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> Why is no one ever like “ByteDance is a drug cartel”? "As a genxer with an addictive streak, TikTok is undoubtedly as addictive as crack."[1] "Tiktok is also
by pseudalopex 5y ago
> Why is no one ever like “ByteDance is a drug cartel”?
"As a genxer with an addictive streak, TikTok is undoubtedly as addictive as crack."[1] "Tiktok is also addictive in a way that no competing app has managed to capture."[2] "Tiktok is absolutely more addictive than Facebook."[3] "I like to think of TikTok as the crack cocaine of addictive social media."[4]
The article wasn't about ByteDance's revenue. And ByteDance didn't try to organize public opinion against informed consent to my knowledge. Facebook campaigned for attention and got it.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28137353 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28137353
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28134963 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28134963
[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30188320 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30188320
[4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28133824 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28133824
- benreesman 5y agoI wasn’t a top-level poster. I was replying to some who said Facebook is worse than smoking. And maybe they’re right: so I’ll keep an open mind if someone posts some figures. I’ve submitted some anecdotes to the thread but I think I clearly labeled them as such.
- pseudalopex 5y agoThey didn't say Facebook is worse than smoking. They said something about Facebook in response to an article about Facebook. You replied with whataboutism. I showed people criticize ByteDance when relevant. Even call them crack sellers.