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I can see it, but not with myself. Maybe I'm getting old or just depressed into not feeling dopamine anymore but TikTok has the effect of only annoying me. Con

I can see it, but not with myself. Maybe I'm getting old or just depressed into not feeling dopamine anymore but TikTok has the effect of only annoying me. Constant sound streams, fake voices, etc. It reminds me of Vegas in some ways...loads of people love the flashing lights, I just run away. But I see it with my wife and daughter, it turns them into complete zombies. All this to say, I don't know what it's like to speak effectively as a 'victim.' But as a bystander, I feel something should probably be done...I just don't know what. Anything this addictive cannot be good for society.

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retrac 4y ago
> It reminds me of Vegas in some ways. You're quite on the nose. An acquaintance is fond of watching TikTok videos. One day when he's visiting my partner, there's just this weird noise in the house. Somewhere between the sound played by the lottery ticket scanners upon winning, an ice cream truck, a fire alarm, and some 80s video game effect sounds. Gosh it's annoying. It goes away. Then comes back. What is that? TikTok! I've noticed that almost exact same sound fairly often since it came to my explicit awareness, in social media video clips, and sometimes advertisements. I suspect it's about the most attention-grabbing sound, for most people.