I don't know, it just reminds me of when Musk bought twitter and ppl online (especially this site) were like "hahahahah it's gonna implode in a week loolololol" and guess what, twitter is still around and now Musk is even more politically powerful. It kind of reminds me of how ppl were hyping up mastadon, blue sky, etc. and honestly who really uses those sites?
There's also the language barrier, like are ppl actually gonna seriously try to learn Chinese? Just installing duolingo and maybe doing a two day streak is what I predict most people will do. Btw learning a language from duolingo is like learning about socialism from AOC, i.e. it's actually harmful.
I just see this as a media hype cycle that will die down in a week or two and it's frustrating that ppl who call themselves materialists are now putting their faith (ironic right?) into some magical app just because it's controlled by a Chinese company, etc. The same ppl who say that real agitation/organizing/etc. is done offline are now advocating for some pure online shit and honestly just basing it off pure vibes. Kinda cringe.
I like seeing Americans and Chinese interact and to actually get along. It is also cute seeing the Americans tell each other to behave and not make thirsty comments under every hot guy or girls kissing post.
None of this was planned, it is a massive backfire in any case to attempt to ban tiktok to prevent "Chinese propaganda" and end up having Americans start to like Chinese more when the state department has been trying to dehumanize and demonize China and Chinese as their primary propaganda goal for a long while now.