ZOMG ‘BLOG

In regards to the Internet, China is probably best known for their censorship and relative e-isolationism. But few realize the true reason. It is for the good of the rest of the Internet! If the Chinese government were to adopt and promote a liberal policy toward Internet the results could be disastrous.

In fact, the Chinese government knows this well, and may be holding this back as their trump card should there be a future international relations breakdown. The fact is, if the Chinese government decided to mobilize the general Chinese public into an army of ‘bloggers, it would be obvious to all that this was an Act of War.

Let me explain. According to the CIA World Factbook North America and Europe contain nearly half of the world’s 1 billion Internet users. China contains only 111,000,000 or 11% of the Internet users. HOWEVER, China contains 1.3 billion people, or 20% of the world’s population. Over 80% of those people are old enough to ‘blog. That is still nearly a billion potential ‘bloggers, or the entire current Internet population again, who could overwhelm and crush the Western ‘blogosphere, not just with their sheer numbers, but with surprising cultural force.

I mean, which ‘blog entry would be more interesting to read: “They didn’t have half-and-half at the coffee shop, AGAIN.” OR “10 ways my human rights were abused today.“? Would you like to see more pictures of cats, OR pictures of cats WITH PANDAS? And so on. It’s pretty obvious we would stand no chance. And so, honestly, I applaud the Chinese Government for their prudent restraint and non-abuse of the potent ‘blogging resource which they contain, and I am glad they are taking precautions when working with the Internet rather than working recklessly against it.

kthxbye.