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> Why is no one ever like “ByteDance is a drug cartel”? Why are you so sure about that? Both are harmful, Facebook is bigger.
by keymone 5y ago
> Why is no one ever like “ByteDance is a drug cartel”?
Why are you so sure about that? Both are harmful, Facebook is bigger.
- benreesman 5y agoWell my point is that AFAIK 13-year olds are more impressionable than adults. Right?
- cycomanic 5y agoI'm not convinced. In fact I believe young people today are much more skeptical and competent about media use than the older generations. My anecdotal data points are mainly the fact that almost all conspiracy believers I know are >40 years.
- keymone 5y agoFacebook through influence on audience has power to wreck political and humanitarian situation in any country in the world right now. TikTok potentially has that power 5-10 years from now. Whatever solution you find to Facebook will also mostly apply to TikTok.