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View submission: Anyone else not ever use TikTok whatsoever?
The same kind of engagement bait you see here on “am I the asshole,” or “two hot takes” but in short to medium length video form with commentary, rather than long text based.
It’s basically gen x-gen z version of soap operas. But the characters aren’t mainstream for half an hour on tv at midday.
TikTok makes a lot of information more easily accessible for people with difficulty reading, or with attention or text based learning disabilities.
I’ve found TikTok to be a marketplace full of tutors, often offering their services for free, and sometimes selling the fruits of their labor. Americans citizens earned $32 billlion on TikTok last year making content, and a lot of it is really good at helping people live healthier lives.
I’m not talking about woo woo medicinal stuff, I mean sharing healthy communication techniques, life lessons, explaining complex historical concepts in a very accessible way, and sharing cross-cultural content widely across formerly disconnected communities.
But you find what you engage with, I guess. I never liked soap operas and I always liked learning.
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