I often visit family in one m.e. country and would guess that's what it feels like to try to do open source dev there.  I am guessed by that the AI doomers, if they get their way, will reduce the U.S. and Europe to that same experience by establishing CompAuth. 

 I can't imagine how frustrating it must be to be restricted like that.  Hope we find a way to put an end to restrictions like that soon. 

 I really hope that too.