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by JumpCrisscross 410 days ago
> Trying to graft the Internet onto physical country borders has been fraught from the very beginning

I’d argue Silicon Valley pretending there is a natural arc of digital history towards freedom and enlightenment if we just leave everything alone is distinctly reminiscent of 90s free-trade optimism. And like that philosophy, this too one finds its tombstone in China.