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Influencer is the 2020s equivalent to the dream job actor/model/dancer. When I see the level of delusions on these most unwelcome tiktok ads I get, I need a mo

by yawaworht1978 5y ago

Influencer is the 2020s equivalent to the dream job actor/model/dancer. When I see the level of delusions on these most unwelcome tiktok ads I get, I need a moment to calm down from laughing. Stay away from social media as much as you can. I have deleted fb, ig and WhatsApp, life was never better. People get in touch via call or signal, not missing a thing.

defaultname 5y ago
What TikTok ads are you referring to? Users often get completely different targeting, but the ads I've seen have been mainstream fast food and then dumb consumer crap like moon lights. Also Old Navy and some car company. TikTok is really the anti-"influencer" platform. It is a very wide, long tail and doesn't seem to concentrate like many other platforms. People seem to be completely ordinary, versus the delusion that Instagram as an example is pitching, of aspirational perfect living. Algorithmically TikTok seems to assign very little weight to the creator compared to other venues. Single hits that aren't achieved again are common. Versus say Twitter where if someone has a hit, the platform presumes that every tweet from that person is a brilliant insight.
- yawaworht1978 5y ago
  It is very odd, as I have never installed the app or even googled the term. I have seen some as linked Instagram feeds, but involuntary. Tiktok would be the last thing in the world I care about, I am also quite a bit beyond that age bracket. Usually it's a woman doing a poorly choreographed dance move or two while displaying a duck face. I am not sure if that is possible but maybe somehow there is an IG/tiktok data exchange if someone has an account on both. This still happens even though I have terminated the ig and fb accounts a while ago
  - defaultname 5y ago
    Ah, okay I misunderstood. I thought you were referring to the ads on the service itself. As to the "age bracket", there is no age bracket for TikTok.
    - StavrosK 5y ago
      > As to the "age bracket", there is no age bracket for TikTok. That's possible, but for some reason TikTok keeps showing me 16-year-olds livestreaming themselves talking about nothing interesting. I have no idea why TikTok thinks I'd be interested in seeing that, so I've concluded that that's what the platform has an abundance of.
- kjkjadksj 5y ago
  Tiktok influencers are some of the most popular there are today. They’ve been sanctified when they started hanging out with Kardashians.
amelius 5y ago
> Influencer is the 2020s equivalent to the dream job actor/model/dancer. Except you don't have to have any skills. > delusions What else would you expect from an advertising company?
SketchySeaBeast 5y ago
Is WhatsApp social media? I use it to talk to my friends. Isn't WhatsApp basically just Signal with less data protection? Does that make iMessage social media?
- yawaworht1978 5y ago
  I think it is in the twilight zone between intrusive app and social media. It is not designed like Instagram, but many people do share quick snapshots/video there. It does not have a like/dislike feature, but it does go beyond a messaging service I would say.
  - SketchySeaBeast 5y ago
    But would you categorized iMessage and Signal in the same categories then? And if no, why not? Those features, for me at least, are what I would expect out of anything that's not a barebones text message app these days.
    - yawaworht1978 5y ago
      IMessage yes, Signal not as of yet. Once it gets wide spread adaption(if), then it will be the new WhatsApp.
Taylor_OD 5y ago
It took me a while but I've got all social media off my phone. I allow myself 5 minute of twitter in the morning (I use a block to keep me off it otherwise) and 15 minutes of hackernews. My brain feels radically calmer than it did a few years ago. My parents have Instagram accounts. Why?

defaultname 5y ago

What TikTok ads are you referring to? Users often get completely different targeting, but the ads I've seen have been mainstream fast food and then dumb consumer crap like moon lights. Also Old Navy and some car company. TikTok is really the anti-"influencer" platform. It is a very wide, long tail and doesn't seem to concentrate like many other platforms. People seem to be completely ordinary, versus the delusion that Instagram as an example is pitching, of aspirational perfect living. Algorithmically TikTok seems to assign very little weight to the creator compared to other venues. Single hits that aren't achieved again are common. Versus say Twitter where if someone has a hit, the platform presumes that every tweet from that person is a brilliant insight.

yawaworht1978 5y ago
It is very odd, as I have never installed the app or even googled the term. I have seen some as linked Instagram feeds, but involuntary. Tiktok would be the last thing in the world I care about, I am also quite a bit beyond that age bracket. Usually it's a woman doing a poorly choreographed dance move or two while displaying a duck face. I am not sure if that is possible but maybe somehow there is an IG/tiktok data exchange if someone has an account on both. This still happens even though I have terminated the ig and fb accounts a while ago
- defaultname 5y ago
  Ah, okay I misunderstood. I thought you were referring to the ads on the service itself. As to the "age bracket", there is no age bracket for TikTok.
  - StavrosK 5y ago
    > As to the "age bracket", there is no age bracket for TikTok. That's possible, but for some reason TikTok keeps showing me 16-year-olds livestreaming themselves talking about nothing interesting. I have no idea why TikTok thinks I'd be interested in seeing that, so I've concluded that that's what the platform has an abundance of.
kjkjadksj 5y ago
Tiktok influencers are some of the most popular there are today. They’ve been sanctified when they started hanging out with Kardashians.

amelius 5y ago

> Influencer is the 2020s equivalent to the dream job actor/model/dancer. Except you don't have to have any skills. > delusions What else would you expect from an advertising company?

SketchySeaBeast 5y ago

Is WhatsApp social media? I use it to talk to my friends. Isn't WhatsApp basically just Signal with less data protection? Does that make iMessage social media?

yawaworht1978 5y ago
I think it is in the twilight zone between intrusive app and social media. It is not designed like Instagram, but many people do share quick snapshots/video there. It does not have a like/dislike feature, but it does go beyond a messaging service I would say.
- SketchySeaBeast 5y ago
  But would you categorized iMessage and Signal in the same categories then? And if no, why not? Those features, for me at least, are what I would expect out of anything that's not a barebones text message app these days.
  - yawaworht1978 5y ago
    IMessage yes, Signal not as of yet. Once it gets wide spread adaption(if), then it will be the new WhatsApp.

Taylor_OD 5y ago

It took me a while but I've got all social media off my phone. I allow myself 5 minute of twitter in the morning (I use a block to keep me off it otherwise) and 15 minutes of hackernews. My brain feels radically calmer than it did a few years ago. My parents have Instagram accounts. Why?