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PSA: My cousin in Singapore said they can't even talk about the last election online.
Honestly, it hit different because she said 'we just pretend it didn't happen' and that's how it starts everywhere. Has anyone else had a friend from a place with strict speech laws just casually drop something like that?
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eva_ward881mo ago
Did you always figure it was overblown before hearing that? I sure did.
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kim_nelson3mo ago
A friend from Hong Kong told me something similar last year. He said people there have started using code words for certain political figures in group chats. It's a small thing, but it shows how careful you have to become. That kind of self-censorship just becomes normal after a while. It's scary how fast people adapt to not being able to speak freely.
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iris_adams3mo ago
Wait, code words for political figures in group chats? That's next level. I knew things were tense but having to talk like you're in some spy movie with your own friends is just sad. How do you even keep track of what all the code words mean?
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