For example, I don’t use TikTok. I never have, and I never will, and I’d advise everyone else to get off the platform too. I genuinely believe it’s objectively harmful to people’s mental health and possibly even a threat to democracy. That said, I also believe people should be free to decide for themselves whether they want to use it or not, which is why I’m against the U.S. government banning it.

      • fool@programming.dev
        5·
        1 year ago

        Just going out on a limb here… but I presume they’re talking about more dogged kinds of social customs? e.g. friends, family, and depending where you live, your bosses and coworkers (Japan in the 00s I think?), can carry it as a heavy social expectation while being fine people to know otherwise.

        I’m not sure it’s so black and white.

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        21·
        1 year ago

        They just needed to tell everyone that they’ve only had 3 alcoholic beverages in their entire life, because we’ll all be super impressed rather than just sad for them.