What do y'all think about TikTok?

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  1. Contemptible

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    Is it wrong to say I'd rather walk on a bed of nails than even consider installing that app?

    TikTok to me is the most controversial app possible. There are two sides to TikTok:

    Side 1 - You get to see content that is actually enjoyable and wholesome, but you've got to get to the bottom of the barrel for that.

    Side 2- It's literally Netflix's "Cuties" show in a nutshell. You have minors dancing or posting in provocative outfits, catching themselves a crowd of older individuals who overly sexualize those minors, and like it was said: There are some being paid for it.

    Personally, I have yet to install it, and I never will. There are other social media apps out there who provide better content without the over saturation of mainstream dances, songs and what ever else exposing minors to some of the most vile things I've heard.

    I know that other apps have this same issue with minors being too provocative (i.e Malu Trevejo on Instagram?) and there being a surge of comments that do the exact same thing, but you have more choices to pick on these other apps.


    TL;DR

    The app is trash, and I refuse to view it from another stand point. Call me ignorant.
     
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  2. vaping

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    lol but imagine being able to make money just by shaking your ass
     
  3. noah

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    That was me being nice silly
     
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  4. t3mptr3s

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    I know, so was I XD
     
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  5. nthi

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    sounds like you're jealous
     
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  6. vaping

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    no i support it 10000%
     
  7. Siere

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    supportive gamer gg!! keep breeding sheep on smp man you go girl!
     
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  8. vaping

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    hey the smp is supposed to be a secret
     
  9. CensoredAnime

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  10. NatalyThiggins

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    I love TikTok, especially for its algorithm of promoting posts. Advertising on TikTok can be beneficial for any business.
     
  11. Saul1337

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    tiktok is shit I was brain washed in my earlier post its shit it makes your brain rot it ruins your time your day your motivation your relationships its actually fucking horrible spyware you shouldn't have it it's useless fuckery
     
  12. PhantomStar

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    It’s one of the apps of all time.
     
  13. dinoceros

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    Uninstalled it, along with all other traditional social media. Mental health hasn't been this strong in years.
     
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  14. Saul1337

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    And that's how you do it man, good going.
    I had a period where I didn't have any and it felt great, didn't listen to the news either for like 4 months or so.
    Now I do have instagram again but I limit myself heavily on it, I mute pretty much all of the stories from people I follow or just don't follow them.
     
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  15. ThiccTurtles

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    I tried tiktok because a loser forced me into getting it to send "the funny"
    (None of it was funny it's just movie clips and the same 5 jokes)
     
  16. tothemoon

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    I watch tiktok when I get anxiety and its super helpful at taking my mind off of life because of how random my for you page is
    Quality content but definitely a lot of security concerns and its super weird how you'll be talking about something and then it pops up on your fyp
     
  17. YFIOTR

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    So true. I have never used it myself.

    People are so addicted to the dopamine they get from it. It has normalized short attention spans, instant gratification, the need to be validated by others, etc.

    People who use it also go down echo chambers just like on FB where they have this distorted view on the world (literally both sides of the political spectrum).

    Worst part is that so many people are always like "have you seen this tik tok." Like bro, do not care about that

    When you say how bad it is, people get so angry; literally in the same way high functioning alcoholics and stoners get when you talk about the downsides.
     
  18. Saul1337

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    Summed it up nicely yeah, and the worst part is that it has planted itself permanently in any form of entertainment and communication.
    Any website you go on now has repost of tiktoks, hell even I repost tiktoks that I find good. I use memes as a form of communication and whether I want it or not the folders full of tiktoks.

    The only difference I am able to tell now is that these are cherry picked by others for me instead of me wasting hours away finding that one video and going through another million videos mindlessly and endlessly consuming it for that one boost of dopamine.
     
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  19. retirednow

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    I hate this because in my line of work, products are catered to the lowest common attention deficit. All the flashes and rapid cuts are a headache to edit. I hate this trend and I hate that companies want videos this way.
     
  20. Bruhtrash

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    tiktok is definitely one of the social media apps of all time
     
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