We skipped our 3310s down the road Infront of our school without tiktok brainrot. Kids today need chinese to tell them to be stupid. Back in our day, we were stupid on our own!
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A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I remain utterly convinced that Tiktok is nothing but a chinese psyop experiment to see how far they can manipulate people into actions that would otherwise be prevented by our brains screaming in self preservation.
Has there ever been a “good” trend on tiktok? Every week its just another destructive thing that gullible idiots are being tricked into doing.
endeavor@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
dajoho@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Was the road ok?
Iceman@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah, this is yous lemmitors being conspiracy poisoned by the internet.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 days ago
back in our day, our stupid wasnt malicious mass destruction or food tampering.
It was actual stupid shit, like trying to jump over your friend as he raced towards you on his bike, or falling off a roof, Shit that only hurt yourself, if anyone. Wasnt breaking and entering, wasnt destroying shit. wasnt anything like that.
endeavor@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Nah kids always do things that end up being malice since they don’t know it is maliceful. Kits are by definition retarded. Its expected of them to do dumb thinfs.
T156@lemmy.world 3 days ago
People have just been doing dumb things for reputation since forever. We had the cinnamon challenge back in our day.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 days ago
yeah, the cinnamon challenge was dumb… but it didnt involve mass destruction, psychotic behavor, or contaminating food\ in stores.
So its hardly comparable.
SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Sees teenagers doing dumb shit, like they have since literally forever
“Is this a plot by the despotic orientals?!”
Fucking listen to yourself. I’m not on TikTok. I just don’t care for vertical short-form video as a concept. But even I can tell you that not every TikTok trend is teenagers being destructive idiots.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 days ago
oh wow the .ml user is getting super offended over criticism of china/russia.
how original
SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Russia isn’t even a part of this discussion. I’m honestly more offended by your opinions of teenagers.
But that aside, it’s not about “defending” these States. It’s that your tone is dripping with orientalist racism
CMonster@discuss.online 3 days ago
Olympic level stretching
JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 days ago
Has there ever been a “good” trend on tiktok?
The ice bucket challenge was making rounds again. But there’s basically infinite harmless trends that nobody thinks of. The 100 men versus 1 gorilla thing is a trend and unless somebody jumps in a gorilla pen for Harambe 2.0 it’s been harmless.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 days ago
My question was “was there ever a good trend from tiktok”
Icebucket challenge was from before tiktok existed.
So kinda proving my point.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 days ago
I know, but it’s recently began again on TikTok.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I agree. I was exposed to a lot of leftist content on tiktok and it’s made me want to protest. Good thing you explained that it’s stupid.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 4 days ago
grahamja@reddthat.com 3 days ago
It’s curated to cause problems, I wouldn’t believe anything otherwise. Douyin which is the Chinese version shows completely different content, including government narratives. Tiktok is straight brain rot, and I believe it’s curated to encourage poor behavior in users outside of China.
lowered_lifted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
Accurate username
MS06Borjarnon@lemmy.world 3 days ago
[deleted]KeenFlame@feddit.nu 3 days ago
Yeah because usa needs help destroying their youth
gradual@lemmings.world 3 days ago
Obligatory “China hate” comment missing the forest for the trees.
RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
Soon as Chump took office the moderation flipped. It was open and handled well. Now if you call a corrupt politician an asshole you get a violation.
Talk about Palestine get a violation. Critical of the Chump regime get a violation.
Chow somehow inserted himself fully up Chumps ass on like Jan 22. TT hasn’t been the same since.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 4 days ago
TikTok always favored Trump because China always favored Trump and TikTok is operated by Chinese Military directly out of Chinese servers which also store location data, contacts, text message history, and photo library of every device which has ever installed TikTok.
It’s a weapon to be used against the US now and since always.
pirat@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It wouldn’t surprise me, but can you point me to a trustworthy source confirming that claim? Does the TikTok app refuse to work without those permissions granted (Location, Contacts, SMS, Photos and videos)?
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Years ago it was reported on by Internet 2.0 which was shared by news organizations such as Huffington Post. Additionally there was this guy on Reddit 5 years ago who decompiled the app and shared all the results on a subreddit made specifically for it LINK HERE and he claims that the app is literally more malware-like data collection than actual video playing app, like the amount of install data is mostly just the data collection tools.
If TikTok didn’t want these stories swept under the rug and if there wasn’t truth to these stories they could have sued these people for defamation. But they didn’t, implying they would have lost the case handily and looked bad for it.
Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 3 days ago
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But at the very least, why wouldn’t the Chinese government do what they think can get away with?