Re:I Toured Unitree's Factory. I'm More Bullish on the West
by graemep on Sunday November 08, 2026 @07:59AM
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> No amount of media can paper over the fact that your life sucks.
The definition of "sucks" varies wildly. People whose country experienced a terrible famine, followed by chaos and brutality, in living memory will have a very different idea of their life sucking from people who have had decades of wealth.
> Meanwhile, the distinction between state media and oligarch owned media is completely meaningless.
Its a massive difference. It means different media will have different view points. It means no one monopoly view. It means access to foreign media for other viewpoints. It means some media that is structured or owned differently (the BBC, The Guardian, Reuters.....). It means the government is criticised from many points of view.
The definition of "sucks" varies wildly. People whose country experienced a terrible famine, followed by chaos and brutality, in living memory will have a very different idea of their life sucking from people who have had decades of wealth.
> Meanwhile, the distinction between state media and oligarch owned media is completely meaningless.
Its a massive difference. It means different media will have different view points. It means no one monopoly view. It means access to foreign media for other viewpoints. It means some media that is structured or owned differently (the BBC, The Guardian, Reuters.....). It means the government is criticised from many points of view.