Correct. This is not specific to TikTok, and speaks more to the social media paradigm shift as a whole.
TikTok Is Designed to Get Users Hooked
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cmbabul 2 points 3 months ago
It is for sure addictive, I donāt find it as malicious because of itās decentralized nature, meaning that a TikTok style algorithm or the various ways Meta drives engagement isnāt present and would be nearly impossible to implement across all the instances and other Fediverse apps. Itās like if cigs ONLY made you smell bad and wouldnāt kill you, still gross and bad to be hooked, but not actively causing irreversible harm
otp 2 points 3 months ago
I agree with part of what you're saying, but I think it's worse than you're saying.
I think it's more like if cigarettes were a bit less addictive, still gave you cancer, but nobody becomes a billionaire thanks to your addiction and cancer.
madeindex 1 point 3 months ago
Certainly, however some are actively trying to get the kids addicted: https://lemmy.world/post/45040542
sudoMakeUser 17 points 3 months ago
No friggen way
yogurtwrong 14 points 3 months ago
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tal 13 points 3 months ago
Over that stunningly short amount of time viewing and swiping, the algorithm is able to direct hyper-personalized content to viewers.
I mean, that's...not really a negative. You could argue that the content is largely fluff (which I think it is, when it comes to short-form video), or maybe that material that appeals to a user isn't what would help them the most or any number of other things, but being able to find and provide content that is a function of a user's interests is normally something that one would consider desirable. I'd rather do less scrolling past things that I'm not interested in viewing.
dhork 17 points 3 months ago
You are making the mistake of assuming this is done for your benefit, though. You are not TikTok's customer. You are the product, and advertisers are their customers.
They aren't showing you things you are interested in, they are showing you things their customers are paying to show you.
village604 9 points 3 months ago
I can't stand it when my wife says, "people on TikTok all love this product."
Right, because they're being paid to say that.
MagicShel 4 points 3 months ago
I found TikTok to have a great algorithm for what I wanted to see. I discovered some quality content there. That said I haven't used it since the buyout and I miss some of the posters in a way, but it's not like they were irreplaceably filling some void in my life.
LucidNightmare 2 points 3 months ago
Yeah, after the initial cleaning up of the algo (tell TikTok you're not interested in whatever you don't want to see) I had nothing but a good experience on there. I, like you, stopped using it once the buy out happened.
MagicShel 4 points 3 months ago
The algorithm at really good at presenting people who were relevant to my interests. People I wouldn't have any idea I would like. Like Mr. Global for insight into oil markets. Stoobs and Kit Lazer for movie reviews. The autistic stats guy for analyzing truth behind headlines. Some guy for Dr Doom facts and anarchist POV on current events.
Like there were people that if you described them to me, I'd be like... pass. And yet I found them educational and interesting. I don't know how another platform offers that algorithm, even if the other features are great. It's not a knock on anyone else. I have zero interest in YouTube shorts, for example.
That's nothing against loops.video. I might like it if I tried it.
certified_expert 13 points 3 months ago
In other news, water wets
phoenixarise 12 points 3 months ago
Glad I never used it. Itās not my scene. Most social media is trash, now.
phoenixarise 4 points 3 months ago
Same. Fedi is like a cool glass of water in the fetid humidity of social media.
Stefan_S_from_H 1 point 3 months ago
How do you know it isn't your scene? You don't like kittens and puppies?
vaultdweller013 6 points 3 months ago
Short form content is ass. Anything shorter than a two hour video on the battle-axe culture of ancient Europe is too short.
phoenixarise 2 points 3 months ago
I can look at those with Loops and PeerTube š
Stefan_S_from_H 1 point 3 months ago
But do you learn there that Chinese people are nice and clever and that China is the best country in the world?
phoenixarise 2 points 3 months ago
Donāt need to, I learned it here. š
electrotabby 1 point 3 months ago
It's a good thing to have statistics and understand the mechanisms that cause addiction. Better late then never.
Feathercrown 8 points 3 months ago
Water wet
Proprietary_Blend 4 points 3 months ago
No. Way.
Luisp 3 points 3 months ago
doesn't work for me, a bomb of popular stuff without any depth outside of conspiracy and minors dancing, after dozens of videos I can't find anything interesting or even somewhat smart, it just stress me out and I leave with a bad feeling about the younger generations, wtf are you watching!
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