源地址:https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Quora-now- … propaganda
Why is Quora now flooded with CCP propaganda?
It really depends on your perspective. Also, be warned there will be more.
If you have a look at YouTube this was the most popular video released in 2019:
This is because 9 out of the Top 10 most viewed videos released on YouTube so far this year were non-English language songs - Music Business Worldwide
Update: The most popular video is a bit of an anomaly. Sorry but I felt like I had to correct my answer. Anyway, enjoy…
That being said the second most popular video is not in English…
The bigger question is why doesn’t Quora have MORE Chinese users and propaganda. There would be a LOT more Chinese videos and content on the site if they didn’t use local services instead.
Right now the majority of Chinese people feel more comfortable reading and writing in Mandarin. Most of them are on Zhihu(知乎) rather than Quora. Based on the last public figures Quora has more users (300 million vs 220 million) but this is world wide. If all of the Chinese users came across at the same time then there would be one Chinese view for every other view. This would drown out a lot of the different viewpoints.
That being said a number of Chinese people speak English and want to be on Quora for different reasons. Just like any country, they have different opinions and a spread of ideas but are often (but not always) supportive of their own country.
Democrats and Republicans disagree on a lot of things but most of them agree that America is “the best”.
China is similar. A lot of users are nationalists and will support China. Some think China can do no wrong. Some think that China is backwards and doing a lot of things poorly BUT even if that is the case lots of the questions on Quora are just straight-up propaganda that just isn’t true which makes them defend China as well.
As the English level in China improves expect more and more Chinese users on every platform you use with their viewpoint which isn’t the same as yours. There will also be more Indian as well. Slowly the American viewpoint will be drowned out and it will mainly be Indians and Chinese. This will slowly happen to virtually the entire Internet unless they stay in regional silos.
Update: Made a mistake with the video…
为什么Quora现在充斥着中共的宣传?
这取决于你的立场。当然,请注意,它还将变得更多。
如果你去看一下Youtube,这是2019年发布的最热门的视频:
原因在于,今年迄今为止在Youtube发布的观看量前10的视频中,有9个是非英语视频。
更新:这最受欢迎的视频有点点反常。很抱歉,但我感觉我得修正我的答案。无论如何,请享受……
话虽如此,第二热门的视频并非是英语的……
其实更大的问题是,为什么Quora没有更多中国用户和宣传。如果他们不用本地服务作为替代,这个网站的中国视频和内容会多得多。
此时此刻,大多数的中国人觉得以普通话来读写更安逸。它们中的绝大多数在知乎写作而不是Quora。根据最近的公开数字,Quora拥有更多的用户数量(3亿对2.2亿),但这些是全球范围内的。如果所有的中国用户都在同时相遇,那么每个其他观点下面都要有一个中国观点了,这将淹没许许多多不同的意见。
话虽如此,还是有一些中国人会讲英语,并出于不同的原因上Quora。和其他任何国家一样,他们有着不同的意见并且传递着一些想法,这些想法通常(但并不永远)都偏向他们的祖国。
民主党人和共和党人在许多事情上存在分歧,但他们中的多数都同意美国是“最棒的”。
中国也类似。很多用户是民族主义者,他们会支持中国。有些人认为中国永远正确;也有些人认为中国是落后的,有很多事情做得很糟糕,但即便是那样,出于Quora上的有很多问题根本是失实的直球宣传,他们也被激出来维护中国。
随着中国人的英语水平越来越高,你将会在你使用的每一个平台看见越来越多和你观点不同的中国用户。当然,印度用户也会越来越多。慢慢地,美国人的观点将会被主要来自印度和中国的观点盖过。这个演变将会在整个互联网上缓慢发生,除非他们永远待在区域性的地下室里。
更新:视频出了点小问题……
单词表:
flood n.洪水 / v.淹没
propaganda n.宣传,鼓吹
perspective n.态度,观点
be warned 该小心了
release v.释放 / n.释放,发布
anomaly n.异常,反常现象
That being said 话虽如此
majority n.大部分,大多数
content n.内容,目录 / v.使满意 / a.满意的
figure n.数字 / v.计算
come across 偶遇;给人……印象
view n.看法,见解
drown out 盖过,淹没
that being said 话虽如此
spread v.展开,散开 / n.传播,散布,蔓延
supportive v.支持的,同情的
nationalist n.民族主义者
backward a.向后的,落后的
poorly ad.糟糕地
even if that is the case 即便是那样
straight-up 直截了当的
improve v.改善
expect v.预期
viewpoint n.观点
virtually ad.几乎;实际上
entire a.全部的,整个的
regional a.地区的
silo n.地下贮藏库