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> My feeling is that most people are addicted to these apps, not using them for the utility or pleasure they bring. ...I find it interesting to think about whe
by Wowfunhappy 2y ago
> My feeling is that most people are addicted to these apps, not using them for the utility or pleasure they bring.
...I find it interesting to think about whether using something due to addiction means you wouldn't protest if it's forcibly taken away.
In other words, I wonder if people would protest if cigarettes were banned.
- wongarsu 2y agoIf anything, I'd expect addicts to fight the hardest when someone takes their "drug" away
- krapp 2y agoThe smokers' rights movement is a thing, and they do protest, yes.
- nozzlegear 2y agoI think replacing cigarettes with vapes is more topical, at least in America.
- UtopiaPunk 2y agoWell, the USA did ban alcohol for a few years, and that was a rowdy time.
- drivingmenuts 2y agoNot many people would protest a cigarette ban because the effects of smoking are very visible. Not many people will protest a TikTok ban because it's largely happening to someone else and not very many people care about issues of free speech, as long as it's not happening to them.