i feel like this is good thing for creatives. tiktok forced artists into a box, literally & figuratively. i hope artists can now express themselves freely in any format or medium they want without having to appeal the format of social media.
jacobsutton right! they have to restrict themselves or change their creativities so that they align w what’s trending. however I think it was a good way to promote a business or products of small business and shops. Everything comes w pros and cons
cometcandy yeah i agree. tiktok was a major marketing tool for small business & freelancers. it is going to be interesting to see how a ban will affect them.
jacobsutton yeah Im thinking they would have just used other apps like instagram or those other apps that ppl were calling the “new tiktok”. apparently it’s working again after just one day 😭
Yes, it’s destroying humanity on a global scale. Reading is a great thing once you do it properly.
At the end of the day if you don’t stop, mom will be right. It will be “THAT DAMN PHONE”.
existentialbefore40 you are so right, reading has become such a chore for people. There’s so many books you just have to look for what’s right for you. Like looking for a phone thats perfect for you! We have to get off our phones to really live !!
The Tik Tok trend and the way we’ve normalized scrolling the app for hours is alarming. Tik Tok videos aim to deliver little doses of dopamine or a type of virtual reality. It’s evil and distracting. The “high” one feels from scrolling the app is a lie, just like doing a bit of crack or heroin. Tik Tok is more harmful to our society and our minds than Instagram, because Tik Tok distances you from reality even more. But of course, there are some people who create great art on Tik Tok and I feel proud of those people.
If you’re “not on it cuz you don’t want another addiction”:
A) learn some restraint out of self-respect (tough love)
B) LIVE A LITTLE! Shit is not only useful, but hilaaaarious
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8novhQM/
I cant believe I genuinely can spend an hour staring at my tiktok reposts because they make me feel like myself and im relating to something,, an addictive form of self expression lol I gotta find alternatives