In general I agree.The list of non-inevitable things at the end is interesting.
Broadly speaking, I would bin them into two categories. The first category contains things like this:
> Tiktok is not inevitable.
Things like this become widespread without coercion. I don't use TikTok or any short-form video and there's nothing forcing me to. For a while, Facebook fed me reels, and I fell for it once or twice, but recognized how awful it was and quit. However, the Tiktok and junk food are appealing to many people even though they are slop. The dark truth is that many people walking around just like slop, and unless there's any restraint imposed from external actors, they'll consume as much as is shoveled into their troughs.
But, at the end of the day, you can live your life without using Tiktok at all.
The other category would be things that become widespread on the back of coercion, to varying degrees.
> Requiring a smartphone to exist in society is not inevitable.
This is much trickier to do than living without Tiktok. It's harder to get through airports or even rent a parking space now. Your alternative options will be removed by others.
Broadly speaking, I would bin them into two categories. The first category contains things like this:
> Tiktok is not inevitable.
Things like this become widespread without coercion. I don't use TikTok or any short-form video and there's nothing forcing me to. For a while, Facebook fed me reels, and I fell for it once or twice, but recognized how awful it was and quit. However, the Tiktok and junk food are appealing to many people even though they are slop. The dark truth is that many people walking around just like slop, and unless there's any restraint imposed from external actors, they'll consume as much as is shoveled into their troughs.
But, at the end of the day, you can live your life without using Tiktok at all.
The other category would be things that become widespread on the back of coercion, to varying degrees.
> Requiring a smartphone to exist in society is not inevitable.
This is much trickier to do than living without Tiktok. It's harder to get through airports or even rent a parking space now. Your alternative options will be removed by others.