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I do expect TikTok to lose users after Microsoft acquires it. But not because of anything Microsoft might do. TikTok just seems like a fad social network that will inevitably lose the cool factor eventually.
Instagram is also in the process of knocking them off. That didn't work out so well for Snap.
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"I personally believe government should not allow those types of lies or fraud or child pornography [to be hidden with encryption like WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger]." Disappointing to see that Bill Gates isn't concerned about the slippery slope of regulating encryption. It frankly sounds like he'd be on board with the EARN IT act. As long as we're only undermining freedom for the children or to make sure there's no…
I've met a couple of really smart people ( like CEOs), who are very good for their company + employees and have a very strong opinion about this. They are pro security for sure, but... Security shouldn't be abused by malicious actors. And those malicious actors shouldn't be able to hide behind encryption. In the same sense, privacy is important but I'm not sure if it's that important in Covid times ( eg. The decentra…
Yeah, IF. In reality however, it's orders of magnitude worse than any crimes that could be prevented by it.
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I think it's more complex than the stewardship problem - that problem, specifically, is internal, and the executives who engage in change for the sake of advancement usually do so knowingly. I'm talking about something completely different - the executives in this case are not knowing participants, they are in the state of mind to be snowed.
I haven't seen much difference between the two, if I understand what you're differentiating, as the type of executive that tends to project hop doesn't generally care about the underlying project, past its ability to further their own aims. So whether it's an external acquisition or internal project is somewhat immaterial.
I do expect TikTok to lose users after Microsoft acquires it. But not because of anything Microsoft might do. TikTok just seems like a fad social network that will inevitably lose the cool factor eventually.
Not to mention the psychological effects it has. Research has shown Instagrams rise strongly correlated with rise in teen suicide rates. TikTok seems worse. Only a matter of time before people realize it's like cigarettes if not worse.
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His point is more nuanced than that, and oversimplified complex ideas virally spreading through social media is part of what he talks about. "Q: As someone who has built your life on science and logic, I’m curious what you think when you see so many people signing onto this anti-science view of the world. A: Well, strangely, I’m involved in almost everything that anti-science is fighting. I’m involved with climate ch…
It seems like he's against the notion of "I disagree with what you're saying, but I will defend to the death your right to be misinformed." Basically, if something can be proved as false information, and yet it's still allowed to spread to millions of people that unlike the average HN commenter will not do the research and end up believing the misinformation, what's the value in that? Why would we allow something tha…
Child pornography is a strange example. Someone would serve more time for possessing an image than molesting someone. This is based on the notion someone might be distributing it or doing something else.
Some NGOs bizarrely make the claim that possession of child pornography is worse than committing a physical crime.
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Not to mention the psychological effects it has. Research has shown Instagrams rise strongly correlated with rise in teen suicide rates. TikTok seems worse. Only a matter of time before people realize it's like cigarettes if not worse.
Could you please point me towards said research?
Tweet: https://twitter.com/jonhaidt/status/1083018993991077888?lang... Study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2664031
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Not to mention the psychological effects it has. Research has shown Instagrams rise strongly correlated with rise in teen suicide rates. TikTok seems worse. Only a matter of time before people realize it's like cigarettes if not worse.
Could you please point me towards said research?