Re:How WeChat Came to Rule China
by rqs on Saturday February 03, 2018 @03:50AM
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Maybe cultural related, but I don't really know.
In China, we have a some sort of social phenomenon called "Herd behavior"[0], simply put: If something is popular in crowd, then it tend to be more popular.
Also, I found that most Chinese people are lack of motion of trying something new: If something works, then we'll keep using it and stop worrying about it until it breaks.
> I've forced the people I talk to the most to get signal.
In China, this hardly works, because people you try to convincing may also binded to WeChat by their contacts. So a easier choice for them is just to silently ditch you.
(Of course, dad and mom are more likely to stick with whatever chat service you're using, so :DDDD)
BTW: There are no encrypted chat service in China, and Chinese people don't care too much of their privacy (By western standard).
So if you tell them: We should not let government listening our conversations, let's use Signal! You will usually get replies like: Yes, just let them listen, I have nothing to hide. And keep using WeChat.
In China, we have a some sort of social phenomenon called "Herd behavior"[0], simply put: If something is popular in crowd, then it tend to be more popular.
Also, I found that most Chinese people are lack of motion of trying something new: If something works, then we'll keep using it and stop worrying about it until it breaks.
> I've forced the people I talk to the most to get signal.
In China, this hardly works, because people you try to convincing may also binded to WeChat by their contacts. So a easier choice for them is just to silently ditch you.
(Of course, dad and mom are more likely to stick with whatever chat service you're using, so :DDDD)
BTW: There are no encrypted chat service in China, and Chinese people don't care too much of their privacy (By western standard).
So if you tell them: We should not let government listening our conversations, let's use Signal! You will usually get replies like: Yes, just let them listen, I have nothing to hide. And keep using WeChat.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_behavior#Everyday_decisio...