Hippya

2y

Now ban Instagram and Twitter and make onlyfans restricted and we can get society back on track

hoopsplayer21

2y

"people who are bored for 5 seconds open up facebook or instagram or tiktok out of habit often without even thinking of it. Surely, if you have this issue and are realizing the negativity, you’ll post about it ON those services right? It’s not easy to simply quit cold turkey a habit that for some people is over a decade old at this point."

cant the same exact point be made about this site?

not necessarily the posting about the negativity part, im not really sure what that is referring to.

Mountain Dude

2y

How old is everyone in this thread? Would like to know this, because as someone on the cusp of hitting their late 20's: social media really was never an issue like it is now growing up. It's changed drastically over the last decade.

Watching people younger struggling with the issues they have now is certainly a scary thing. These problems are relatively 'new' and stem from overuse of technology. It's like this group of people were a test experiment, sadly.

Glentothe

2y

29, the problem is that it’s too easy for young minds to be exposed to so much until they become over stimulated or sometimes worse desensitised; some people become so invested in the seemingly great lives of others that they forget that all we see on socials a lot of the time is the good stuff people want you to see when deep down their lives might be hell e.g. Instagram. I have found that so many are so socially awkward that they can’t do simple tasks such as making a phone call for the doctors or a job interview this was certainly the case when I was at university, so many standard adult social day to day norms were difficult. Without putting it in a more eloquent way as it is definitely seriously affecting peoples mental health but sometimes it’s a case of putting your phone down and going outside more. It’s too easy for some peoples social reactions to be limited solely to the internet and the safe space it creates. Edit: just remembered that my ex girlfriend- who was perfectly fine engaging in arguments on Twitter etc, used to get me to pay at checkouts and ask store staff where things were because she was too awkward to at the big old age of 23

Lystra

2y

tiktok is literally eroding the minds of millions

hoopsplayer21

2y

you said comparing tiktok to ktt were apples to oranges yet this last sentence

"It’s too easy for some people's social reactions to be limited solely to the internet and the safe space it creates."

is precisely what this app offers to many users is it not?
so would tiktok and other social media, and this website, at least just in this specific issue of limiting social interactions to online safe spaces, be the same?

blonded

2y

this site doesn't have a bunch of people (kids AND adults) asking the p**** flap color of underage girls in tiktok comments

Ralo

2y

You know those people don’t just disappear if tiktok gets banned, right? Tiktok is just a platform. Also I use Tiktok regularly and never see anything like that. Your page is catered to your interests so maybe that’s what you’re into?

Glentothe

2y

In the context of the sentence you quoted yes, but In the wider context I agree with others that this site requires you to actively seek out and engage in discourse about topics that interest you and maybe makes you think and consider societal issues such as BLM and topics such as this about real world applications like new laws being implemented; tiktok is largely brain rot which requires no thinking and is just mindless scrolling for the most part; nothing wrong with that if you are just seeking an escape/some downtime but I imagine a lot of people do spend too much time on it.

Glentothe

2y

In the context of the sentence you quoted yes, but In the wider context I agree with others that this site requires you to actively seek out and engage in discourse about topics that interest you and maybe makes you think and consider societal issues such as BLM and topics such as this about real world applications like new laws being implemented; tiktok is largely brain rot which requires no thinking and is just mindless scrolling for the most part; nothing wrong with that if you are just seeking an escape/some downtime but I imagine a lot of people do spend too much time on it.

Ralo

2y

I don’t think you’ve ever actually used tiktok. The ”for you page” is specifically catered to what you’re interested in. So if you like mindless content, you’re gonna get mindless content. My for you page is full of music discussion and fashion s*** similar to this website

hoopsplayer21

2y

super subjective imo.

plenty of users mindlessly go through this site i'd imagine without actually engaging in much solid convo, just how some people go through tiktok.

but on the flipside as you said, there are people who seek out solid discussion that is good for the brain. there are also people who use tiktok largely for informational purposes too though. there is a ton of beneficial insightful content on the app if you want to go and find it.

now ill agree, the ratio is probably skewed in terms of there probably are more ppl on this site looking for insightful discussion, then there are people on tiktok looking for informational content. just dont think there is enough reason to ban tiktok. esp if you arent going to ban other socials.

i also think once you are addicted to this site, its no diff than being addicted to tiktok. plenty of users, prolly myself included, are addicted to at the very least checking the site to see if there is any cool threads that peak ones interest. and once youre addicted youre going to come here no matter what.

Lystra

2y

tiktok is literally eroding the minds of millions

Glentothe

2y

29, the problem is that it’s too easy for young minds to be exposed to so much until they become over stimulated or sometimes worse desensitised; some people become so invested in the seemingly great lives of others that they forget that all we see on socials a lot of the time is the good stuff people want you to see when deep down their lives might be hell e.g. Instagram. I have found that so many are so socially awkward that they can’t do simple tasks such as making a phone call for the doctors or a job interview this was certainly the case when I was at university, so many standard adult social day to day norms were difficult. Without putting it in a more eloquent way as it is definitely seriously affecting peoples mental health but sometimes it’s a case of putting your phone down and going outside more. It’s too easy for some peoples social reactions to be limited solely to the internet and the safe space it creates. Edit: just remembered that my ex girlfriend- who was perfectly fine engaging in arguments on Twitter etc, used to get me to pay at checkouts and ask store staff where things were because she was too awkward to at the big old age of 23

Ralo

2y

You know those people don’t just disappear if tiktok gets banned, right? Tiktok is just a platform. Also I use Tiktok regularly and never see anything like that. Your page is catered to your interests so maybe that’s what you’re into?

Ralo

2y

Any actual data to back this claim?

hoopsplayer21

2y

you said comparing tiktok to ktt were apples to oranges yet this last sentence

"It’s too easy for some people's social reactions to be limited solely to the internet and the safe space it creates."

is precisely what this app offers to many users is it not?
so would tiktok and other social media, and this website, at least just in this specific issue of limiting social interactions to online safe spaces, be the same?

Salad

2y

ktt can be harmful, but tiktok is a more dangerous d*** for sure

instagram and twitter are more related to tiktok, but even then their algorithm is not as addicting as tiktok's is. people scroll way longer on tiktok than on twitter or anything ... it's f***ed