On December 5, prominent micro-blogger and Worker’s Daily magazine’s editorial director Shi Shusi posted observations on the current state of Weibo to his personal account (via Liz Carter):
Weibo: 1. Fewer Big Vs, more official accounts; 2. Lots of brain-damaged morons drop their careers to become Fifty Centers; 3. Those public intellectuals who remain are either lurking or making egg drop soup for the soul; 4. In addition to showing themselves off, celebrities have started to sell merchandise; 5. Good vibes about public welfare and the grassroots suddenly grows, while social gaps widen; 6. It is now safe to criticize the weather and ridicule the smog; 7. If you’re feeling suppressed, you can take the piss out of flight attendants, or help Wang Feng make the headlines; 8. You stay because there really is no other place to go.
微博：1、大V少了，官博多了；2、大批脑残改行做了五毛；3、幸存公知不是潜水，就是改行炮制心灵蛋花汤；4、明星除了秀自己开始卖货；5、公益和草根正能量骤增，和社会现实反差加大；6、批评天气嘲讽雾霾目前是安全的；7、憋得慌，可以拿空姐打镲或帮着汪峰上头条；8、留下，其实是因为实在没地可去。
Shi’s followers quickly chimed in, and CDT has translated a few of their comments:
都市涌泉：Who would dare to be a Big V if they’ll immediately investigate to see if you’re a whoremonger?
谁敢做大V就查你是不是嫖客!
Z顽固的石头K：Brain-damaged morons have gone off and become public intellectuals.
大批脑残去做了公知
阿龙吧吧：You stay because you can’t go. Aside from screaming and cursing online, what else is there to do?
留下是因为你没能力出去，除了在网络上叫骂，还会什么？
和谐
lempinglZ聪I: The online environment is a little bit better now than it was a moment ago.
现在的网络环境才刚刚好一点。。
