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The Chinese don't really use facebook in the first place do they though? And facebook's utility to China is the same as TikTok's, just less direct: manipulating
by wavefunction 2y ago
The Chinese don't really use facebook in the first place do they though? And facebook's utility to China is the same as TikTok's, just less direct: manipulating Americans and other non-Chinese users of Facebook. It seems like people want to be manipulated though.
- mantas 2y agoSome people just hate their own government so much, they think any other government would be better. Including the known bad guys of the era. Usually this does not work out that well. Point in case - Central Europe after WWII. Chinese astroturfing is a thing too, but in many cases it is legit naive people.
- UltraSane 2y ago"Some people just hate their own government so much, they think any other government would be better. Including the known bad guys of the era." Yep. I call it "Chomskyism"
- wavefunction 2y agoi don't understand your point if there is one