alt Hacker News> tiktok as some weaponized addiction machine
It is.
> Is it really bad to give me woodworking and learning chinese videos if that's what I'm interested in at the moment?
Youtube shorts is pretty similar to tiktok imo.
> is it really different if he scrolls through tiktok or watches the same thing put into longer videos on TV or some other site?
Yes because TV is just stuff shown to everyone. You aren't getting personalised content.
> Should we ban bikes if they are the most efficient transportation mode in given area because people get addicted to them?
Do people get addicted to bikes? People do get addicted to drugs. Maybe we should ban drugs? Oh wait we do.
People do get addicted to bikes. Not even questionable. But of course that's not a charitable interpretation, and on that - yes I don't think personalized content is comparable to heroin. What is so evil about personalized content?
I'm sincerely trying to understand. Your whole argument here is based on the premise that TV is OK because it's not personalized.