But things like Chinas Great Firewall and the U.S. surveillance apparatus have put a damper on that vision.
It reminds me of the early 2000s when the internet first made a global village possible.
I remember back then.
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And we write them in English.
That feels very much like what is going on on Red Note right now.
Zoey concedes that its a bit chaotic but says that overall people are very curious about each other.
Zoey doesnt have to pretend to be writing to a pen pal anymore.
At least not for now.
But Zoey knows that it could be an illusion, and this brief moment could go away very quickly.
I might be over-romanticizing this, but its been so long since Ive felt this way.
Like, people can actually connect and people are genuinely interested and curious about each other, Zoey said.
I dont know how long this moment will last.
Im not an optimistic person, but I really hope this can stay a little longer.
Other English-speaking users based in China have spoken about their conflicted feelings seeing an American influx on the app.
Red Book is also the place where I can talk about my American customers behind their back.
So I was wondering where I should post those things now, the user jokes.
But its not all serious discussion, of course.
There are countless jokes on RedNote about the American surge of interest.
That kind of joke has also been extremely common among Americans on TikTok in recent days and weeks.
But that same user also spoke in coded language about the rules of RedNote.
Yes, there are rules here, the user says.
The place is pretty chill, but not without rules.
The user continues, You see what Im trying to say here?
while encouraging Americans to just use common sense.
And China isnt a utopia for LGBT people.
Recent years have seen acrackdownon LGBT advocacy groups by Beijing.
What are you going to do without us?
Its going to be literally a British app now.
And theres not many of you guys, he continued.
Theyre all contained within a restricted area with horrible cuisine.
What are you guys gonna do?
Talk about tinned fish?
Theres a guy called tinned fish reviews.
Hes probably going to be the number one creator on this app when were gone.
The utopian ideals of a global village online were always a romanticization.
And now its the Americans turn to learn about serious forms of censorship with the TikTok ban.
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