Comment by Wowfunhappy
17 hours ago
> My feeling is that most people are addicted to these apps, not using them for the utility or pleasure they bring.
...I find it interesting to think about whether using something due to addiction means you wouldn't protest if it's forcibly taken away.
In other words, I wonder if people would protest if cigarettes were banned.
If anything, I'd expect addicts to fight the hardest when someone takes their "drug" away
Well, the USA did ban alcohol for a few years, and that was a rowdy time.
I think replacing cigarettes with vapes is more topical, at least in America.
Not many people would protest a cigarette ban because the effects of smoking are very visible.
Not many people will protest a TikTok ban because it's largely happening to someone else and not very many people care about issues of free speech, as long as it's not happening to them.
The smokers' rights movement is a thing, and they do protest, yes.