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> What does the government have to do with what apps I use in my free time? Because it's literally their job: Protect the citizen. They may not do a good job a
by PurpleRamen 3y ago
> What does the government have to do with what apps I use in my free time?
Because it's literally their job: Protect the citizen. They may not do a good job all the time, most times they are even very bad. But nonetheless do they try and prevent most of the worst cases. And TikTok is so insane efficient in what it's doing, the line between benefit and harm is so thin, it could easily turn into a "worst case"-scenario if people don't observe it careful enough.
- robertlagrant 3y agoIt's also their job to protect the citizen from future governments by not giving themselves too much control.
- wildrhythms 3y agoThe job of policymakers is to: make policy. Protecting the citizen may or may not be a part of the policy they implement.
- PurpleRamen 3y agoPolicies are a tool, not the goal.
- nerdbert 3y agoWhat about propaganda outlets like Newsmax and OANN? Many would argue they've had far more harmful impact on the USA than Tiktok ever could. Where do you draw the line? It has to be domestic propaganda? Can you prove that those don't have foreign links?
- mrguyorama 3y agoYou draw the line SOMEWHERE, just like you always do, for every right already. We already have lines all over rights, and it's not crazy to add another line somewhere and let the judiciary move it around and change it's shape. That's their job.
- laratied 3y agoThe PLA has published brilliant books on how to beat America in a non-kinetic war but Americans in general don't like to read. As someone who thinks Unrestricted Warfare is one of the most brilliant books I have ever read, the idea most have not read this book in the US military is quite laughable. Imagine people having no issue with the Soviet Union delivering a free daily newspaper to US teenagers in 1960. The level Americans have their head up their own ass is unbelievable.
- Kamq 3y ago> Because it's literally their job: Protect the citizen. That is not automatically the government's job. At least not in every worldview. And these things exist on a spectrum. Protecting people from direct external threats is pretty unobjectionable to most philosophical systems that allow governments, but there's a lot more controversy around protecting people from themselves.