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A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse | Users own their content, and Loops doesn’t sell or provide videos to third-party advertisers or train AI on them. It will be open source (www.theverge.com)
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Signups opened this week for Loops, a short-form looping video app from the creator of Instagram alternative Pixelfed, reports TechCrunch.

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[–] [email protected] 112 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

So are 10 second videos.

[–] Lennny 113 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe the next one won't be boring though

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Or the next one

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

One more video and ill stop

[–] NineMileTower 46 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Millions upon millions disagree. Some people are alcoholics and some people can enjoy a drink now and then. It's the same with short form video content. Not everyone is an addict and I like that I can search something and actually get answers instead of an article or 10 minute video begging for subscribers and 1/3 of the video being an intro.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

TikTok quantified the precise amount of viewing it takes for someone to form a habit: 260 videos.

Kentucky authorities note that while it might seem a lot, TikTok videos can be just a few seconds long.

“Thus, in under 35 minutes, an average user is likely to become addicted to the platform,” the state investigators concluded.

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/12/g-s1-28040/teens-tiktok-addiction-lawsuit-investigation-documents

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If only I could get addicted to something socially acceptable in under 35 minutes, like doing chores, or at least maths

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Unfortunately the addictability and social acceptability are mutually exclusive. I can't think of anything that's both. Maybe coffee.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago

I'm a proud #CoffeeHater!

[–] fubo 26 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

For what it's worth, getting in the habit of making excuses for one's use is part of alcoholism.

[–] NineMileTower 6 points 4 weeks ago

I'm not an alcoholic and I'm not addicted to TikTok because I watch it at the airport.

[–] praxis_jack 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Right, exactly this. Also not ALL of the stuff that's shortform is brain rot or nonsense. There's so many different people doing so many different things and if you give it a chance enough to find the things you like it can be as enjoyable as a long form YouTube video or whatever form of media you do consider to be more respectable than short form videos. Dismissing ALL short form content is just silly. And sure if you actually just don't enjoy it than that's your thing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

You're right that there is a lot of good content, too. The problem is that a platform doesn't care as long as you stay and watch, also you'll need quite a lot of effort to find your own good content. So when I come to YouTube for something and end up watching more, I always know that I failed to YouTube trying to rip me off

[–] jaybone 28 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They should go do a crossword puzzle and get off my lawn.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Tbh, doesn't sound like a bad option.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah there’s probably a park with a lot more grass

[–] spookex 2 points 3 weeks ago

Sudoku is my go-to for boring time on the airplane

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 weeks ago

also not a fan of them, but people are enjoying it. so by definition it's not boring for them