I guess this is how my parents felt about the internet and video games.
I am no brain expert but I know when our kids are over stimulated
https://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/12-technologies...
And both can be true, trains have killed people and tiktok can have adverse effects.
So far we’ve kept trains, added safety measures and made them faster. I guess we’ll do the same with tiktok and the like.
Video games had a time and a place and I could play them all day.
But these Tiktok's and reels are way too over stimulating for something I can watch in my hands. They provide way too much comfort and satisfaction not only when I have nothing to do, but also when I have a lot to do.
And don't think this impacts only a group of people. My father who you could hardly find in front of a TV now loves his iPad.
It's insane. He's only 5 but seriously, it's not a good start. I've told his dad but "whaddaya gonna do?" is the response. At that age I got days out of a rubber band.
Wow, did not see that coming!
My nephew and I have a similar connection but he's 30, so my mental picture was way off.
Dances are funny to me, at least the ones I see, they remind me of memes; it’s about 10% of my feed.
I have no idea what are icebergs (please explain).
Video responses (“duets” / “stitches”) can be funny or informative. Also perhaps 10%.
I‘ve seen “sludge” only in a simpler form (minecraft gameplay and an automated voice reading a reddit post), I saw it maybe 2-3 times total.
My point is just like you can tweak your twitter, reddit, etc experience to show you the content you want and enjoy - you can do the same with tiktok.
Although if you don’t like vertical videos then absolutely skip it.
I just assumed they came over from TikTok. But as the saying goes: "When you assume you make an ass out of u and me."