I ask because I am told it is meant to have a good algorithm, and yet I can't find ANYTHING on the platform that I like. The easy answer is that I'm not the target audience, but I want to know why.
Coming home from work or from a stressful day out and relaxing and forgetting about everything else. I.e. what good TV used to be in the good old days, even the old web in some parts. People don't want to be reminded each and every minute of their waking hours that there are wars and pandemics going on or that we'll all going to die if we don't recycle the yogurt plastic containers the right way.
Don't feel bad, though. Be thankful that you do not have to deal with Tiktok addiction.
Have you tried to create something you like and post it?
Tiktok algorithm generally favors new content.
It's filling the user's head with forgettable garbage, destroying their attention span and capacity for careful thought.
A stream of consciousness without reflection or memory is exactly what the above parties want from it.