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50B would be a steal imo. Don't get me wrong, this is still the early days for TikTok, but as a platform, TikTok seems way more compelling and interesting than

50B would be a steal imo. Don't get me wrong, this is still the early days for TikTok, but as a platform, TikTok seems way more compelling and interesting than Instagram at this point. Especially for younger people who are tired of the social behavior that's formed on IG. Even though the user base is primarily younger folks, they're doing a good job of aging up too. Core product value is way easier to deliver than Snap for older people.

mschuster91 6y ago
> Especially for younger people who are tired of the social behavior that's formed on IG. Eternal September: what has happened to Instagram will also happen to TikTok. Additionally there is the very real risk that TikTok will be seen by governments as what it is: Chinese spyware. India has already banned it, I hope that the rest of the world follows suit.
- hellomyguys 6y ago
  >Additionally there is the very real risk that TikTok will be seen by governments as what it is: Chinese spyware. India has already banned it, I hope that the rest of the world follows suit. Well that's why the investors are trying to take it over. >Eternal September: what has happened to Instagram will also happen to TikTok. Definitely agree this is always a concern, but the type of content that is rewarded on TikTok makes it less exploitable by people who build followings by posting low-effort content that looks good aesthetically.
  - mschuster91 6y ago
    > Well that's why the investors are trying to take it over. As long as China has anything meaningful to say, that won't be enough. > but the type of content that is rewarded on TikTok makes it less exploitable by people who build followings by posting low-effort content that looks good aesthetically. Lol most of the stuff that goes viral on Tiktok is essentially that. People scaring cows ffs (look up "kulikitaka challenge"). Can't get much more "crap" than this.
    - hellomyguys 6y ago
      >Lol most of the stuff that goes viral on Tiktok is essentially that. People scaring cows ffs (look up "kulikitaka challenge"). Can't get much more "crap" than this. That's not what my FYP looks like and I don't think most people would agree TikTok and IG content aesthetics are similar... but even scaring cows sounds more entertaining than a picture of an influencer on the beach.
      - mypalmike 6y ago
        Cow memes and beach photos of vapid nobodies. We truly do live in the future, and it's as amazing as we all hoped. And anyone saying there's a bubble doesn't understand the value of eyeballs. I mean influencers.
  - fiblye 6y ago
    > the type of content that is rewarded on TikTok makes it less exploitable by people who build followings by posting low-effort content that looks good aesthetically Forgive me for not being completely in the know, but everything I've seen about TikTok leads me to believe that it's primarily low effort content. In five years, everyone will be complaining about how TikTok is boring and worthless, but The Next Over"valued" App is going to shake things up and award good content.
xwdv 6y ago
Tiktok is the way forward for social media IMO. The only thing I don’t like is how the demographics skew younger at the moment, but everything else feels like a true next-gen social experience. I’d put the valuation maybe at 100B.

mschuster91 6y ago

> Especially for younger people who are tired of the social behavior that's formed on IG. Eternal September: what has happened to Instagram will also happen to TikTok. Additionally there is the very real risk that TikTok will be seen by governments as what it is: Chinese spyware. India has already banned it, I hope that the rest of the world follows suit.

hellomyguys 6y ago
>Additionally there is the very real risk that TikTok will be seen by governments as what it is: Chinese spyware. India has already banned it, I hope that the rest of the world follows suit. Well that's why the investors are trying to take it over. >Eternal September: what has happened to Instagram will also happen to TikTok. Definitely agree this is always a concern, but the type of content that is rewarded on TikTok makes it less exploitable by people who build followings by posting low-effort content that looks good aesthetically.
- mschuster91 6y ago
  > Well that's why the investors are trying to take it over. As long as China has anything meaningful to say, that won't be enough. > but the type of content that is rewarded on TikTok makes it less exploitable by people who build followings by posting low-effort content that looks good aesthetically. Lol most of the stuff that goes viral on Tiktok is essentially that. People scaring cows ffs (look up "kulikitaka challenge"). Can't get much more "crap" than this.
  - hellomyguys 6y ago
    >Lol most of the stuff that goes viral on Tiktok is essentially that. People scaring cows ffs (look up "kulikitaka challenge"). Can't get much more "crap" than this. That's not what my FYP looks like and I don't think most people would agree TikTok and IG content aesthetics are similar... but even scaring cows sounds more entertaining than a picture of an influencer on the beach.
    - mypalmike 6y ago
      Cow memes and beach photos of vapid nobodies. We truly do live in the future, and it's as amazing as we all hoped. And anyone saying there's a bubble doesn't understand the value of eyeballs. I mean influencers.
- fiblye 6y ago
  > the type of content that is rewarded on TikTok makes it less exploitable by people who build followings by posting low-effort content that looks good aesthetically Forgive me for not being completely in the know, but everything I've seen about TikTok leads me to believe that it's primarily low effort content. In five years, everyone will be complaining about how TikTok is boring and worthless, but The Next Over"valued" App is going to shake things up and award good content.

xwdv 6y ago

Tiktok is the way forward for social media IMO. The only thing I don’t like is how the demographics skew younger at the moment, but everything else feels like a true next-gen social experience. I’d put the valuation maybe at 100B.