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AI seems obvious, but social video? Are they saying people watch TikToks instead of reading Wikipedia, or people who used to look things up don’t bother anymore

AI seems obvious, but social video? Are they saying people watch TikToks instead of reading Wikipedia, or people who used to look things up don’t bother anymore because of TikTok?

byzantinegene 1y ago
tiktok seems to be the primary medium by which Gen Alpha obtain their news and knowledge
- undeveloper 1y ago
  Gen Z as well. Many well into their 20s heavily consume tiktok.
- crazygringo 1y ago
  No it's not. It's the primary medium by which they get their entertainment. TikTok replaces YouTube and Tumblr before that. It's not like people are watching it instead of reading history books or the New Yorker. And just because you use TikTok doesn't mean you don't check actual news headlines or listen to two-hour-long podcasts.
  - 113 1y ago
    The younger generation absolutely use Tiktok search to find information.
    - deleted 1y ago
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    - themafia 1y ago
      I'm sure they do. Is that their primary source? Do they use nothing else? Is any of that information put to economic use in their lives or is it just curiosity?
      - fred_is_fred 1y ago
        They buy a ton of stuff from Tik-Tok and Instagram ads - yes.
        Dylan16807 1y ago
        The line of questioning was about news and knowledge, not ads. Ads in anything will affect people's purchases, so that's not evidence for what that question was actually going for.
- loeg 1y ago
  You probably mean Gen Z. Alpha's oldest members are 14-15. Middle schoolers have never been particularly well read.
levocardia 1y ago
Yes -- sadly, the hottest new search engines are YouTube and TikTok.
ksherlock 1y ago
Here's a direct quote from a WSJ article the other day: "She searched for the drug on TikTok, her go-to information source" gift link: https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/anti-depressants-lifestyle-accessory-3b66027d?st=U2KiVU&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/anti-depressants-lifesty...
marbartolome 11mo ago
Yeah, I was very surprised by that. Article says: > “younger generations are seeking information on social video platforms rather than the open web.” YouTube I'll buy it, but the search function in Instagram and tiktok is beyond useless!

AI seems obvious, but social video? Are they saying people watch TikToks instead of reading Wikipedia, or people who used to look things up don’t bother anymore because of TikTok?

byzantinegene 1y ago

tiktok seems to be the primary medium by which Gen Alpha obtain their news and knowledge

undeveloper 1y ago
Gen Z as well. Many well into their 20s heavily consume tiktok.
crazygringo 1y ago
No it's not. It's the primary medium by which they get their entertainment. TikTok replaces YouTube and Tumblr before that. It's not like people are watching it instead of reading history books or the New Yorker. And just because you use TikTok doesn't mean you don't check actual news headlines or listen to two-hour-long podcasts.
- 113 1y ago
  The younger generation absolutely use Tiktok search to find information.
  - deleted 1y ago
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  - themafia 1y ago
    I'm sure they do. Is that their primary source? Do they use nothing else? Is any of that information put to economic use in their lives or is it just curiosity?
    - fred_is_fred 1y ago
      They buy a ton of stuff from Tik-Tok and Instagram ads - yes.
      - Dylan16807 1y ago
        The line of questioning was about news and knowledge, not ads. Ads in anything will affect people's purchases, so that's not evidence for what that question was actually going for.
loeg 1y ago
You probably mean Gen Z. Alpha's oldest members are 14-15. Middle schoolers have never been particularly well read.

levocardia 1y ago

Yes -- sadly, the hottest new search engines are YouTube and TikTok.

ksherlock 1y ago

Here's a direct quote from a WSJ article the other day: "She searched for the drug on TikTok, her go-to information source" gift link: https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/anti-depressants-lifestyle-accessory-3b66027d?st=U2KiVU&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/anti-depressants-lifesty...

marbartolome 11mo ago

Yeah, I was very surprised by that. Article says: > “younger generations are seeking information on social video platforms rather than the open web.” YouTube I'll buy it, but the search function in Instagram and tiktok is beyond useless!