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social mediasmulti-user blogs are. It's a behavioral thing. If a specific behavior always guaranties results, then it makes sense to only do it when you need results. But if that behavior only sometimes yields results, then the brain kicks in and goes, "Oh, I should do this frequently, so that I already have [results] if and when I need them." This is good tactics, evolutionary. The brain that persist and has [results] should generally be better suited for survival than the brain that gives up and has no [results]. On an individual level though......it's only good tactics situationally. When the behavior is [LOGGING ON] and the results are [GOOD POSTS], then it's more of a vicious trap than good tactics. Especially when your time almost certainly could be better spent doing anything other than sifting through posts. This doesn't just apply to websites. Gambling exploits this behavioral tendency as well. Most video games employ it, intentionally or unintentionally, to varying degrees.
yeah as I was writing my response I realized, aw, fuck, I need to get off hexbear for awhile because it's the same kind of drug
but tiktok is more aggressive and capitalist, therefore more malicious
:hexbear-static: this is my blog. there are many like it, but this one is mine
:meow-hug: Goodnight and good :logout:, I shall be doing so as well
much like a slot machine, it is a device designed to totally monopolize your attention for long stretches of time with randomized releases of dopamine rewards based on some minimal mechanical input from the user (the buttons in slots, scrolling in tiktok's case) for the purpose of monetizing you. it is weaponized psychology.
engaging arrangements of pixels and audio are beamed to your eyes and ears, ceaselessly. You make a simple swipe motion to get fresh slop. It certainly resembles a skinner box, whether or not those specific kinds of conditioning are literally happening. (and yes, other social media also functions like this, but far less refined, with more pretext of actually facilitating human interaction)
I don't hate it but I think the extreme short format combined with aggressive algorithm baiting leads to the most boring, brainless content imaginable. I've seen some fantastic content on Tiktok too - but I'm not sifting through the rubble looking for it.
I hate anything that has advertising I can't skip and refuse to ever make use of it
You can skip tho lmao. Like, immediately. Ads just up as regular videos in your feed, I swipe up on them in a millisecond
i hate algorithm based social media
and tiktok is currently the best in the businessThis is definitely a big part of it. One of the best parts of getting older is seeing a new thing and saying to yourself, "Nah, I'm good."
Due to the falling rates of profits new things must be worse so maybe its not you getting older?
Official reason: Because it's nonfree software that connects to an unfederared server. It also is a user-generated content factory with no goal but to grow. It's also really unmoderated if we are talking outside of Douyin (China's server).
Actual Reason: the people there are too hot.
Counterpoint: No amount of filters could make me look that hot :(
THEY BURNED OUR CROPS, CAUSED OUR WOMEN TO MISCARRY, AND BROUGHT PLAGUE TO OUR LANDS
I was just thinking this, I've never even seen tiktok mentioned on this site
but I also don't use tiktok so i prob dont seek out/participate in those posts
Well I got addicted to it so it's a bit personal. Don't worry, I am doing a bit better now.
Their webpage is pretty easy to navigate on desktop. That's based on, maybe, six whole minutes of browsing. Like all
social mediablogs, the best way to interact with it is to let someone else sift through and find the gems.Also, China has better captchas, but i don't get to poison some tech dork's data pool with malicious answers.
Anyone who is hating on tiktok will most likely be hating on social media in general. Ppl who stan a particular slop platform are not real.
supposed I should rephrase what i said as 'should be hating on social media in general' then wtf i've been owned
I prefer long-form video content. Also y'know the whole thing where the algorithm is optimized to exploit every vulnerability in the human psyche to keep people glued to their screens is a bit sus.
the enshittification of youtube started a long time ago, but when they started pushing "shorts" on people, I knew it was truly
- Showbc people typing like this make me feel older than i actually am. i dislike the self-censorship of terms such as killing, fuck, etc, and I don't mean that in a chuddy anti-censorship way it just comes off as insincere when people say shit like unalive or whatever. to actually unpack why i hate it when people type like shown in the screenshot - nothing of substance is actually being said, it's just a bunch of canned phrases being used in their context. i understand this isn't representative of tiktok as a whole but it sure as hell is what i associate with tiktok.
Those comments are meant to be stupidly funny for teenagers not have substance lol (tho theyre pretty clever sometimes imo). If you get it you get it (and are also probably terminally online)
The self-censorship is bc tiktok has a history of shadowbanning content that uses certain words
Yea the unalive things a great example.
It's weird were treating certain words like voldemorts name but even weirder we all just agree on a really stupid sounding alternative that everybody knows means the exact same thing.
It's like it isn't the concept of suicide that people might not like, it's just the literal word itself apparently.
And now how long until you need another word because unalive just means suicide.
I know this is dangerously close to chuds arguments on why slurs aren't a biflg deal cus it just keeps getting changed but at least those are over a longer time frame and actually have the intention of changing the meaning and context of a term.
It's like it isn't the concept of suicide that people might not like, it's just the literal word itself apparently.
People don't beat around saying "suicide" because they're not trying to trigger anyone? It's a way of getting around censorship. Tiktok has history with hiding videos that talk about serious mental health issues from the algorithm (they even shadowbanned the word "depression" so people were using "d3pr3ssion" or some shit)
Sometimes people even self-censor while being intentionally triggering, for example they know if they said "kys" their comment would get filtered, so you might see people saying "unalive yourself" or "keep yourself safe"
Why argue against yourself? Nobody brought up chuds. Dont look weak man.
the app is a fucking nightmare straight out of black mirror. there is something about people surrendering to an algorithm-generated never-ending barrage of "content" beamed right into their cabeza that makes my fucking skin crawl. whathavetheydonetous
