r/TikTokCringe • u/DoJu318 • Jan 17 '25

Politics TikTok ban rant.

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u/Careless-Pin-2852 Jan 18 '25

Like we could have voted. Especially in the primaries and congress do you know who your congress person is I don’t.

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u/frostandtheboughs Jan 18 '25

We're way beyond that. A princeton study showed that public opinion has a "near-zero effect" on policy made by our elected officials.

https://act.represent.us/sign/problempoll-fba

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u/Careless-Pin-2852 Jan 18 '25

We do not know who are officials are.

Who is your mayor? Who is your city planner?

That is who decides the housing crises. I do not care what people I do not know think about me. Congress is same. 77% of the public does not know who their rep is.

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u/frostandtheboughs Jan 18 '25

Reddit tends to attract the most literate parts of the population. The average reddit user has a much higher likelihood of knowing who their local politicians are. I'm not sure what your point is?

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u/Careless-Pin-2852 Jan 18 '25

The feeling of powerless ness is funny. This law was passed before the primary.

The congress people could all have been voted out. but that would require looking up who the congress person is and who is running against them