TikTok is just Vine but in a time where every child has a phone capable of making their own videos, as well as AI generated bullshit. There's some genuinely good content there, but you have to wade through an ocean of shit to find it.
But, I mean... The same could be said of YouTube, too.
Mm, I dunno. I think the crux of Vine was mostly overwhelmingly positive content from no demographic in particular, whereas Tiktok seems to mostly be negative content with a more focused push on upper class Gen Z users
Specifically, it's a really bad YouTube nursery rhyme cartoon for toddlers. It's heavily addictive but totally vapid. Not everything young kids watch needs to be edutainment, but Cocomelon is obnoxious brainrot that kids love and adults hate.
It’s a cartoon series that does nursery rhyme songs, largely to the same 4 melodies with different words. Kids get mesmerized by it for whatever reason, very little to be learned from it. It’s what you use to park your kid so you can get dinner out of the oven without your child burning themself.
Short form videos are objectively bottom tier. Sprinkle on a state of the art algorithm to maximize addicition and engagement bait, and yeah, it's worse in every way.
The nerds just want to feel superior. The person you've argued with probably has literally thousands of hours into dumb ass anime and video games. I bet they have really strong feelings on the Kardashians as well.
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Kolanaki@pawb.social · 40 pts · 137d
TikTok is just Vine but in a time where every child has a phone capable of making their own videos, as well as AI generated bullshit. There's some genuinely good content there, but you have to wade through an ocean of shit to find it.
But, I mean... The same could be said of YouTube, too.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 136d
And it's vertical form ☹️
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 2 pts · 135d
Mm, I dunno. I think the crux of Vine was mostly overwhelmingly positive content from no demographic in particular, whereas Tiktok seems to mostly be negative content with a more focused push on upper class Gen Z users
I can't remember seeing a single nerdy, black suburban anime kid tiktok (which were huge on Vine lol)
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 135d
I've tried tiktok a few times, and it's scarily good at finding out what you're interested in. You don't have to wade through the shit
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz · 30 pts · 137d
What is Cocomelon?
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 27 pts · 137d
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 8 pts · 137d
A cartoon for toddlers.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 137d
Specifically, it's a really bad YouTube nursery rhyme cartoon for toddlers. It's heavily addictive but totally vapid. Not everything young kids watch needs to be edutainment, but Cocomelon is obnoxious brainrot that kids love and adults hate.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 8 pts · 137d
At least it's not Caillou.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 136d
Caillou is actually made be people who are at least trying to do something useful. Coconelon is made by people with a meth dealer mentality.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 136d
Imagine if Caillou had dead, dead eyes. That's cocomelon.
NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 136d
It’s a cartoon series that does nursery rhyme songs, largely to the same 4 melodies with different words. Kids get mesmerized by it for whatever reason, very little to be learned from it. It’s what you use to park your kid so you can get dinner out of the oven without your child burning themself.
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 136d
village604@adultswim.fan · 4 pts · 136d
The only reference I have for it is the Pupa saying it a bunch in Solar Opposites.
I do love how they handled kicking Justin Roland off the show. Way better than Rick and Morty handled it.
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 134d
A show my sister won't let her toddler watch
Zoldyck@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 137d
There are grownups who use Tiktok? Ew
Retail4068@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 136d
He says on Lemmy with zero awareness.
village604@adultswim.fan · 5 pts · 136d
The two really aren't that comparable
Retail4068@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 136d
Why not? How are the dank memes and and doom posting that much better? Because there isn't enough content to create an entirely endless stream?
village604@adultswim.fan · 4 pts · 136d
Because it doesn't use a manipulative algorithm to trap people in a loop of short term dopamine hits.
inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 137d
Ice cold take stolen from other media.
Not that I am disagreeing or anything.
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 5 pts · 135d
This made me laugh harder than necessary lmao
Retail4068@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 136d
And this place isn't?
vk6flab@lemmy.radio · 4 pts · 137d
Wasn't that a quote from the most recent episode of The Pitt, just after Dr. J was discovered sitting on a bed making a video?
ripcord@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 136d
Yes but I thought about that episode in the shower
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 136d
I have no idea, I'm not even sure what that is.
hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 135d
grown ups you say ?
FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world · -21 pts · 137d
So deep. So edgy.
For real, what makes this website of shitty memes, anime porn, and Linux circlejerks any better than short form media?
I'm not a big proponent of tiktok, but posting on Lemmy with an
heirair of superiority is beyond laughable.theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 137d
Short form videos are objectively bottom tier. Sprinkle on a state of the art algorithm to maximize addicition and engagement bait, and yeah, it's worse in every way.
FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 137d
I'm not for it. I'm also not about social outcasts patting each other on the back for posting Garfield without Garfield comics daily.
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 137d
And yet, here you are. 🤔
FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 137d
I'm not acting like I'm better than anyone
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 137d
Maybe, but you are projecting quite a bit.
cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 137d
Not with that username you’re not. If you’re gonna go with Faygo, at least go with Rock & Rye.
Retail4068@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 136d
The nerds just want to feel superior. The person you've argued with probably has literally thousands of hours into dumb ass anime and video games. I bet they have really strong feelings on the Kardashians as well.
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 136d
And yet, here you are. 🤔
Retail4068@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 136d
Yep but I'm not lecturing on the dumb shit people do for entertainment.
FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world · -11 pts · 137d
ripcord@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 136d
K
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 137d
frunch@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 136d
https://youtu.be/glWQc8tgYQA
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 137d
👋
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 137d
FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world · -10 pts · 137d
If you're attacking spelling, you've already lost the argument.
viridian7@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 135d
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 137d
Is there an heiress of superiority? Is she single?
FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 137d
That's a good joke.
agent_nycto@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 135d
My brother in Christ it's a shower thought, you're not supposed to take it that seriously