in the US. To us, this
behavior is a dark omen for the future of the Chinese internet.the dystopia future antis seek
Oh this is EXACTLY the sort of future antis want, make no doubt about it
“People
are always saying “it’ll get better when our generation grows up.” I
used to believe in this, and thought that it meant the generation after
us would be more progressive, more respectful of the generation after
it. But the older I get, the more I realize that history is repeating
itself. Many people don’t even realize when their attitudes turn into
one of abusing their dominance, and what’s even more maddening is that
their logic is exactly the same as the previous generation: it basically
boils down to “your stuff is bad, our stuff is good.” The previous
generation played Go and made fun of Super Mario; this generation plays
Super Mario and makes fun of Arena of Valor… only the skin has changed,
the flesh stays the same.But
when I hear that this new generation of anime fans are actually getting
comfortable with reporting content? That really is new. My generation
really wouldn’t do anything like that: honor among thieves — no one ever
even considered snitching. I guess the next generation really is more
capable…”
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