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I think you’re correct that I don’t trust tiktok as we’ve seen our own social media be used as a weapon against us in elections. It’s more likely than not tikto

• djyaz1200 4y ago
  I'd argue we've been in a cold war with china for decades we just didn't pay attention because we love their cheap stuff. There is a growing danger that war will go hot at some point and Taiwan is the most likely catalyst. Because of the concentration of TSMC's chip production controlling Taiwan would mean controlling much of the world's manufacturing of chip dependent products. Given these risks letting china control an influential social media time waster for GenZ is an enormous strategic mistake. Our bargain with China should be simple, we get access to your markets and you get access to ours and let's all be prosperous (win win). Instead we're playing a win/lose game with them and we're losing.
  • zucked 4y ago
    Of all the boogeymen that have been attributed back to China, I think the one that's potentially most insidious is the taproot Tiktok has into the captive collective. Just imagine the kind of power you'd have to be able to turn the knob - ever so slightly over time - and influence millions of 13-40 year olds with viewpoints that they'll absorb and likely hold on to forever. It's simultaneously the most brilliant and terrifying thing I've ever seen.