▲ 1 ▼ TikTok is a Time Bomb (gurwinder.substack.com) submitted 2 years ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments The ultimate weapon of mass distraction
[+] MamboGator@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (10 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (9 children) The only politics I learned on Tiktok was left leaning capitalism and basic socialist ideas. If that's radical then Lemmy is worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [+] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) True! What have you seen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Incredible right wing MAGA Russia brainwashing diatribe. Honestly. You watch one video and the algorithm has you. All I get is fake news pressed as fact and the comment sections are atrocious. Oh and flat earth videos. I wish I could get some left wing stuff, it would make me a lot happier. I can see how people would fall in to a pit of despair and believe everything they see on TikTok. I’ve heard “kids these days” don’t even google stuff any more, just search it on TikTok and have something explain it to them, wether it’s true or false. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Part of me wants to investigate, but I'll be damned if I'm going to mess up my algorithm. I wonder if I can have a second account somehow. permalink fedilink source parent [+] redfox@infosec.pub -9 points 2 years ago (4 children) Ha! I feel like there isn't anyone who isn't considered a fascist on Lemmy 😉 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago That's exactly what a fascist would say! permalink fedilink source parent [+] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] redfox@infosec.pub -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Go on... What are you scared of? Why would you assume I didn't understand the idea of an anonymous account? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (9 children) The only politics I learned on Tiktok was left leaning capitalism and basic socialist ideas. If that's radical then Lemmy is worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [+] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) True! What have you seen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Incredible right wing MAGA Russia brainwashing diatribe. Honestly. You watch one video and the algorithm has you. All I get is fake news pressed as fact and the comment sections are atrocious. Oh and flat earth videos. I wish I could get some left wing stuff, it would make me a lot happier. I can see how people would fall in to a pit of despair and believe everything they see on TikTok. I’ve heard “kids these days” don’t even google stuff any more, just search it on TikTok and have something explain it to them, wether it’s true or false. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Part of me wants to investigate, but I'll be damned if I'm going to mess up my algorithm. I wonder if I can have a second account somehow. permalink fedilink source parent [+] redfox@infosec.pub -9 points 2 years ago (4 children) Ha! I feel like there isn't anyone who isn't considered a fascist on Lemmy 😉 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago That's exactly what a fascist would say! permalink fedilink source parent [+] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] redfox@infosec.pub -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Go on... What are you scared of? Why would you assume I didn't understand the idea of an anonymous account? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) True! What have you seen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Incredible right wing MAGA Russia brainwashing diatribe. Honestly. You watch one video and the algorithm has you. All I get is fake news pressed as fact and the comment sections are atrocious. Oh and flat earth videos. I wish I could get some left wing stuff, it would make me a lot happier. I can see how people would fall in to a pit of despair and believe everything they see on TikTok. I’ve heard “kids these days” don’t even google stuff any more, just search it on TikTok and have something explain it to them, wether it’s true or false. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Part of me wants to investigate, but I'll be damned if I'm going to mess up my algorithm. I wonder if I can have a second account somehow. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) True! What have you seen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Incredible right wing MAGA Russia brainwashing diatribe. Honestly. You watch one video and the algorithm has you. All I get is fake news pressed as fact and the comment sections are atrocious. Oh and flat earth videos. I wish I could get some left wing stuff, it would make me a lot happier. I can see how people would fall in to a pit of despair and believe everything they see on TikTok. I’ve heard “kids these days” don’t even google stuff any more, just search it on TikTok and have something explain it to them, wether it’s true or false. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Part of me wants to investigate, but I'll be damned if I'm going to mess up my algorithm. I wonder if I can have a second account somehow. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Incredible right wing MAGA Russia brainwashing diatribe. Honestly. You watch one video and the algorithm has you. All I get is fake news pressed as fact and the comment sections are atrocious. Oh and flat earth videos. I wish I could get some left wing stuff, it would make me a lot happier. I can see how people would fall in to a pit of despair and believe everything they see on TikTok. I’ve heard “kids these days” don’t even google stuff any more, just search it on TikTok and have something explain it to them, wether it’s true or false. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Part of me wants to investigate, but I'll be damned if I'm going to mess up my algorithm. I wonder if I can have a second account somehow. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Part of me wants to investigate, but I'll be damned if I'm going to mess up my algorithm. I wonder if I can have a second account somehow. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] redfox@infosec.pub -9 points 2 years ago (4 children) Ha! I feel like there isn't anyone who isn't considered a fascist on Lemmy 😉 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago That's exactly what a fascist would say! permalink fedilink source parent [+] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] redfox@infosec.pub -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Go on... What are you scared of? Why would you assume I didn't understand the idea of an anonymous account? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago That's exactly what a fascist would say! permalink fedilink source parent
[+] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] redfox@infosec.pub -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Go on... What are you scared of? Why would you assume I didn't understand the idea of an anonymous account? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] redfox@infosec.pub -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Go on... What are you scared of? Why would you assume I didn't understand the idea of an anonymous account? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent