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I took a look at some of the videos on the tik tok. One video in, I see the a bunch of factual claims about a relationship between the professor and one of the

by bagels 4y ago

I took a look at some of the videos on the tik tok. One video in, I see the a bunch of factual claims about a relationship between the professor and one of the students (which the professor denies) with no reference to them being opinion or even derived from tarot cards (though there are out of cards appearing on a table). https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyisinthebookoflife/video/7178387391768431915?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyisinthebookoflife/video/717838... I'm curious if one of the other videos makes the murder claim in a similar manner. If I was on that jury, there's no way this is not a win for the professor unless the defense was able to back up every one of their direct claims. Edit: More factual claims without any reference to tarot or opinion https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyisinthebookoflife/video/7178413540313713966?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyisinthebookoflife/video/717841... Edit again: A nice short one without even the context or pretense of tarot cards, refers to the professor as "killer" https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyisinthebookoflife/video/7180499421572926766?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyisinthebookoflife/video/718049...

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system2 4y ago
It is fascinating to see HN people using tiktok.
- bowsamic 4y ago
  Why?
  - system2 4y ago
    Tiktok is aimed at 13 year-olds or younger people who waste 8+ hours on their phone. Lot's of screaming, cringy repetitive video creations (same video recorded by millions), people proudly admit the algorithm of tiktok is the best because it keeps the user's dopamine levels high. And on top of that, blatant Chinese data collection with likely evil intend. I will not say more than this because whenever I criticize tiktok or twitter I get flagged. It is detrimental to our society on many levels. Seeing educated and technically sound people using tiktok especially on HN is surprising to me.
    - crote 4y ago
      TikTok has a very efficient algorithm which rapidly tunes to your personal interests. If you only see screaming and cringy repetitive videos beyond the first 15 minutes of use, you've got nobody to blame but yourself. For example, my personal feed is for a large part educational content, and I don't think I have seen any person under 16-17 since I first started using it. It's still probably a net negative on society, but I definitely consider Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to be far worse. TikTok is getting a bad reputation solely because of its Chinese origin, while its Western counterparts are doing exactly the same thing.
    - bowsamic 4y ago
      Have you tried using it? If not, you'll be surprised how quickly the algorithm manages to give you a constant stream of content that is genuinely deeply interesting to you. I won't argue your other points, but to me it would be more surprising if HN people weren't using it, rather than were
- bagels 4y ago
  It's certainly not a habit for me, but the story is about things posted to tiktok, might as well go to the source. But besides that... many people on HN are employed at social media companies, including tiktok. It does not surprise me at all.
- jjulius 4y ago
  Huh? This article discusses Tarot videos on TikTok, and that made someone want to go see for themselves so that they can form a better opinion. What's so surprising/fascinating about that?

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system2 4y ago

It is fascinating to see HN people using tiktok.

bowsamic 4y ago
Why?
- system2 4y ago
  Tiktok is aimed at 13 year-olds or younger people who waste 8+ hours on their phone. Lot's of screaming, cringy repetitive video creations (same video recorded by millions), people proudly admit the algorithm of tiktok is the best because it keeps the user's dopamine levels high. And on top of that, blatant Chinese data collection with likely evil intend. I will not say more than this because whenever I criticize tiktok or twitter I get flagged. It is detrimental to our society on many levels. Seeing educated and technically sound people using tiktok especially on HN is surprising to me.
  - crote 4y ago
    TikTok has a very efficient algorithm which rapidly tunes to your personal interests. If you only see screaming and cringy repetitive videos beyond the first 15 minutes of use, you've got nobody to blame but yourself. For example, my personal feed is for a large part educational content, and I don't think I have seen any person under 16-17 since I first started using it. It's still probably a net negative on society, but I definitely consider Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to be far worse. TikTok is getting a bad reputation solely because of its Chinese origin, while its Western counterparts are doing exactly the same thing.
  - bowsamic 4y ago
    Have you tried using it? If not, you'll be surprised how quickly the algorithm manages to give you a constant stream of content that is genuinely deeply interesting to you. I won't argue your other points, but to me it would be more surprising if HN people weren't using it, rather than were
bagels 4y ago
It's certainly not a habit for me, but the story is about things posted to tiktok, might as well go to the source. But besides that... many people on HN are employed at social media companies, including tiktok. It does not surprise me at all.
jjulius 4y ago
Huh? This article discusses Tarot videos on TikTok, and that made someone want to go see for themselves so that they can form a better opinion. What's so surprising/fascinating about that?