• blakemiller@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I find takes like this unfortunate. I learned SO much on TikTok. Accounts like gatenerd, jerrythink, kellyscleankitchen, softpourn, publicopinion, hankgreen, alexisanddean, thelawsayswhat, kylascan, and countless interior designers, architects, chefs, and all the others I can’t recall.

    There is no other platform like TikTok where you can get drawn in not just in minutes watched, but in knowledge gained. Wish you shared my experience.

    • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      Reading can accomplish the same thing, although it is a skill that has to be developed.

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        3 days ago

        Eh. Most of these people are already wealthy from their parents and were just using their wealth to make more wealth by showcasing how wealthy they are to those who will never be wealthy.

        Living vicariously is a plague. I think less of anyone who does it.

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      4 days ago

      I can understand your point until you get to the “there is no other platform like TikTok”. You lose me there.

      Hopefully this little outage scare helps you to diversify!

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        3 days ago

        Honestly, there isn’t another platform that isn’t a step down. The algorithm that drives the For You Page is leaps and bounds ahead of Instagram and YouTube.

        The best analogy I can give is if Linux was banned for personal use in the US. Sure, you could use Windows or macOS; the later is even Unix based! However, it would be a downgrade for Linux users. Even something like FreeBSD wouldn’t be a seemless transition, and the communities that were built would take time to recover.