It's cognitive dissonance. America is supposed to be the good guys, but on American social media everyone is toxic and hates each other and it's all full of political and corporate AstroTurfing; China is supposed to be the bad guys, but on TikTok everyone's happy and enjoying themselves and the content is organic and largely apolitical.
The easiest way to get rid of the cognitive dissonance is not to fix US social media, but to get rid of TikTok.
The easiest way to get rid of the cognitive dissonance is not to fix US social media, but to get rid of TikTok.