they have a heavily neutered internet and it is a pleasant experience

its a walled garden, at the country level, do you want a sticker because of your awareness of Beijing?

there is simply a life beyond imagining it as oppressive all the time, when the reality is that you just hang out in communities in your niche and you dont have to worry about it being randomly politicized. A large part of the mindshare in the west is trying to figure out how to do that, checking out the other internet is probably good for your mental health