• blakemiller@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    I find takes like this unfortunate. I learned SO much on TikTok. Accounts like gatenerd, jerrythink, kellyscleankitchen, softpourn, publicopinion, hankgreen, alexisanddean, thelawsayswhat, kylascan, and countless interior designers, architects, chefs, and all the others I can’t recall.

    There is no other platform like TikTok where you can get drawn in not just in minutes watched, but in knowledge gained. Wish you shared my experience.

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      50 minutes ago

      Reading can accomplish the same thing, although it is a skill that has to be developed.

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      11 hours ago

      I can understand your point until you get to the “there is no other platform like TikTok”. You lose me there.

      Hopefully this little outage scare helps you to diversify!

      • kaknife@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        Honestly, there isn’t another platform that isn’t a step down. The algorithm that drives the For You Page is leaps and bounds ahead of Instagram and YouTube.

        The best analogy I can give is if Linux was banned for personal use in the US. Sure, you could use Windows or macOS; the later is even Unix based! However, it would be a downgrade for Linux users. Even something like FreeBSD wouldn’t be a seemless transition, and the communities that were built would take time to recover.