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HN loves to hate on TikTok but it's by far the best entertainment app out there. I go there because it makes me happy. It's like imgur or reddit but with a recommendation engine that works and where you can completely avoid all the community infighting drama bullshit.
Why prop up a dictatorship?
It's a bit like a drug. Heroin is supposedly extremely good, meth too. Yes, TikTok manages to find and repeatedly push that little satisfaction button in your brain in a surprisingly sophisticated way. That does not mean that it is good or healthy.
This is an extremely well written and 100% accurate account of TikTok. As someone who thought they were past jumping on "what teens think is cool" I have to say that TikTok is a form of entertainment that I've never experienced before. I set timers on my phone before going down into "the TikTok mines" as my friend group has come to call it. It's highly addictive and very good at feeding you just the right content at…
HN loves to hate on TikTok but it's by far the best entertainment app out there. I go there because it makes me happy. It's like imgur or reddit but with a recommendation engine that works and where you can completely avoid all the community infighting drama bullshit.
I might like if but I have major ethical issues with doing business with any Chinese (or Saudi or North Korean or Vietnamese etc) company if it can be avoided. Why prop up a dictatorship?
HN loves to hate on TikTok but it's by far the best entertainment app out there. I go there because it makes me happy. It's like imgur or reddit but with a recommendation engine that works and where you can completely avoid all the community infighting drama bullshit.
I might like if but I have major ethical issues with doing business with any Chinese (or Saudi or North Korean or Vietnamese etc) company if it can be avoided. Why prop up a dictatorship?
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I might like if but I have major ethical issues with doing business with any Chinese (or Saudi or North Korean or Vietnamese etc) company if it can be avoided. Why prop up a dictatorship?
China is the world's largest economy, there's no way to avoid doing business with it.
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I might like if but I have major ethical issues with doing business with any Chinese (or Saudi or North Korean or Vietnamese etc) company if it can be avoided. Why prop up a dictatorship?
China is the world's largest economy, there's no way to avoid doing business with it.
My personal rule is to not buy anything made in China for more than $100. I can't avoid buying Chinese for cheap plastic crap, but for significant purchases it's worth the time to be ethical in your purchasing decisions.
That’s what I would’ve said.