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TikTok sounds go silent as songs disappear from app (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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TikTok sounds go silent as songs disappear from app::Videos across the platform have lost their audio in dramatic dispute

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't use TikTok, but this comment has it backwards. Life is too short to deny yourself fun for some kind of perceived superiority.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Strongly disagree. Life is too short to spend your life on a toxic platform that rots your brain out

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

All social media platforms are toxic platforms that rot your brain out, including this one. TikTok is not uniquely terrible, like every other platform, you have to curate a quality feed. My feed has a lot of language learning, history, and fiber arts. I prefer long form content, but sometimes I learn about California redwoods while praying on the porcelain throne.

I have concerns with children being on TikTok, but before it was TikTok it was iPad kids watching Elsa and Spider-Man pregnancy videos on YouTube. The problem is parental supervision.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

That kinda sounds just like a boomer opinion about anything on the internet.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

While generally I'd agree with you, these apps are engineered to exploit human weaknesses to make a few people money and have real and measurable effects on the human psyche. From reduced attention spans due to short form or dense content, to problems with self-worth, these apps are literally bad for you if you engage with them a lot - which, again, they are engineered to get you to do. They are completely manipulative and not "just another fun thing".

You can also have fun by reading a book. Or making something. Or going out.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Thanks, you make good points. I like your comment better than the one where the guy told me to eat shit.