Science Education in the Internet Age Has a Long Way to Go

I stayed up late debating with an old classmate from the accounting department. Three hundred rounds of battle, but I couldn’t overcome his ten-inch keyboard and lost. The topic: Google’s withdrawal from China.

This guy works at a famous accounting firm, a well-known figure. Earns tens of thousands a month, unlikely to be bought for pocket change. He firmly cheers Google’s departure. I won’t go into all the details, just one subtopic: did Google block China, or did China block Google?

My opponent argued: Google’s intention to destroy China never dies. They view open China through colored glasses, deliberately withholding services available to other countries. A typical example: some image and video sites are inaccessible from Chinese IPs but accessible from foreign IPs. This mirrors imperialist powers’ treatment of Chinese people holding Chinese passports facing scrutiny and visa denials for the US, while Gong Li and Zhang Tielin with foreign passports breeze through. IP addresses serve the same identification purpose as passports in real life. Therefore, Google is clearly malicious in blocking China. Our ancestors wouldn’t accept food given with contempt — why keep services blocked by our enemies? Better they leave early.

My opponent also argued that Google’s search quality is terrible, can’t even return results for “carrot,” incomparable to Baidu.

In conclusion, Google’s withdrawal is another victory for the Chinese people in their struggle against imperialism and feudalism, a true portrayal of imperialists running away with their tails between their legs. Let us join hands and say with emotion: Farewell, “Situ Google.”

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Alas! Confucius’ five virtues say “benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, faithfulness.” Wisdom accounts for one fifth. Our wise leaders teach us “be ashamed of ignorance.” Internet citizens say “OP, time to take your meds.” Why? Look back at this article’s title.