SwBratcher on Nostr: People conflate two issues on the TikTok ban. 1) Freedom of information for citizens ...
People conflate two issues on the TikTok ban. 1) Freedom of information for citizens and 2) national security from international espionage.
On the first, the app is a symptom of the cancer in society. It’s not the cancer itself. It preys very well on the weaknesses of human focus and habits. But people have the right to their vices, their habits, their time use. Take that away and something just as bad will replace it. Then precedent will have legislators attempting to further govern what we can and cannot do with our time, money and focus.
Second, if the ban is truly national security related, that’s a different matter and can likely be navigated without undermining freedom of person and commerce.
On the first, the app is a symptom of the cancer in society. It’s not the cancer itself. It preys very well on the weaknesses of human focus and habits. But people have the right to their vices, their habits, their time use. Take that away and something just as bad will replace it. Then precedent will have legislators attempting to further govern what we can and cannot do with our time, money and focus.
Second, if the ban is truly national security related, that’s a different matter and can likely be navigated without undermining freedom of person and commerce.