• ShustOne
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      Gen Z is also more compassionate than we were at that age, they know about things like consent and when someone is uncomfortable but not verbally expressing it. They also stabilize in the job market as they age up.

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        Means fuck all when they give China blank checks en masse. If I could choose a compassionate dead person or a logical alive one, I would rather Gen Z learned to protect themselves better.

        • Fuck off with that noise. The whole damn world is giving China money you fool. Who do you think makes everything we consume.

          TikTok is no worse than FB just different governments and from what I’ve seen the USA has done more to harm the world than China. And I’m a Brit that has a government that has committed horrors of epic proportions.

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            Chinese Exports have very recently plunged as a result of embargoes and tariffs due solely to how the rest of the world views them as a threat. FB Meta is paying a 5 Bn USD FCC Fine for how they handle data, more fines in other nations as well, and is currently in lawsuits in several countries as well. TikTok is worse because when they cause serious irreparable harm they don’t get sued or fined in their homeland: they get rewarded for a job well done.

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            If it takes them pennies to use an automated fraud system on millions of people then it doesn’t matter how little they can take, but taking a small amount from those who have little is more damaging than a large amount from people with wealth to spare. Median wealth in the USA for under 35 is $39,000 and average is $183,500 .

            Imagine the majority of an entire generation with frozen credit scores unable to obtain vehicles, homes, business loans, and with identities so thoroughly compromised that the thieves have a better chance of verifying themselves than the real person. Tens of Millions of people. The USA would become financially crippled when extreme poverty is already a concern according to UN Special Investigations. It could ruin us for decades.

            Even if YOU have nothing to lose, why would unashamedly wish that harm on so many others? For vines, but worse.

        • ShustOne
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          Better be including all ages then because everyone is on that thing.

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            Everyone who uses it is a threat to themselves and our society as a whole, that is how big a threat I think it is and I wholeheartedly believe China is willing to make full use of the authority they’ve been given. But it’s mostly the kids.

            And I assume this is self reported data, so it’s probably even more children than just that.

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                    Let’s say for a moment that the largest demographic being actual children and young adults is not substantial for some reason, who gives a fuck? We’re in a thread under a post about GEN Z doing a TIKTOK TREND. My outrage at Gen Z using TikTok is relevant, you’re whataboutism for the other age demographics is pointless.

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              This shows an almost perfectly even distribution across all age groups …