News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @12:41PM (#42714273)
> it's entirely unreasonable to fear the Chinese government more than the US government

Sure, individually. If you think about more than yourself, you should recognise a collective threat that requires a modicum of sacrifice to protect against.

Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by 8note on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @03:28PM (#42716464)
id consider that the sacrifice is the opposite - the local government is a collective threat, and we sacrifice locally built products to mitigate that threat
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by LPisGood on Friday January 17, 2025 @01:16PM (#42741482)
The local government is made up of the collective. I have a lot more control on what they do than what China does.