ted (not lasso)
@ted
“I’m super excited to announce that >150 million Americans are on TikTok. That’s almost half of the US!” — TikTok CEO Translation: “The CCP has a direct line to 150M Americans, and I’ll highlight the # instead of the data we harvest from them.” https://twitter.com/mamachell/status/1638184321604280320
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
Honestly in the spirit of capitalism and democracy I don’t really care. If the US wants to win, it needs to ship better social apps. If people are actually upset about privacy, let them vote. Restricting technology has always been a loser’s game.
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Maybe Im Wasabi〽️
@maybeimwasabi
Is there any argument here or take on the mental impact, focus etc tiktok is having? Should apps really be able to design free-reign even at the detriment of society?
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
Socrates on the invention of writing “If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls; they will cease to exercise memory because they rely on that which is written, calling things to remembrance no longer from within themselves, but by means of external marks.” New tech is scary to big brains
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Maybe Im Wasabi〽️
@maybeimwasabi
I knowwwwww i knowww and the luddites. But there must be an exception, or rather not ALL tech is good, right? On a smaller scale: don’t individuals that spend less time mindlessly scrolling have an advantage? I am not pro ban btw. I’m pro…well not sure. the thought of 150M ppl scrolling tiktok is a scary
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
Tech isn’t good. Tech is just tech. The “where people spend their marginal minute” is important, but it’s the wrong axis imo If people are doing what they want and it doesn’t infringe on others civil liberties, I’m usually in the “show them why alternative X” is better if you care so much bucket
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Maybe Im Wasabi〽️
@maybeimwasabi
Maybe this is the I vs We of West vs East
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
Yea it’s exactly that. It’s an arbitrary world view (all of them are), but it’s actually tempered with a strong sense of responsibility and justice Mostly comes down to “what do I think works best in most situations” and for me that’s the market of ideas with a backdrop equality of opportunity
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