Has anyone commenting on this thread actually USED TikTok... as in you actually have the app on your phone and scrolled and liked things? I generally feel that these comment sections lean toward readers that may be 50+ (correct me if I'm wrong) but as someone who turns 30 next year, yes I've used TikTok and the majority of my friends do …
Has anyone commenting on this thread actually USED TikTok... as in you actually have the app on your phone and scrolled and liked things? I generally feel that these comment sections lean toward readers that may be 50+ (correct me if I'm wrong) but as someone who turns 30 next year, yes I've used TikTok and the majority of my friends do as well.
After about 2 months of heavily using it a year ago, I had to delete it because it was easily the MOST addicting social media app I have ever experienced. One day something in me kind of shifted and I knew I needed to get rid of it.
The algorithm is unparalleled... It kind of made me feel like my IQ levels were being lowered on a daily basis and my brain didn't know how to do other daily life tasks. The biggest risk is that at surface level TikTok appears innocent. It's just "people dancing"... but as someone who has used the app it didn't take very long for them to feed me exactly what I wanted to see and to get me hooked. There's so much subliminal messaging underneath the layers of comedy and dancing.
Haven't other social media companies had ties to China before? I'd like to see a comparison to illustrate exactly why TikTok is more dangerous than Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Is it only in the way our data is stored and harvested or is it more than that?
Is banning the app entirely the way to go? I know I personally wouldn't mind it, and I sure as heck would get my kids off of it ASAP if I were you. But get rid of all the other social media giants while you're at it too.
I've watched compilation videos on YouTube to get the idea and they're not only incredibly addictive, they warp the mind's ability to focus. It's like a drug high for your emotions, nonstop stimulation with no effort required.
I am naturally averse to this type of stuff and would eat s$*# and die before I became part of a hive, but you have confirmed what the "50+" commenters recognize instinctively.
Some of us are under 50 here, yes, and your experience is exactly what happened to my daughter. Thank goodness she was awake to what was happening—she took what was virtual and was making it a physical reality—scary. That experience has created a Common Sense Bari Weiss fan though, so not all bad. Ticktock is worse than other social platforms by far per my daughter’s experience.
I wasn't on the computer for a period, so I've just barely glanced at SM. Glad I never got hooked.
All that to say... They're all addictive. They were designed to be. Apparently China's better at it than the U.S. I agree the solution is to get rid-a all-a them, but it'll never happen. Can dream...
In answer to Your question: The difference who holds on to the data and for what purposes. AFAIK, the U.S. companies just use it to addict You. Keep Your attention on their apps. So they can advertise junk for You to buy. (So You can run up credit card debt. But that's just a side benefit to the banks. Nothing to do with the SM companies, because I doubt if they're getting kickbacks.)
Yes, I used it for about a year, mainly because my kid and her friends were all on it. It's an amazing app, addictive as you say, but also very well written and designed. There are some incredible talents there. I learned how to moonwalk from one of them. It's too bad that it's based in Communist China. If they were not Communist, but a democracy like Japan or Taiwan, it would be just the addictive aspects that would be objectionable, but that's a tribute to their genius, not a criticism.
Has anyone commenting on this thread actually USED TikTok... as in you actually have the app on your phone and scrolled and liked things? I generally feel that these comment sections lean toward readers that may be 50+ (correct me if I'm wrong) but as someone who turns 30 next year, yes I've used TikTok and the majority of my friends do as well.
After about 2 months of heavily using it a year ago, I had to delete it because it was easily the MOST addicting social media app I have ever experienced. One day something in me kind of shifted and I knew I needed to get rid of it.
The algorithm is unparalleled... It kind of made me feel like my IQ levels were being lowered on a daily basis and my brain didn't know how to do other daily life tasks. The biggest risk is that at surface level TikTok appears innocent. It's just "people dancing"... but as someone who has used the app it didn't take very long for them to feed me exactly what I wanted to see and to get me hooked. There's so much subliminal messaging underneath the layers of comedy and dancing.
Haven't other social media companies had ties to China before? I'd like to see a comparison to illustrate exactly why TikTok is more dangerous than Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Is it only in the way our data is stored and harvested or is it more than that?
Is banning the app entirely the way to go? I know I personally wouldn't mind it, and I sure as heck would get my kids off of it ASAP if I were you. But get rid of all the other social media giants while you're at it too.
I've watched compilation videos on YouTube to get the idea and they're not only incredibly addictive, they warp the mind's ability to focus. It's like a drug high for your emotions, nonstop stimulation with no effort required.
I am naturally averse to this type of stuff and would eat s$*# and die before I became part of a hive, but you have confirmed what the "50+" commenters recognize instinctively.
Immediately get back old fashioned engaging
Some of us are under 50 here, yes, and your experience is exactly what happened to my daughter. Thank goodness she was awake to what was happening—she took what was virtual and was making it a physical reality—scary. That experience has created a Common Sense Bari Weiss fan though, so not all bad. Ticktock is worse than other social platforms by far per my daughter’s experience.
TY for post. Interesting.
I wasn't on the computer for a period, so I've just barely glanced at SM. Glad I never got hooked.
All that to say... They're all addictive. They were designed to be. Apparently China's better at it than the U.S. I agree the solution is to get rid-a all-a them, but it'll never happen. Can dream...
In answer to Your question: The difference who holds on to the data and for what purposes. AFAIK, the U.S. companies just use it to addict You. Keep Your attention on their apps. So they can advertise junk for You to buy. (So You can run up credit card debt. But that's just a side benefit to the banks. Nothing to do with the SM companies, because I doubt if they're getting kickbacks.)
Yes, I used it for about a year, mainly because my kid and her friends were all on it. It's an amazing app, addictive as you say, but also very well written and designed. There are some incredible talents there. I learned how to moonwalk from one of them. It's too bad that it's based in Communist China. If they were not Communist, but a democracy like Japan or Taiwan, it would be just the addictive aspects that would be objectionable, but that's a tribute to their genius, not a criticism.