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this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2025
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Such a popcorn moment, honestly. I wonder where they'll go to once Red Note blocks US Americans. They might be able to go back to tick tock if the US backpedals, but if not... is pixelfed or whatever fediverse alternative exists really ready to absorb 700M accounts?
Apparently the [?head ?CEO ?Mayor McCheese] of TikTok is attending the inauguration. Which means that they've already bribed Trump and the ban will be reversed pretty much immediately.
Isn’t it more like Loops.video than Pixelfed?
Honestly I expect VPN usage to go up
What is even happening
After interacting with them, it's pretty clear we're the trailer park. They seem to know more about our history than most Americans do.
But we don't exactly prioritize education here. Fuck taxes amirite?
Well, there are definitely parts of Chinese history Americans know more about.
Also, what "we"? The Americans using short form media aren't exactly the brightest examples in the first place.
I'm not sure. While it's not for me, I know some rather bright individuals that enjoy the format.
I mostly hate that it's such an advertising industry.
Idk I'm kinda clueless on the warring dynasties period
well yeah, china has like 1000x more history than america does, i don't think anyone can know all of documented chinese history
What makes you say that? From my recent experiences with short form media I’d say there are plenty of bright people involved. There’s tons of actual good STEM/Maker/DIY/Educational/History content and the medium lends itself well to quick community building
The irony being that TikTok is specifically designed to dumb down Americans. 🤣
Good. Why the fuck are you all so addicted to Chinese brain rot?
You know the other night I got high and thought. "I wander what other countries learn in grade school. How their propaganda is different from ours" and now all this is going on.
It's wild how we can connect with people from across the world but our world leaders try their hardest to make sure we don't.