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I installed TikTok out of curiosity after reading this article. I scrolled without stopping for a couple hours and then uninstalled the app. An endless stream
by titanomachy 6y ago
I installed TikTok out of curiosity after reading this article. I scrolled without stopping for a couple hours and then uninstalled the app.
An endless stream of algorithmically curated 30-second videos is pure crack to my brain, apparently. I bet a lot of younger folks with still-developing brains are also unable to resist.
- ontifica 6y agoI'm on the younger side, it's very addictive. People love to come up with wild theories for why the app blew up, but I think it's just pure algorithmically curated fun.
- intended 6y agoThink of it this way - how long can this network exist without having to deal with political speech ? And the moment people figure out how to optimize for dispersion through the tik too algo, what would be the result ?
- Noumenon72 6y agoThere's a classical conditioning loop where you see an attractive woman dancing to a song, which makes you subconsciously start to like the song, then you like videos with that song... it's the combined power of earworms and arousal. If they somehow make it taste like cheesecake we will have achieved full wireheading.
- newen 6y agoSmell-o-vision. The next revolution in smartphone technology!
- Yhippa 6y agoI'm an adult and normally don't get got by these types of apps but I found myself doing the same. I had to uninstall.