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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 56 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You keep on coping there little buddy. What's happening is that regular people from both countries are now talking directly to each other, and finding out what life is actually like.

[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Uhhh, not exactly regular people. From what I've seen from the Rednote, at least my feed is wealthy upper-middle or upper class, while the Americans are from low to middle class.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 weeks ago

not what I see in my feed, might depend on the interests you picked and whom you followed, etc

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

That’s because via GDP those two are at the same level even though they are different levels in their own country.

[–] gubblebumbum@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

what was preventing them from doing it before?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Lack of will on the part of Americans to engage on Chinese platforms like Xiaohongshu. The looming TikTok ban is what pushed people over the edge.