It's hard to have an effective debate without level setting. A basic understanding of how we're influenced. Books that come to mind are:Influence: The Psycholo

It's hard to have an effective debate without level setting. A basic understanding of how we're influenced. Books that come to mind are:Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Thinking Fast and Thinking Slow, and The Design of Everyday Things. After accepting we can be influenced, then we need to understand real world examples of nefarious influence through social media and adtech. The Senate Intelligence Committee report on the 2016 election comes to mind. So if we can be influenced, and if there's evidence our elections have been influenced; then we need to question if China is a threat, through Tik Tok.