Victor Riparbelli

Clearly TikTok has built an amazing product. I don't think it's a brainwashing machine. I don't think it's a propaganda machine.

Clearly TikTok has built an amazing product. I don't think it's a brainwashing machine. I don't think it's a propaganda machine.

Clearly TikTok has built an amazing product. I don't think it's a brainwashing machine. I don't think it's a propaganda machine.

I totally agree. And I think that's the paradox because probably for you and maybe for me, like we built our algorithms to be productive to our lives. We're kind of starting to find our way into like, how do we build a really awesome media ecosystem that is driven by citizens? and experts rather than journalists and politicians.

I totally agree. And I think that's the paradox because probably for you and maybe for me, like we built our algorithms to be productive to our lives. We're kind of starting to find our way into like, how do we build a really awesome media ecosystem that is driven by citizens? and experts rather than journalists and politicians.

I totally agree. And I think that's the paradox because probably for you and maybe for me, like we built our algorithms to be productive to our lives. We're kind of starting to find our way into like, how do we build a really awesome media ecosystem that is driven by citizens? and experts rather than journalists and politicians.

And where we still have some of the control that you can argue has been good around the previous generation of media where a few corporations owned the newspapers and there's this chain of command of before content goes out the door, it's been reviewed by six different people. And I think what just always happens in the world is that we invent new things as humans and we learn as we go, right?

And where we still have some of the control that you can argue has been good around the previous generation of media where a few corporations owned the newspapers and there's this chain of command of before content goes out the door, it's been reviewed by six different people. And I think what just always happens in the world is that we invent new things as humans and we learn as we go, right?

And where we still have some of the control that you can argue has been good around the previous generation of media where a few corporations owned the newspapers and there's this chain of command of before content goes out the door, it's been reviewed by six different people. And I think what just always happens in the world is that we invent new things as humans and we learn as we go, right?

And there's definitely some negative consequences. I don't think anyone would disagree with that, but I think we are finding our way. I am actually very optimistic about the future moving into

And there's definitely some negative consequences. I don't think anyone would disagree with that, but I think we are finding our way. I am actually very optimistic about the future moving into

And there's definitely some negative consequences. I don't think anyone would disagree with that, but I think we are finding our way. I am actually very optimistic about the future moving into

Yep, exactly. Exactly. I did a TED Talk like a few months back, but I actually talk about this. But I actually talk about this because I think this- So you did a TED Talk?

Yep, exactly. Exactly. I did a TED Talk like a few months back, but I actually talk about this. But I actually talk about this because I think this- So you did a TED Talk?

Yep, exactly. Exactly. I did a TED Talk like a few months back, but I actually talk about this. But I actually talk about this because I think this- So you did a TED Talk?

No, what I should talk about there is that my kind of like a provocative opening statement is that we may be the last generation to read and write, right? And I think there's a lot of like moral panic about TikTok, for example, like, oh, people's attention spans like decreasing massively. And maybe those are real problems. But what if we're just tired of overly dense, long, boring content?

No, what I should talk about there is that my kind of like a provocative opening statement is that we may be the last generation to read and write, right? And I think there's a lot of like moral panic about TikTok, for example, like, oh, people's attention spans like decreasing massively. And maybe those are real problems. But what if we're just tired of overly dense, long, boring content?

No, what I should talk about there is that my kind of like a provocative opening statement is that we may be the last generation to read and write, right? And I think there's a lot of like moral panic about TikTok, for example, like, oh, people's attention spans like decreasing massively. And maybe those are real problems. But what if we're just tired of overly dense, long, boring content?

And that actually a two minute long TikTok video is a better way of understanding a topic than a 20 minute long YouTube video, which is a better way of understanding a topic than a 300 page book or

And that actually a two minute long TikTok video is a better way of understanding a topic than a 20 minute long YouTube video, which is a better way of understanding a topic than a 300 page book or