Re:TikTok is manipulative, addictive, and harmful to privacy
by Dracophoenix on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @06:15AM
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> You're talking about the "young an impressionable", the most vulnerable members of our society. You can't just "teach" them how to moderate: they wouldn't listen nor agree with your reasoning.
The "young" won't stay young forever. They have to learn how to moderate themselves at some point. Impressionability isn't directly related to age, but to lack of experience. An 21 year-old can be just as hooked on Tik-Tok as a 13 year-old.
Re:TikTok is manipulative, addictive, and harmful to privacy
by swayvil on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @11:02AM
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Anti-regulation could also be put, "society must remain fractured. The actions of the left hand must remain hidden from the right hand".
A unified society sounds pretty good to me. Pitting one half against the other half is pretty bad.
> teach the younger and more impressionable members of our society how to moderate tech use.
You're talking about the "young an impressionable", the most vulnerable members of our society. You can't just "teach" them how to moderate: they wouldn't listen nor agree with your reasoning.
I can understand a principled position against all regulation (even though the Chinese government is very happy to regulate away any American companies trying to compete in the Chinese market) but let's not pretend we can solve this with zero regulation and just some well-phrased web pages explaining why Tik Tok is bad, mmmkay?