TikTok is both the most passive and engaging of social media apps.
Its intent isn't to activate your mind but to lull you into a hypnotic state where you react -- much like visiting a windowless casino where you compliantly respond to stimuli.
"Look! Flashing lights!" says TikTok as people flick up and down -- much like gamblers at a slot machine.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2023/02/21/breaking-free-of-tik-toks-grasp.html
Its intent isn't to activate your mind but to lull you into a hypnotic state where you react -- much like visiting a windowless casino where you compliantly respond to stimuli.
"Look! Flashing lights!" says TikTok as people flick up and down -- much like gamblers at a slot machine.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2023/02/21/breaking-free-of-tik-toks-grasp.html
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in reply to Chris Trottier • • •But at some point I noticed it was affecting my mental health. The videos were slowly turning darker, more aggressive, and I was spending hours there just browsing. One day I broke 8 hours of almost constant browsing and snapped out of it. I realized it was all just shit and deleted the app.
elle mundy
in reply to Chris Trottier • • •Jerome (He/Him)
in reply to Chris Trottier • • •Chris Trottier
in reply to Jerome (He/Him) • • •I don't like centralization.
I don't like Big Social.
Vincent 🌻
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