Incidentally, I think this post by @joshtpm on "The Brittle Grip" from 2014 best covers how I think about things like @sama's posthttp://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-brittle-grip-part-2 …
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I also am surprised that the "sense of freedom" about being able to talk about (things like) designer babies more freely is making
@sama think of China as freer in this way. -
That aspect is not surprising.
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I guess I don't consider it constricting in the way
@sama is describing that American norms cause us to be more skittish about starting certain kinds of companies ("designer babies") and don't see it as evidence that "wow! China is freer than SV!" -
You could probably also talk more openly about building software to help the government subvert elections, for instance.
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