‘Why TikTok might just go away on your own’
Seth A. Schachner at Newsweek
Tiktok is a “juggernaut, one that has become a dominant influence (if not interfere) in industries,” says Seth A. Schachner. But a “lot of large technical networks – social or not so social – just reduce over time, not from anything specific, just because sands shift.” It is “possible that the pressure and a new algorithm can start an avalanche that can really change the image for Tiktok and replacement dance, so much that they can only reject on their own.”
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“Why Afghanistan should not compete in Paris -os”
FRIBA REZayee at the New York Times
“Everyone should be very concerned about” Taliban because they “use the Olympic movement as a platform to seek legitimacy,” says Friba Rezayee. If Taliban is recognized and has “access to all these tools and resources, they will spread their propaganda in the western world.” Prohibiting Afghanistan from the Olympics “will have a strong impact on Taliban because Taliban will know that their regime and their behavior towards women are not acceptable.”
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‘Republicans, pay attention to who Harris chooses VP. One of them should scare us. ‘
Dace Potas on USA Today
A vice presidential alternative for Kamala Harris “in particular should worry Trump and conservatives in the hope of winning the White House back,” says Dace Potas. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is “The only elite choice that the Democrats have, and he is almost for the perfect choice.” He is a “popular governor of an essentially must-win state for Democrats.” GOP should “fear the choice” by Shapiro and “hope he chooses to save his chances for 2028.”
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“Does capitalism really need to” change “?”
Wayne Crews and Sara Randall on National Review
“Taxpayers’ money that the government spends on projects finances that the private sector does not have for its innovations,” says Wayne Crews and Sara Randall. The “unpredictable market forces and the wrong incentive complicate the government’s ability to pick and strive for assignments.” At least “when a company fails, individuals bear the costs rather than not consent to taxpayers.” The “biggest disadvantage of a moonshot economy is the fact that free markets are better at innovation than governments.”
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