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Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. But someone on Yahoo Answers would valiantly come up with a response — even if it is to a bizarre, baseless question. However, you can still view any posted questions and answers until May 4th. Arguably, Yahoo Answers, launched 16 years ago, did much to cultivate a space for global knowledge, to democratize information, and to help in connecting the world.
Age-old wisdom preaches there is no shame in asking, but users on Yahoo Answers put it into practice, asking the most eccentric questions. Sample some of these: Why do people with baguettes think they are better than me? Why is smoke coming out of my belly button? And while one can only speculate how much of these questions were a result of human curiosity and how many stemmed out of ignorance, the result was a unique stream of content that became fodder for introspection, amusement, or general trolling.
Then Why Was it So Shocking? Left unchecked, Yahoo Answers transformed into a breeding ground for vicious, false content that subverted the purpose of its creation. It had never existed in a social vacuum, and over time, it began to echo and amplify the rampant misinformation, far-right conspiracy theories, fake news, and hate speech that thrive on the internet today. Yahoo Answers became stale, felt archaic, and ended up resonating with a small section of the internet that got a kick out of unverified theories.
As this internet corner jettisons into oblivion, one also wonders what happens when something on the internet dies. The pragmatic answer is like Verizon, creators end up wiping out data and scrubbing the digital space squeaky clean. China's Ministry of Education said it wants to "cultivate the builders and successors of socialism with an all-around moral, intellectual, physical, and aesthetic grounding. The lessons, which will be integrated from primary school up to university, include education on national security, as well as labor education to develop the younger generation's "hard-working spirit.
Analysts can't agree. Some are ringing the alarm bells, while others are wary of jumping to conclusions. There seems to be little doubt that Xi is looking to reshape China's business and cultural practices, but there are marked differences between the current situation and that of the past. Xi is launching a top-down effort at a time when he faces no internal threats to power — his rule is stable. That wasn't the case with Mao, who despite his authoritarian legacy, didn't actually have as firm a grasp on executive power in the lead up to the Cultural Revolution as Xi does now.
Today, it's the government going on the offensive, and there's no need for Xi to rally student paramilitaries to bolster his position. It's also important to note that while Xi is echoing some of Mao's rhetoric, he is no fan of the Cultural Revolution. His father, a veteran of the Communist revolution, was persecuted during that time, and Xi has publicly criticized the era in the past for bringing the Chinese economy "to the brink of collapse.
It's all likely part of Xi's efforts to stay in power in the long run and maintain relevance for himself and the CCP. Mao was intent on transforming a "moribund" country "enslaved by tradition" into his version of a modern society. For Xi, the goal is more simple: make sure the party doesn't lose the battle for attention to other aspects of society. So, in other words, Xi isn't looking to wipe 21st-century China clean.
Instead, he's looking to limit distractions — video games, celebrity culture, etc. This allows him to pick his spots as he taps into some resentment toward wealth within the country without actually fomenting widespread popular rebellion, Ming Xia, a political science professor at City University of New York, told The Financial Times.
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