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I think there is no obvious way of telling this, because it depends on how you if statement will be constructed and in the end what machine code will be generated from your code.

So best thing would probably be implement both and measure the results. I would argue that's how performance optimisations work. Don't trust on what a forum post tells you.

However chances are high that both will have similar performance in a range that doesn't matter for your use case... Without knowing your use case :)

Oh yes, that makes more sense. Ok I get the message now. But the world wasn't that easy back then either I guess.

This looks like the who-is-who of colonialism... What is this actually about?

The one with the M was the open source and federated one, correct?

You guys having meatballs in Godot? Insert image of Will Coulter

Of course they do. They want to keep control over monetization. They don't care about creators at all.

The article (and publisher) is not really specific about what the "technical difficulties" are.

If it's just "we are to lazy to deliver a second build" that should not be a problem. But if they plan to introduce a heavily invasive DRM or Anti-Cheat it may actually become "impossible" to run the game on Linux.

No my initial point is, that if you are boarding with how to setup a VPN you are probably not the main user that TikTok is generating money from.

Plus companies will probably not use a platform that is banned in a country to target people in that country.

And plus if you are willing to just Google or look up a single video tutorial about what a VPN is or how to set it up you are probably above of the average Internet user today.

That's exactly what I just said? My grandma could just do it. That's no effort at all. Still so many people refuse to do just one little extra step or think about why something is not working anymore. That's just reality.

If people start questioning those things that would be a good thing. And again people not using a VPN is not my main argument here.

Meanwhile people still arguing Fedivers will never succeed because it's to complicated to pick a server :D

If someone goes the extra mile to get informed about and use a VPN, this person is no longer the average user of TikTok. I'm sure everyone including a 90 years old grandma is able to setup and use a VPN on it's own, put it requires a change in mind that definitely impacts you behavior online for the better. So again would be a Win.

It's directly controlled by Chinese government so please don't tell me TikTok would be out of reach... maybe for US Government :D It is only effective in spreading stuff that CCP supports or doesn't effect them.

Just because it's much more common in those countries compared to USA or Europe to use a VPN it doesn't mean the average user there is actually using them. If there are even regions where it's forbidden to use a VPN (than that's highly concerning more than a TikTok ban or anything else!) it's even more unlikely the average user will have VPN access.

And again all of my other points I think are much more important in that thought process.