i think this is as pointless an argument as the one's about the masked magician and youtube. everyone is so worried about exposure ruining the art, but its been several years now since the youtube tutorial's started coming out, and even longer for the masked magician. guess what, magic still isn't ruined, i cant still do a 2CM and drop someone's jaw, i can still do biddle or even a force and reveal. PEOPLE DONT GO SEARCHING FOR MAGIC, and even if they stumble upon it, they forget just as fast, it is the performer's job to draw you in and make you forget about finding the method and just enjoy the magic, so if china has the same problems as we do with exposure, ..well so what, innovate, create, be original and stop worrying because nothing is going to stop these sources, least of all an online forum. yes magic should be fun and yes exposure isn't the greatest but you all make it such a bigger problem than it really is and F.I.S.M is not the problem and neither is C.A.A. the problem is individuals who create these exposures, and the only thing we can do is hope that someday they will mature enough to gain respect for the art, but if not, then we will have to actually work on our presentation and become better performers. also, i dont think the C.A.A. should be blamed for protecting a right to free speech in an area where that right has been so limited in the past, its no worse than the free exchange of tut's on youtube. Stop stressing about this and stop looking for a scapegoat, if you focused half as much on your presentations of your magic as you did on finding and blaming people trying to "ruin" magic you would never be called on anything you did no matter how many exposure resources a spectator has seen. People watch a performance not a trick
feel free to flame me now