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This will be yet another drop in the ocean of anti TikTok sentiment but, what is the value proposition of TikTok? I ask because I am told it is meant to have a

This will be yet another drop in the ocean of anti TikTok sentiment but, what is the value proposition of TikTok? I ask because I am told it is meant to have a good algorithm, and yet I can't find ANYTHING on the platform that I like. The easy answer is that I'm not the target audience, but I want to know why.

awestroke 4y ago
You are too old. Don't feel bad, though. Be thankful that you do not have to deal with Tiktok addiction.
est 4y ago
> yet I can't find ANYTHING on the platform that I like Have you tried to create something you like and post it? Tiktok algorithm generally favors new content.
harryf 4y ago
It’s for people that find other forms of social media too slow and like a more panic inducing, crack-fueled experience
paganel 4y ago
> , what is the value proposition of TikTok? Coming home from work or from a stressful day out and relaxing and forgetting about everything else. I.e. what good TV used to be in the good old days, even the old web in some parts. People don't want to be reminded each and every minute of their waking hours that there are wars and pandemics going on or that we'll all going to die if we don't recycle the yogurt plastic containers the right way.
modo_mario 4y ago
When you search for stuff or find something vaguely interesting do you like, share or save it? The algortithm does require interaction to work but i found it picks up rather quickly. Sometimes a little bit too much so i adjust my behaviour accordingly to not give the impression i want to see it again if i think something is cool as a oneof.
- plaguepilled 4y ago
  I would need to find a video I like to enter that while loop :)
RGamma 4y ago
The value proposition is to the advertisers and Chinese capitalists and leadership, not to the user. It's filling the user's head with forgettable garbage, destroying their attention span and capacity for careful thought. A stream of consciousness without reflection or memory is exactly what the above parties want from it.

awestroke 4y ago

You are too old. Don't feel bad, though. Be thankful that you do not have to deal with Tiktok addiction.

est 4y ago

> yet I can't find ANYTHING on the platform that I like Have you tried to create something you like and post it? Tiktok algorithm generally favors new content.

harryf 4y ago

It’s for people that find other forms of social media too slow and like a more panic inducing, crack-fueled experience

paganel 4y ago

> , what is the value proposition of TikTok? Coming home from work or from a stressful day out and relaxing and forgetting about everything else. I.e. what good TV used to be in the good old days, even the old web in some parts. People don't want to be reminded each and every minute of their waking hours that there are wars and pandemics going on or that we'll all going to die if we don't recycle the yogurt plastic containers the right way.

modo_mario 4y ago

When you search for stuff or find something vaguely interesting do you like, share or save it? The algortithm does require interaction to work but i found it picks up rather quickly. Sometimes a little bit too much so i adjust my behaviour accordingly to not give the impression i want to see it again if i think something is cool as a oneof.

plaguepilled 4y ago
I would need to find a video I like to enter that while loop :)

RGamma 4y ago

The value proposition is to the advertisers and Chinese capitalists and leadership, not to the user. It's filling the user's head with forgettable garbage, destroying their attention span and capacity for careful thought. A stream of consciousness without reflection or memory is exactly what the above parties want from it.