Social Media's Effects On Our Minds & Lives

  On 8/2/2021 at 8:22 AM, iococoi said:

 

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even that brief look into the world of tiktok was just too much cringe.. the bot is too cringe. it's painful to watch. most vapid of the social media. makes me want to run screaming. 

^ holy shit, my thoughts exactly. I remember early when tiktok was catching on everyone was like "oh but it's super sketchy, it's wide open for the Chinese government to spy on you" or whatever, and then they went on to totally consent to it anyway. And it's just the most brain-rotting, attention-span-killing, narcissist-nurturing garbage pastime imaginable. Instagram was already bad enough. Here I thought I was wasting my life.

I stoped with Facebook a month ago.. Feel so good now! So tired of being bored and have to swipe friends family photos on Facebook and IG zzzzzzz.... 

Youtube is the only thing I really enjoy and it is nice to have some music mixes going. 

Tiktok was better when it was Vine

  On 8/3/2021 at 9:46 AM, Amen Warrior said:

Tiktok was better when it was Vine musical.ly

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5 years + (I think) facebook free.  Not missed it one bit.

I use instagram for my musical content and have a private family account that I barely update but it keeps my relatives happy to see what I am up to.  But I am off instagram for August anyway as a bit of a socials detox.  The "reels" thing really annoys me, I wish I could disable it.  The adverts are getting worse too.  it is only a matter of time before I close my account completely.

TikTok looks like the worst.

I've been off all other social media (most of it I never got on to begin with) for years, but I can't shake Youtube/Twitch.

  On 8/2/2021 at 8:22 AM, iococoi said:

 

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Tik Tok sucks, but this video is asinine and sinophobic.

hell no!!!!!! tiktok > vine. millenial humour is the worst

  On 8/3/2021 at 2:39 PM, TubularCorporation said:

Tik Tok sucks, but this video is asinine and sinophobic.

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Yeah the video is extremely lame, as is to be expected from wsj coverage. It’s kind of fascinating how there’s this weird fear mongering about the algorithm, like that French guy talking about how TikTok is “even worse” than youtube bc so much of what you see is recommended content. that perspective is out of touch. I’m imagining trying to explain to some smug wsj guy what a ussy is. 
 

i don’t use any social media whatsoever but I do occasionally watch les tiktok while I’m eating cereal or something. it’s absolutely cringe stuff but it’s amusing watching people goof off and occasionally be p funny. I’d say it’s a lot less cringe than the funny pictures thread imo tbqh

Is there a "read the rules" TikTok version?

If no; there should

I dont understand how people on tiktok move their faces the way they do.  People never did that before tiktok.

  On 8/3/2021 at 4:28 PM, Alcofribas said:

Yeah the video is extremely lame, as is to be expected from wsj coverage. It’s kind of fascinating how there’s this weird fear mongering about the algorithm, like that French guy talking about how TikTok is “even worse” than youtube bc so much of what you see is recommended content. that perspective is out of touch. I’m imagining trying to explain to some smug wsj guy what a ussy is. 

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Yeah, poor video. Reminiscent of the insightful 'analysis' in Netflix's The Social Dilemma.

  On 8/3/2021 at 6:53 PM, Shimon_Shimon said:

Yeah, poor video. Reminiscent of the insightful 'analysis' in Netflix's The Social Dilemma.

 

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the algo is nefarious, please read...the wall street journal which is Good.

  On 8/3/2021 at 4:28 PM, Alcofribas said:

Yeah the video is extremely lame, as is to be expected from wsj coverage. It’s kind of fascinating how there’s this weird fear mongering about the algorithm, like that French guy talking about how TikTok is “even worse” than youtube bc so much of what you see is recommended content. that perspective is out of touch. I’m imagining trying to explain to some smug wsj guy what a ussy is. 
 

i don’t use any social media whatsoever but I do occasionally watch les tiktok while I’m eating cereal or something. it’s absolutely cringe stuff but it’s amusing watching people goof off and occasionally be p funny. I’d say it’s a lot less cringe than the funny pictures thread imo tbqh

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It's basically "Tik Tok does the same awful stuff every other social media company does, but this one is from CHIII-NAAAH so here's some spooky music"

Haven't used any social media (unless you count this forum and mumble/steam) for like 3-4 years now tbh. It's probably not good for you but it's not like it's gonna heal all your problems if you dont use it (which I feel like is what some people think)

I've been watching Tiktoks secondhand through youtube and realized that the difference between it and Vine is that with Vines I liked them so much that I would watch them over and over but with Tiktoks I hate them so much that I watch them over and over.

  On 8/3/2021 at 3:13 PM, milkface said:

hell no!!!!!! tiktok > vine. millenial humour is the worst

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OK zoomer

  On 8/4/2021 at 12:40 AM, drillkicker said:

I've been watching Tiktoks secondhand through youtube and realized that the difference between it and Vine is that with Vines I liked them so much that I would watch them over and over but with Tiktoks I hate them so much that I watch them over and over.

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Is it the memes that bother you and the fact that everybody recycles the same music?

  On 8/4/2021 at 3:31 AM, yekker said:

Is it the memes that bother you and the fact that everybody recycles the same music?

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It's just less funny than vine.  There are no jokes, it's just people making silly faces.

  On 8/4/2021 at 4:01 AM, drillkicker said:

It's just less funny than vine.  There are no jokes, it's just people making silly faces.

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  On 8/4/2021 at 4:46 AM, ignatius said:

 

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Lol! You make a good argument...

  On 8/23/2015 at 6:21 AM, lala said:

Yeah I hear you lot leaving fb . I'm going to get one of those blocker things. Half of it don't care for, the other half are friends I could be seeing, and yeah, then the token gorgeous girl talking about herself .

 

And shit tons of politics. And cat videos

 

 

Mehbook. I even open it with an excuse 'to see what's going on' that's bs I just want to socialise. Get out and do it then, dummy.

 

I have got a slight excuse as I'm out of town, but as soon as I'm moved in to London fb is going away bigtime. I'll use RA for my clubbing info.

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FB gives me the feeling now that you’re talking to an empty room when posting. I can see it sort of resembling MySpace eventually, but still retaining a huge global user base. It depends on the country, I guess. But the shine is wearing off, at least in regions that realize the abuse they’re perpetrating, and the massive influence of disinformation they’ve been an accessory to.

I've never posted much on Facebook but have been skimming the news feed daily. My Facebook news feed was quite vibrant and entertaining 10 years ago but now it is increasingly becoming like a ghost town, as more and more people either close their accounts or stop posting. It definitely feels like it's following the death trajectory of MySpace.