I think artists are more interested in safe keeping their techniques from copycats. People put in a lot of effort to stand out in a over-saturated market so of course they won't share their tricks.

Damn, China and Australia are not getting along lately...

When you are forced to choose one side, you lose the other side.

Go with the States, you lose China. Go with China, you lose the States. Either way, you lose.

I was concerned for a moment, but this seems more like an issue for big companies, not individuals.

Years ago a friend of mine demoed an exploit of another mutual friend who'd let a domain lapse that was used as the reset email for a yahoo account. We let him know obviously.

This is why I think that any kind of play is good - for kids and for grown ups. Creativity is a skill and a mindset that needs to be practiced, doesn't matter if it's through games, art, writing or anything else.

They could just use vpns to circumvent the blocks if they really wanted to make their voices heard. Perhaps they're not interested in using Twitter or have a Chinese alternative.

I used to think that Tesla was about eventually making cars that would be affordable to the most people. Now he plans to increase the price even after buying a car? No thanks. And I would never trust people to behave in a robotaxi if that ever becomes a thing.