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| Topic | Blizzard bans and withholds prize money from hearthstone player for HK support |
| foolm0r0n 10/08/19 9:47:36 AM #69: | TomNook posted... Blizzard didn't do anything And you can see how extremely non-neutral that is right? I'm used to fake libertarians forgetting about social pressure as a primary means of non-violent influence, but financial pressure too? No wonder they bow so easily to authoritarians. They never actually understood or valued the power of social and financial pressure. Large corps have a massive financial influence in China. Yes China has power over them too, but it definitely goes both ways. These companies are the reason China has developed against communism so quickly. Entertainment companies are ESPECIALLY influential because they have the financial AND the social influence. How long can Chinese citizens really rally behind their government when they are banning basketball and starcraft? The integration of China into the global social economy was NOT so that their communist authority would apply to all companies of the world. So yes there is an expectation that Blizzard would put up the SLIGHTEST fight for its sovereignty in this case, and it is surprising that they bowed to foreign authority so instantly. It's might be normal for you, but not for us. --- _foolmo_ 2 + 2 = 4 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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