12 ms·
One note on that sourcing: I would not generally find Deseret News (i.e. Mormon cultural-industrial-habits-porn outlet) a credible source in this context. I al
by themodelplumber 4y ago
One note on that sourcing: I would not generally find Deseret News (i.e. Mormon cultural-industrial-habits-porn outlet) a credible source in this context.
I also design productivity systems as part of my job, and found that watching TikTok in the laziest way possible can be an outstanding part of such a system.
We are long past the Horatio Alger bootstrapping days where we condemn procrastination and laziness out of hand. And yet Chinese government culture continues to try to speak with that always-on productivity-porn voice--fine, let them do it, see how it works out. They love to wax poetic about theoretical human machinery without giving attention to a reasonable duty cycle concept.
And keep in mind that they are simultaneously blocking a lot of that E-word they hate: Expression.
We now have much more deep, nuanced experience with productivity that exists and outperforms outside of that context.
IMO TikTok is better feared (if that's the lens) for the more rational, non-propagandistic reasons.
- bdowling 4y ago> I would not generally find Deseret News ... a credible source in this context. Deseret News isn't the source, their article just paraphrases from other sources (60 Minutes, Wall Street Journal, BBC).
- freedomben 4y agoWhy wouldn't Deseret News be credible in this context?
- themodelplumber 4y agoA combination of factors. History, ownership, culture & region, other personal experiences with contributors. Those of us who were raised with this publication held over our heads grew up, checked it out, and do not hold it lightly in our considerations...in the right context it may be fine at face value but this is not one of those. (Look up the name too. It has "old school industry/productivity concept" in its blood, even just as a general point of interest)
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- hammock 4y agoKind of feels like you are explaining your own bias better than that of Deseret News
- themodelplumber 4y agoYou want to spread fault, fine but at least make a quality argument. Keep in mind that some of us may be more resilient to casual gaslighting than you are used to, and for good reason.
- willcipriano 4y agoSorry of rude to ask for a quality argument without providing one yourself.
- User23 4y agoThis is some stereotypical exmormon behavior. That’s not a dig, it was just completely obvious.