Id pay more to get a made in China product. I do BDS on the US.

I turn it off during OS install then turn it on after usually. If you want to run VMs sometimed youll have to sign your own keys and annoying stuff like that but you can always just go into BIOS and turn it off anytime anyway.

I like the briar app its only on android and computers but its peer to peer encrypted and uses TOR to route messages. Can also use bluetooth or route via LAN.

I do not no i just listed 2 of the most common neurodivergences thats why it says etc too. I was talking about neurodivergent people in general. Keep in mind this is some study i read years ago i just had to search up to find for you so it wasnt exactly fresh in my mind when i made that comment lol.

When you are reading that study notice it wasn’t just a study of autistic people but of neurotypical people too. The neurotypical group were the ones more likely to engage in the “bad” option behavior. Since this study specifically selected for ASD and Neurotypical people you cant make any determination on ADHD, or otherwise neurodivergents from it specifically.

So i did make a mistake there the non-ASD neurodivergents should be their own group as an unknown as to how they’d generally respond. But i would guess theres atleast a bit of overlap with ASD and some other types of nuerodivergency on this. Since its pretty common to have overlaps like that.

So we have,

Neurotypicals: Data shows their moral decision making is more flexible especially when not being observed.

ASD: Data shows them as much more moraly rigid and even when not observed will do what they feel is morally correct more often.

ADHD, and other neurodivergencies: No Data

Morality is learned. Fascists do not see themselves as the villains. In their eyes what they are doing is justified, and moral. Even Hitler would have seen himself as the good guy. Saying someone has a strong morality is not saying they strongly allign with your moral compass. It’s saying they more strictly follow their own moral compass. This is why fascists spend so much time dehumanizing the people they commit violence against. They don’t see it as morally wrong to kill those people because they have convinced themselves, or someone else has convinced them, that those people are inhuman. That its actually a good thing all the violence thats happening.

You can read studies on the differences in neurodivergent morality. https://www.jneurosci.org/content/41/8/1699 I’m not tokenizing i am nuerodivergent myself. This is a, while maybe not fully understood, pretty widely observed behavior difference.

You need to first understand that morality is subjective. We are talking about a persons own personal opinions on morality. Their moral compass. A racists moral compass says that racism is okay. Most people would disagree with them on that.

As for where i am getting it. Scientific research. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31489833/ https://neurolaunch.com/autism-moral-rigidity/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691823000719 https://neuroclastic.com/autistic-people-care-too-much-research-says/ Quotes from this one: https://www.jneurosci.org/content/41/8/1699

“ASD participants and healthy control subjects (HCs) decided in public or private whether to incur a personal cost for funding a morally good cause (Good Context) or receive a personal gain for benefiting a morally bad cause (Bad Context). Compared with HC, individuals with ASD were much more likely to reject the opportunity to earn ill gotten money by supporting a bad cause than were HCs. Computational modeling revealed that this resulted from heavily weighing benefits for themselves and the bad cause, suggesting that ASD participants apply a rule of refusing to serve a bad cause because they evaluate the negative consequences of their actions more severely.”

Its not that they are more moral per say it’s that they are more rigid in their morality and less likely to make exceptions to their own personal moral code. A person who cheats usually will know what they are doing is morally wrong (being that if they were the one being cheated on they wouldn’t like it), but they will rationalize an exception for their specific case as to why it is ok for them to cheat. To justify their own actions to themselves. A neurodivergent person is much less likely to do this sort of rationalization. Since they just generally speaking do not make as many exceptions to their own moral code.

Sometimes i wonder how far western anti intellectualism will go. They have deindustrialized already. So will they just keep going until they are mostly illiterate and non-technological too?

China is not a reactionary nation. Their plans are largely uneffected by the nonsense coming out of the white house. So long as international scientists will work with them they will engage in good faith. The universities themselves had nothing to do with this trade war anyway.

You will find that most people simply do not consider the consequences of their actions, or think things through at all, before doing things.

On top of that neurotypical people tend to be ok with doing morally bad things if they think nobody will know. Where as people with ADHD or ASD etc tend to follow their own moral code regardless of who is watching.

Combine these two things, and inhibition reducing narcotics like alcohol being involved at times and its no wonder these things are common.

Will my ability to play games be significantly affected compared to Windows?

Not significantly as long as you are on the right distro for it.

Can I mod games as freely and as easily as I do on Windows?

no. mod managers can work but its definitely not as easy. If you use steam workshop it works great usually, but something like vortex is gonna be a pain in the ass.

If a program has no Linux version, is it unusable, or are there workarounds?

You can run windows programs with wine. It’s not that difficult to do. Its how games work on Linux that dont have linux support.

Can Linux run programs that rely on frameworks like .NET or other Windows-specific libraries?

Usually you can get it to work. I have run across some specific programs for my job that simply wont work with wine, but they barely work on windows as it is. It may need fiddling with tho.

How do OS updates work in Linux? Is there a “Linux Update” program like what Windows has?

Sometimes. It depends on the distro. Mint has an updater where you click update and ur done basically. Others you go in and do a terminal command which changes by package manager. For like OS version jumps if your not on a rolling release distro then it can be a bit of a bigger job. I recently updated my computer from Debian Bookworm to Debian Trixie. I went into the sources replaced bookworm with trixie, and ran the full upgrade command. Then rebooted and had to ctl alt f4 into terminal nuke gnome and reinstall that. Which is expected in that case. It can be a bit techy at times for something like that but for a normal update on a distro with a GUI updater its a button click. Usually no reboot needed either.

How does digital security work on Linux? Is it more vulnerable due to being open source? Is there integrated antivirus software, or will I have to source that myself?

Dont download shit you shouldnt download. If your not sure if something has a virus or not you can get tools to scan for them, but windows is similar in that your main protection is just not doing something dumb. You can keep regular backups and if somehow you mess something up or get a virus just restore from it. PikaBackup works well.

Are GPU drivers reliable on Linux?

AMD is flawless usually. Nvidia i dont use but hear it can be more of a hassle. With AMD the drivers will come preinstalled with your distro usually. Some do Nvidia too some dont. There is an open source and proprietary nvidia driver you have to pick which one you want. Id research it for your specific card.

Can Linux (in the case of a misconfiguration or serious failure) potentially damage hardware?

No more than windows can. If you try to overclock without proper cooling or something for example. Thats BIOS stuff usually tho not an OS thing.

And also, what distro might be best for me?

Maybe Nobara since you like gaming? Or Linux Mint its beginner friendly.

I think that many people from the west just see the most severe punishment and apply that to all cases. Prison times in China for drugs are less than even America usually. Death penalty or long prison times are only in severe cases.

It sounds like maybe you think its more severe than it is. Someone using personally caught with a small amount does not generally go to prison. I had DeepSeek summarize Chinas drug laws for you. I think they are quite reasonable honestly. Maybe could be a bit more lenient in some ways and be fine, but they do have a focus on getting people in rehab.

China enforces stringent drug laws under its Criminal Law and Anti-Drug Law, with severe penalties for offenses. Below is a structured summary of key provisions and punishments:

1. Legal Framework

• Criminal Law (Articles 347–355): Governs serious drug crimes (trafficking, manufacturing, possession).
• Anti-Drug Law (2008): Addresses administrative penalties for drug use and rehabilitation.

2. Key Offenses and Punishments

A. Trafficking, Manufacturing, Transporting, or Selling Drugs (Article 347)

• General Offenses:
  • Minimum Punishment: 3+ years imprisonment, fines.
  • Aggravating Factors (e.g., international trafficking, organized crime, minors involved): 15 years, life imprisonment, or death penalty.
• Quantity-Based Thresholds (varies by drug type; examples below):
  • “Large Amount”:
    • Heroin/methamphetamine: ≥50 grams.
    • Punishment: 15 years, life, or death + fines/confiscation.
  • “Significant Amount”:
    • Heroin/methamphetamine: ≥10 grams but <50 grams.
    • Punishment: 7+ years imprisonment + fines.
  • “Small Amount”:
    • Any detectable quantity.
    • Punishment: ≤3–7 years + fines.

B. Illegal Possession (Article 348)

• Criminal Offense (if above thresholds):
  • “Large Amount”:
    • Heroin/methamphetamine: ≥10 grams.
    • Punishment: ≤3 years imprisonment or detention + fines.
  • “Very Large Amount” or Aggravating Circumstances: Up to 7 years + fines.
• Below Thresholds: Administrative penalties (detention, rehab).

C. Drug Use (Anti-Drug Law)

• Administrative Penalties:
  • First-time offenders: 10–15 days detention + fines.
  • Compulsory Rehabilitation: 3 years (community-based) or 2 years (isolated) for refusal/relapse.

D. Other Offenses

• Harboring Users/Providing Venues (Article 354): ≤3 years imprisonment or detention + fines.
• Drug Planting/Illegal Trade (Articles 351–353): Fines to life imprisonment, depending on severity.

3. Key Notes

• Zero-Tolerance Policy: Even small quantities may lead to harsh penalties.
• Recidivism: Harsher punishments for repeat offenders.
• Regional Variations: Thresholds may adjust locally but remain severe.

China’s approach emphasizes deterrence, combining criminal sanctions for trafficking/manufacturing with compulsory rehab for users. The death penalty applies to high-volume trafficking, reflecting the strict stance against drug crimes.

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Human rights are not the same as the right to do drugs. China does not permit gay marriage for example but they do not stop gay people from living their lives, and you would never be assaulted in China for being gay no matter how much someone doesn’t like it. Its not something that harms others so youd never be punished for doing it. Gay people existing does not effect the rest of society.

(Also important to note the differences in general in how marriage is viewed in China. Its a lot more transactional. But thats changing, and they have considered allowing gay marriage too recently. So i expect they’ll eventually allow it as the society shifts its views on marriage.)

Drug use does have an effect on the rest of society though. You are still exposed to 2nd hand smoke in public places for example, and it is a burden on health systems that the rest of society has to pay for.

The west is all about individuality. That is fine for you, and if you want to insist on a society structured around having as much individual freedom to do drugs or own guns or whatever as possible thats fine for you. That’s not how China is. China has the freedom to live a comfortable life, to be healthy, and to participate in a harmonious society. Drug use is not a part of that. China prioritizes the collective good over individuals. That means you are not allowed to do certain things. You may see it as draconian, but that is your own cultural, as you say liberal, perspective.

Do you see the difference between the two positions we are arguing? You insist that China and all other nations must have the same drug policy you think is best, but i am saying you can have different policies in different cultures and nations. These policies are not a one size fits all, and not all places should be the same. The world would be quite boring if they were.

China may be strict yes, but that is a product of the time we live in. China must maintain a strict social order to prevent subversion by outside influence via any method available. So in all things, not just drugs, the punishments for breaking the law can be strong. China also though has in their criminal code crimes of necessity. Where if you can prove that you had to break the law for your own need, like needing food, and that you tried to minimize the harm you did, and only took what was needed the charges can be dismissed. This is a demonstration of a different set of priorities to the west. China strives for social harmony, and the law is designed in a way to maximize that. In some cases that requires a strong hand, and in others it requires understanding, and leniency.

China may be able to be more lenient on someone who is addicted to drugs personally. To focus on getting them off the drugs as a medical issue maybe. But a person who distributes them is another matter. And they already do make distinctions based on this. Maybe it should be more refined, but that does not mean drugs should ever simply be allowed, and certainly not that anything other than allowing drugs is somehow bad.

In many cases people in the west only use drugs as they do because they either do not have access to professonal medical care, not an issue in China, or they are coping with existing in a society that is not pleasant to live in. Also mostly not an issue in China. China is a socialist post-revolutionairy state and people find fulfillment from things other than recreational drug use. They have community, and a good quality of life. When someone needs medical care they do not need to handle it themselves. They go to a doctor. They recieve medications with proper doseage and are given specific instructions on its use.

Drug use is something we should strive to reduce the need for, and China does that quite well. These policies are generalized and may need refining. Much like how poverty elimination policies went from being blanket generalized ones that didnt work for everyone to being more focused and personalized efforts. The generalized approach is a first step on a long road to eventually eliminating the need for recreational drug use entirely. Which i imagine would eventually even include things like alcohol, and tobacco. As if people have truly fulfilling lives otherwise they wouldn’t need or want those things.

The CPC cannot make a deal without getting very good concessions from the west. The Chinese people wont allow it. This is a matter of National pride now. China will prove the century of humiliation is over and never coming back. To do anything less would cause an uproar.

In that article i linked it talks about how Queen Elizabeth talked with a bit of a drawl. Saying “Sarvant” instead of “servant” and “tigither” instead of “together” which isnt too far off from how a southern bell would say those words.

Other than a few spelling differences, which werent even standardized until recent time, what even are the diffences between written english in britain and the us? On the chinese side they have trad and simp but in english its all the same outside a few misplaced U’s i think.

That is true of everything. There are minority groups that want all sorts of things the rest of the population wouldnt want. Democracy isnt about pleasing everyone its majority rule.

Maybe just the ones i talked to then. They seemed to really like that i didnt drink.

Why is it perfectly legal in the US to slaughter a pig or cow for meat, but a dog or a cat is illegal to do the same? That is not rational either. They are both animals. It’s a matter of public opinion. Thats the reason. The same goes for which substances are legal or illegal.