Better than a TikTok Ban

(Programming note: I have temporarily re-titled this newsletter. For now, we’re “Another Way”-- will take suggestions, since this doesn’t feel permanent. Whether this or something else, I’ll have a final name once I full-launch this newsletter, which should be happening in a matter of weeks. Thanks for reading!)A friend of mine in college once joked that you never go to Denny’s (the cheap breakfast all day chain), you end up at Denny’s. Likewise for TikTok. One chooses to watch that new series or play that new video game that just released. But one ends up scrolling TikTok or Twitter.Unlike Denny’s, TikTok has come under fire by Congress recently. Part of the reason the right wants to “ban” (Congress is not seeking to ban TikTok– the bill in question would lead to a forced sale) TikTok is because they think it’s brainwashing their kids into left-wing causes, queer identity, etc. Mitt Romney recently opined that Palestine was suspiciously popular as a topic on TikTok. While Congress has...