I downloaded Tik Tok thinking I could curate my feed to be cool leftist short videos but instead it's even more of a disgusting hellworld than Twitter. Every leftist video I land on (the algorithm will also suggest fascist videos) is either an argument between leftists and nazis, an argument between leftists and libs, or (more commonly) leftists arguing with other leftists. I've learned nothing and my mood is ruined.
Short videos and tweet length comments are systemically reactionary. Embrace the immortal science of posterism.
e: forgot to mention that the app is just straight up abusive to anyone who isn't a cis white dude
What do you mean? I don't know anything about TikTok.
people post short videos and other people comment on them. If people who aren't white or aren't cis post videos, the comments are much, much different. The algorithm doesn't curate bigots away from those videos, since they specifically seek out this content.
e: you can also post a video response to a video, and a response to a response, etc. So it's not unusual to stumble on a video of somebody justifying why they should exist to a bunch of people hurling abuse at them
yeah, i use the app and i don't get it either. it generally curates your FYP really well so you shouldn't be looking at reactionary or bigoted content unless you engaged with it a lot or left a like or smth
yeah if you argue with people in the comments it counts as interaction.