The concern about TikTok acquiring your private information for marketing purposes is a red herring. The concern of our government here is propaganda and narrative control – power.
I’m not big of a fan of Chinese surveillance but to most peoples point that have already posted here, if this was about privacy then the government should be passing laws to protect consumer privacy as a whole and not just targeting Chinese companies. Really shows that the government doesn’t give a shit about your privacy just who’s able to get it.
Edit to add: I’m talking about the US. The 13th amendment didn’t outlaw slavery, all it takes is for the government to decide you are a criminal and you’re now legally a slave. You can imagine this might be a good reason to not want the US government involved in your privacy because it can lead to you being a literal slave.
If I had a nickel for every time I saw one of these posts, I’d have two nickels, Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice on the same day
Nic Cage is in two types of films - the very best and the very worst. Admittedly looking at other people’s reviews of the ones I consider “the best”… Well, my opinion may not be universal.
You see, the beard not only hides part of my face (which doesn’t hurt), it also provides a visual contrast that without hair on my head is sorely missing. Completely shaven looks like a weird human bowling ball, all smooth and featureless.
Maybe they have hair loss and like the way they look with a beard. Everything doesn’t have to mean something else. It’s not your style obviously, but no need to be judgemental.
I appreciate that you’re able to read an opinion and simply provide your own, without being personally offended and feeling a need to assert your perceived moral righteousness.
I wish you the best of luck in finding a bearded bald dude that you like.
I just tend to associate this style with right-wingers at least in my area, so I distance myself a bit.
Personally I think the long beard look is unkempt and a bit of a fad and a bitch to deal with from a functional standpoint; meanwhile it looks like they’re about to fly to Afghanistan to join the Taliban. To each their own though.
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