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Phead128

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TikTok already called their bluff on full divestiture/sale, it won't happen. It proved it's willing to turn the app off. The US gov't on other hand (both Biden/Trump) have shown their hand, they don't want to turn it off.

I think Trump will spin any deal in any form as a win for US national security, then move on. He has huge leeway in interpreting what divestiture or sale satisfies national security.
 

siegecrossbow

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We are middle class by early 2000s level. You know things are fucked when this is considered doing well.
 

RedMetalSeadramon

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TikTok already called their bluff on full divestiture/sale, it won't happen. It proved it's willing to turn the app off. The US gov't on other hand (both Biden/Trump) have shown their hand, they don't want to turn it off.

I think Trump will spin any deal in any form as a win for US national security, then move on. He has huge leeway in interpreting what divestiture or sale satisfies national security.
Joint venture, license the algorithm so if they tried to steal it you pull the formula and make it not work.

Let Elon do a China only Twitter, make him JV it. In all likelihood its not competitive with Douyin, XiaoHongShu and everything else, but will kill the argument.
 

pmc

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In terms of intelligence: Chinese > Jews >> Indians. That's why there's the saying no one except the Chinese can outjew a jew, and why Indians consistently fail to pull off anything sneaky
Surpassing Jews in not some high bar considering they were always tiny minority that has to constantly struggle to deal with larger majorities. Jewish in previous generations were thinkers. now they have lost that part.
Chinese and Indians are too new in this game. let them pass one generation after they become wealthy society.
I will rank Gulf Monarchies first in terms of overall intelligence of society. They control most wealth. Gulf Monarchies want people to visit them and not give reason for complaints. Thats why even this Telegram was tamed. who else can assemble best teams to create more media giants? Gulf Monarchies will not fund or create some thing that will deflect attention from there Soft Power. this thing is not easy to explain. my only reply is limited to Soft Power. Putin want this thing captured on camera because he has invested studying this Soft Power.

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A member of the Iranian delegation performs prayers in the Kremlin​

They feel at home in the Kremlin.. Cameras captured a member of the Iranian delegation performing prayers in the Kremlin Palace in Moscow

The pics that you see is many years old is just a glimpse but it show all the things that Putin is doing now. Millions of people visit UAE for that exposure and many may get connections that are unsavory but this girl was nobody but they wanted her to be somebody. Who is they is unknown but they should know this instagram has no future to make it to big league due to early births and family. But they still want to sent that message to Russia that how much they appreciate this heritage. The point is these Gulf Monarchies do things quietly as possible and they are moving chess pieces.


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daifo

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Joint venture, license the algorithm so if they tried to steal it you pull the formula and make it not work.

Let Elon do a China only Twitter, make him JV it. In all likelihood its not competitive with Douyin, XiaoHongShu and everything else, but will kill the argument.

There isn't anything special about X vs weibo once you add the Chinese censorship. Almost everything on X is arguing about politics and shitposting which isn't allowed in China anyways. If Elon sticks his nose too much, force tesla to be a JV.
 
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