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Do you have experience with YouTube or Wikipedia rabbit holes? Try imagining that, but instead of a 5-20+ minute long video or an encyclopedia article, it is a
by wyre 4y ago
Do you have experience with YouTube or Wikipedia rabbit holes? Try imagining that, but instead of a 5-20+ minute long video or an encyclopedia article, it is a saccharin video mill full of memes, music, fun facts, and anything else that can fit inside a one minute video while only requiring users to swipe their finger.
The TikTok algorithm, to put it another way, is really good at delivering relatable content within an hour or two of app engagement (liking, commenting, subscribing).
The work to reward ratio favors the user heavily. Most videos on tiktok are within 20 and 30 seconds so the user invests very little and can consume a lot with little time.
- pleb_nz 4y agoFirstly, Most things I'm interested in can't be consumed within 20 or 30 seconds. Secondly how can one present information and arguments supporting information in 20 to 30 seconds? You can't, it's purey gossip or similar at that speed. And then you'd have to follow up with further investigation, and you may as well have watched something longer format in the first place.
- hypertele-Xii 4y ago> memes, music, fun facts The very things I try to avoid.