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Am I the only one who never used TikTok?

• b0afc375b5 4y ago
  I'm with you. I've never downloaded it. I don't think I've seen any praise for TikTok in YouTube or Reddit (which I frequent). To my surprise, there's at least some form of praise for TikTok here in hackernews. It is surprising because as far as I'm aware, there's a negative sentiment here in general for social media (facebook, twitter, instagram, etc.), for the mental health risks it poses. I have nothing against it either, I guess I'm just getting old and have less inclination to try new things.
  • caporaltito 4y ago
    > To my surprise, there's at least some form of praise for TikTok here in hackernews. It is surprising because as far as I'm aware, there's a negative sentiment here in general for social media (facebook, twitter, instagram, etc.), for the mental health risks it poses. Plus the security issues. TikTok has been proven to be full of backdoors.
  • ouid 4y ago
    If you are suggesting that this is some sort of PR thing, then I agree with you.
• paulcole 4y ago
  No. You’re not that unique for not using TikTok. The linked article says TikTok has been downloaded over 200 million times in the US. So assuming you’re in the US there are something like ~130 million other people in your shoes.
• numpad0 4y ago
  As someone who thought the same way and tried it, you are missing absolutely nothing. Not nothing useful, but actual nothing, as the algorithm gatekeep us from seeing what’s on it.