Frankly, I think _all_ apps are problematic. Companies are global, no? True, TikTok may be more under the control of the Chinese government than Apple is, say, under the control of the U.S. government, but in the end, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp—they're all little data plantations waiting for the right bots to harvest them.
Frankly, I think _all_ apps are problematic. Companies are global, no? True, TikTok may be more under the control of the Chinese government than Apple is, say, under the control of the U.S. government, but in the end, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp—they're all little data plantations waiting for the right bots to harvest them.
Thing is that privacy is just not important to TikTok's main user base—GenZ and the more experimental Millennials. They essentially grew up without it. And they don't value it.
And shutting the barn door after the horses have escaped probably won't do much at this point.
"Thing is that privacy is just not important to TikTok's main user base—GenZ and the more experimental Millennials. They essentially grew up without it. And they don't value it."
This is such a crucial point—absolutely key to the challenge of preserving America's values and independence. We have dug ourselves a VERY deep hole. I hope we can actually get out of it, but it feels a little hopeless if we have to rely on younger generations who care so much less (if at all) for our fundamental principles.
Nope we won’t be able to dig ourselves out, and the Gen Z generation are digging the hole even deeper. They don’t give a sh.. about anybody in America and please don’t give me the BS about climate change because they don’t even know where planet earth is. In fact everything exist on their IPhones and Tik Tok we can’t be shocked at where we are as a nation.
Frankly, I think _all_ apps are problematic. Companies are global, no? True, TikTok may be more under the control of the Chinese government than Apple is, say, under the control of the U.S. government, but in the end, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp—they're all little data plantations waiting for the right bots to harvest them.
Thing is that privacy is just not important to TikTok's main user base—GenZ and the more experimental Millennials. They essentially grew up without it. And they don't value it.
And shutting the barn door after the horses have escaped probably won't do much at this point.
It's in pain sight and most people don't want to see it. Social media has perfectly exploited the most basic of human vulnerability, validation.
"Thing is that privacy is just not important to TikTok's main user base—GenZ and the more experimental Millennials. They essentially grew up without it. And they don't value it."
This is such a crucial point—absolutely key to the challenge of preserving America's values and independence. We have dug ourselves a VERY deep hole. I hope we can actually get out of it, but it feels a little hopeless if we have to rely on younger generations who care so much less (if at all) for our fundamental principles.
Nope we won’t be able to dig ourselves out, and the Gen Z generation are digging the hole even deeper. They don’t give a sh.. about anybody in America and please don’t give me the BS about climate change because they don’t even know where planet earth is. In fact everything exist on their IPhones and Tik Tok we can’t be shocked at where we are as a nation.
Yep.