This balloon thing is honestly one of the most ridiculous things they have pushed in a while. Like seriously, ham radio nerds will form groups and send up these weather balloons all the time. Why the fuck would China need a weather balloon to do what they, more than likely, already have satellites doing?
The thing is, most people already know what a satellite is and that it poses no risk to them. A weather balloon is not as common knowledge and can be inflated by the media
It shows how the rich Western European diaspora had become so dependent on authoritarian media for their knowledge of the world contrary to their claim that they are a nation of enlightened democratic isekai heroes.
This balloon thing is honestly one of the most ridiculous things they have pushed in a while. Like seriously, ham radio nerds will form groups and send up these weather balloons all the time. Why the fuck would China need a weather balloon to do what they, more than likely, already have satellites doing?
The thing is, most people already know what a satellite is and that it poses no risk to them. A weather balloon is not as common knowledge and can be inflated by the media
inflated lol
(sorry)
It shows how the rich Western European diaspora had become so dependent on authoritarian media for their knowledge of the world contrary to their claim that they are a nation of enlightened democratic isekai heroes.