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Not OP, but had the same experience For me I think it's two factors: 1) Quick out if you don't like it. Load the next thing is really quick and easy to do. Ju
by britch 5y ago
Not OP, but had the same experience
For me I think it's two factors:
1) Quick out if you don't like it. Load the next thing is really quick and easy to do. Just flick up and boom it's the next thing. Right now there are no ads or interruptions. It's really easy to move on from something you don't like.
2) The algorithm is really good. I don't know enough about it, but it consistently shows me stuff I want to see. I can't explain it more than that.
I also don't feel like it boxes me in the same way Youtube does. Youtube shows me nearly the same thing I have already seen and liked. Tiktok pulls up a good variety (sometimes from creators with single digit followers) that I am interested in.
- eric__cartman 5y agoEven though I use it sometimes, I'm not a fan of social media in general, but I would describe TikTok as the crack cocaine of social media platforms. Once I started seeing those short videos half an hour would go by in an instant. I don't know how they made the video selection algorithm so good, but after a while of using it, it mostly shows videos where it can be almost certain you will watch at least part of it.
- xmprt 5y agoI don't know if the algorithm is so good or if it's because the app actively engages your brain without you realizing it. You're constantly thinking about whether you like the current video or not that you don't see the time go. If instead you were forced to make a conscious decision of what to watch before watching the video, it would be much easier to stop watching by just consciously making a decision to not watch the next thing.