[wumeow]

>> In China, I was able to leave my computer at my table in a cafe without fear of it being taken because I knew every square inch of that cafe was in the view of cameras.

> China's state surveillance and massacres of dissidents is not something to be prideful about.

East Asian countries tend to be low-crime anyway even without blanket surveillance.

[wakawaka28]

>East Asian countries tend to be low-crime anyway even without blanket surveillance.

Lol! You might be right about certain types of crime but overall I don't think this is true. There is also something to be said about crime that is sanctioned by or enabled by state officials.

[ThrowawayTestr]

That's because being a criminal is seen as a bad thing in Asia.

[dingnuts]

as opposed to..?

[ThrowawayTestr]

As opposed to the west where they're a protected class.