[djoldman]

Can a rich westerner with no stake in China write text of value about Chinese politics?

Is it necessary to suffer to create something worth reading?

I'm not criticizing, I'm curious.

[jtwoodhouse]

Experience is suffering.

A rich westerner is free to write whatever he wants about China but without firsthand experience or skin in the game, he shouldn’t expect his takes to be credible or respected.

[djoldman]

Mkay but what about the idea that having skin in the game encourages bias? Can't someone be more objective exactly if they're not involved?

I think there may be room for all kinds of writing to provide different value.

AI may be filling a different kind of niche.

[jtwoodhouse]

AI doesn’t solve that problem. It reflects the biases of the trainers.