I chose federated networks, not Lemmy per se. Right now I use:
- Firefish (Mastodon with a better kit)
- Kbin (Developing Lemmy alternative w/o problematic devs)
- Pixelfed (Instagram alternative, good except export tools lacking)
Federated is awesome because its more open and encourages choice, and I actually feel like there are friends to be made.
World systems theory woukd suggest that the inner core should have shifted in the 21st century to include at thd very least China. Western powers may have been dominant in the mid to late 20th century but that is decidedly no longer the case; China fits every metric offered by the theory.
I doubt OP meant that anyway, given that their statements were directed at individual actors and not national powers.
Regardless, expressing concern because an app that both has ties to an authoritarian regime AND is effectively banned in that regime is understandable. Screaming RACIST at anyone who dares criticize China and calling them Anglos is both ridiculous and racist itself.
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