Comment on A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse | Users own their content, and Loops doesn’t sell or provide videos to third-party advertisers or train AI on them. It will be open source

sudoer777@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  TikTok is popular because it’s addicting, not because it’s useful

  TikTok is profitable because it is addictive. But the idea that short-form video is less useful than print or radio is flawed.

  I don’t understand why anyone would use this.

  For the same reason someone would turn on the TV or pick up a magazine.

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• FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If it doesn’t work out, it doesn’t work out. It seems like an idea worth trying. What is there to lose?

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