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[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 106 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

It amazes me how people apparently can't live without watching shitty videos all the time... Oh, well.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 64 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

It’s an addiction. No other way to describe it. Like your coke dealer ran out so you gotta switch to crack instead.

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 36 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Man people will do anything not to drink Pepsi!

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Ironically I stopped drinking soda because Pepsi got rid of the only soda I really liked.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

RIP Diet Pepsi Vanilla.

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 32 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Rednote with multiple SIMULTANEOUS video feeds sounds like a whole new level of brain rot

[–] JiveTurkey@lemmy.world 20 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

I feel exactly the same way. It's like they can't imagine a world without it. When it's banned they'll have to fill their time just staring at the wall.

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Or, heaven forbid, talk to people in the real world.

[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago

It would be great if they switched to Zen Buddhism a few hours a day though.

[–] blakemiller@lemmy.world -2 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

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 2 points 1 hour ago

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

[–] locuester@lemmy.zip 12 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

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!

[–] kaknife@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours 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.

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee -4 points 6 hours ago