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>TikTok and instagram are proof we want this type of content

really inspiring take here. this is like saying fentanyl is a great product because people really like it. but i think you are wrong. these apps are mostly used by children and young adults who will grow out of them and turn away from using digital experiences in general because they are addictive and harmful. that is not a good thing for the industry in the long term.

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https://blog.hootsuite.com/instagram-demographics/

https://wallaroomedia.com/blog/social-media/tiktok-statistic...

Of course it is not good for anything and in my view it should be forbidden outright, but plenty over 18 want to consume this crap and don’t grow out of it until middle aged.

But also ‘news’; people like sensationalist copy/paste news and they don’t grow out of that. Not sure how many people watch fox, but I would be surprised if most of that is not already written by AI.

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