3747yreur · HackerTrans

Are you suggesting online posting is the same as an in-person conversation in a somewhat intimate environment? I get that it might be the same for you but surely you can appreciate that for most people online discussions are about as personal as a trip to the dmv.

3747yreur

6년 전discuss

I don't really see how most of this is actually relevant to TikTok or all the drama surrounding it. The point of western societies is that certain things like art and speech are considered worthy of bestowing protections upon. TikTok is a platform that mixes speech and art and it's immensely popular with American youth who aren't allowed to advocate for themselves politically due to age. Why is it alright to block their access to a platform with these properties simply because it's politically convenient, especially when many of these same youths also use TikTok as a medium for artistic expression?

3747yreur

6년 전discuss

>I come from the Chinese mindset where privacy doesn't have the capital P like it does in the US. Most Chinese are fine with the government and private industry infiltrating their lives if the net effect is that their lives are improved. <

Most Americans don't care either and it's always weird to me how many mental gymnastics the American tech community will go through not to acknowledge it. The argument I hear is always some mix of exploitation or informed consent. But then you'll also be given evidence from things like the Snowden leak claiming that the controversey there shows how many people care (the same people who don't understand the topic well enough to form 'correct' opinions) and if you're expecting evidence of consumers being damaged in a real way then you're out of luck.

The reality is that most Americans don't care, they might be a little nervous because of the fear campaigns being waged but overall they prefer having useful tech products. The only people who want worse tech products are activists and the Europeans.

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