The problem, from the government’s perspective, is that there’s no way to only see some of the fnords. If we teach people to recognize Chinese propaganda, they’ll start to recognize American propaganda too. Better to keep us stupid and then control who’s allowed to talk to us in the first place.
I’m not for banning shit. I am for educating. We need to show people what TikTok really is, what it does and how it affects shit.
The problem, from the government’s perspective, is that there’s no way to only see some of the fnords. If we teach people to recognize Chinese propaganda, they’ll start to recognize American propaganda too. Better to keep us stupid and then control who’s allowed to talk to us in the first place.
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them drink. Many lack the complexity of thought to understand they are being played like fiddles.
People dont care so long as their friends are also using it.
Sadly.