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the group of people who pretend to care about tik tok does not really overlap with the group of politicians who pretend to care about tick tok. The people who understand how it works, why it matters, how it’s a threat, and how to address that threat are NOT the people who pretended to be upset NOR the politicians who are pretending to ‘solve the problem’
light anti-asian racism mixed with technological illiteracy and extreme age fuels most of the opposition to tik tok. This doesn’t mean there isn’t a genuine reason to care, but the people who ‘care’ don’t know what problem they are trying to solve or how.
people who want to see tik tok reigned in realize that they are already at the mercy of some white americans and their algorithms, already at the mercy of the china controlled tik tok algorithm, and likely are unclear how shifting ownership of tik tok could solve either the spying or the control problem.
The US supreme court is a shadow of what it was. It doesn’t supply reasoning for decisions and doesn’t follow precedent. this isn’t just my opinion, it’s the opinion of the expert judges on the lower courts – the people who would really know. The Supreme court has been captured by political interest and grift.
The US Supreme court is actually so depressing that if you learn too much about it you might lose faith in the entire concept of rule of law. Ten dollars if you can explain what ‘rule of law’ means to ten random americans. Spoiler alert: you cannot.
