Hey, coming from Vietnam, the country with almost same level of internet control. You won't believe how much the government wants to brainwash their citizens. The difference is that the country does not dare to ban the US companies the way China does. You are not allowed to discuss politics here. You are labeled as traitors if you say anything bad about the party. You have absolutely no voting power here (you can vote but your vote does not mean shit). You want to open a social media here? Good luck getting a license (yes you need a license and no you won't get it).
For sure there are f*** up things on social media, but at the same time it serves a free flow of information to certain extent. I think that is very important. I love the West in that way man. I can say to Trump hey you are a cu** to his face and that is okie. If I do that here you won't see me again. The same go for China. See what is happening in Hong Kong? Imagine they gain power over your society.
As for business, you are right man. But I think bureaucracy and transparency are good for the whole society. Here the ones with connection will get the projects and keep getting richer. And they won't get punished for failing to meet deadline or requirements. How crazy is that? How can you compete with that? Authentic businesses focus on solving real problems will never get ahead of shady ones do things under the table. Government owned companies are always given the favor by laws even with their mountain of debt. Believe me you don't want that for your country.
Anyhow, as much as I may hate certain actions of the US, I don't think China is in any way better. In fact I would argue that no country is good because that is the human's nature. This is the world of big fish eating small fish.
Hmm I suppose with transparency, automatically gives way for bureaucracy. Lol perhaps one just cannot live without the other? I haven't thought of it that way. Coming from a third country, it is difficult to even afford what American manufacturers/developers make. I talk from a business point of view, really (I don't want to concern myself too much with politics, only as much, as what would affect my business you know?) Every country will have it's down side when it's own geopolitical spheres interacts with something like Facebook, also (like you said) their is also a lot of upside. It wonderful how it allows the freedom, for information to move in. I personally think all which is required, is to tackle the social discord it causes. Internet "firms" simply needs to have a newer, and more evolved business model. There needs to be a better way to do business, and in a more humane way. Like if I ever have kids, I don't know how I feel about them using all these social media platforms. Humans are not designed to take on so many different opinions of yourself. We are a tribal people, and confine ourselves within communities. How minds cannot process that type of thing so well, especially if your a child. I mean social media to a 12 year old, is like throwing them into the real world and their minds haven't even developed properly. The anxiety and depression it must cause is dangerous to their well-being. Maybe we should start to teach our kids that computers, coding, whatever!... are tools for us to build things, and not a necessity that glue eyeballs to a screen (It is just like a drug addiction, there is no difference). Man we gonna land up looking like those ugly, small grey aliens man - telling you.
I think it's a great app, and it gives me lekker giggles and brightens up my day, really. Although I wont post anything myself on the platform, maybe a comment. However people seem to get upset at different opinions (it's natural). That is what causes the discord, its already there without having politics in the picture, now you throw the volatility of geo-politics on a platform like that? Just looking for trouble, it won't go away though. Maybe politics should have something like DEV lol.. keep the two separate. I love social media for the lekker giggles, but then it is destroyed by a marketing of politics. Only reason why I won't use social media, the good of it is quickly destroyed by the marketing of politics. I think all the yankee government must do is put a high age restriction. Make "channels" for social media, make different platforms for kids, like how I use to watch cartoons every afternoon or on a Saturday. When the channel said "this is PG16". My mom (RIP) and my dad use to chase us out of room. Like Tik Tok -PG16, and the kids parents have to pay for it for a special subscription. The parents can monitor what kids are watching. All children who get cellphones ought to have their own RICA system, and a child must present identification (this should be so essential). Once your kids are 21, well then it the child's decision to use a more unregulated internet. I'm all for the autonomy of people on the net, just not for kids. It's your elections now yeah? I would ban it to, can't have crazy civil unrest during elections. The world cannot afford America to plunge into another civil war. I apologize if I sound like a chop, but it is something which deeply concerns me.
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Hey, coming from Vietnam, the country with almost same level of internet control. You won't believe how much the government wants to brainwash their citizens. The difference is that the country does not dare to ban the US companies the way China does. You are not allowed to discuss politics here. You are labeled as traitors if you say anything bad about the party. You have absolutely no voting power here (you can vote but your vote does not mean shit). You want to open a social media here? Good luck getting a license (yes you need a license and no you won't get it).
For sure there are f*** up things on social media, but at the same time it serves a free flow of information to certain extent. I think that is very important. I love the West in that way man. I can say to Trump hey you are a cu** to his face and that is okie. If I do that here you won't see me again. The same go for China. See what is happening in Hong Kong? Imagine they gain power over your society.
As for business, you are right man. But I think bureaucracy and transparency are good for the whole society. Here the ones with connection will get the projects and keep getting richer. And they won't get punished for failing to meet deadline or requirements. How crazy is that? How can you compete with that? Authentic businesses focus on solving real problems will never get ahead of shady ones do things under the table. Government owned companies are always given the favor by laws even with their mountain of debt. Believe me you don't want that for your country.
Anyhow, as much as I may hate certain actions of the US, I don't think China is in any way better. In fact I would argue that no country is good because that is the human's nature. This is the world of big fish eating small fish.
Hmm I suppose with transparency, automatically gives way for bureaucracy. Lol perhaps one just cannot live without the other? I haven't thought of it that way. Coming from a third country, it is difficult to even afford what American manufacturers/developers make. I talk from a business point of view, really (I don't want to concern myself too much with politics, only as much, as what would affect my business you know?) Every country will have it's down side when it's own geopolitical spheres interacts with something like Facebook, also (like you said) their is also a lot of upside. It wonderful how it allows the freedom, for information to move in. I personally think all which is required, is to tackle the social discord it causes. Internet "firms" simply needs to have a newer, and more evolved business model. There needs to be a better way to do business, and in a more humane way. Like if I ever have kids, I don't know how I feel about them using all these social media platforms. Humans are not designed to take on so many different opinions of yourself. We are a tribal people, and confine ourselves within communities. How minds cannot process that type of thing so well, especially if your a child. I mean social media to a 12 year old, is like throwing them into the real world and their minds haven't even developed properly. The anxiety and depression it must cause is dangerous to their well-being. Maybe we should start to teach our kids that computers, coding, whatever!... are tools for us to build things, and not a necessity that glue eyeballs to a screen (It is just like a drug addiction, there is no difference). Man we gonna land up looking like those ugly, small grey aliens man - telling you.
You are right regarding kids. But doesn't that mean banning tiktok make lots of sense now? In the end its target audience are of very young age.
I think it's a great app, and it gives me lekker giggles and brightens up my day, really. Although I wont post anything myself on the platform, maybe a comment. However people seem to get upset at different opinions (it's natural). That is what causes the discord, its already there without having politics in the picture, now you throw the volatility of geo-politics on a platform like that? Just looking for trouble, it won't go away though. Maybe politics should have something like DEV lol.. keep the two separate. I love social media for the lekker giggles, but then it is destroyed by a marketing of politics. Only reason why I won't use social media, the good of it is quickly destroyed by the marketing of politics. I think all the yankee government must do is put a high age restriction. Make "channels" for social media, make different platforms for kids, like how I use to watch cartoons every afternoon or on a Saturday. When the channel said "this is PG16". My mom (RIP) and my dad use to chase us out of room. Like Tik Tok -PG16, and the kids parents have to pay for it for a special subscription. The parents can monitor what kids are watching. All children who get cellphones ought to have their own RICA system, and a child must present identification (this should be so essential). Once your kids are 21, well then it the child's decision to use a more unregulated internet. I'm all for the autonomy of people on the net, just not for kids. It's your elections now yeah? I would ban it to, can't have crazy civil unrest during elections. The world cannot afford America to plunge into another civil war. I apologize if I sound like a chop, but it is something which deeply concerns me.