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TikTok creators mourn app where 'overnight' success is possible (www.bbc.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

what's with this curmudgeon type shit? their livelihood is at risk. just because you're not part of the ecosystem doesn't mean you need to dismiss a way to make money thats worked for quite a few people.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

They're lice riding on the back of a large and very efficient predator.

Nothing they can do on that platform benefits humankind, though it might funnel some money in the "creators'" direction. They're no better than the teenagers that run bindles of smack from the trap house to the junkie for a couple of bucks.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

this is a social media app that creators can make videos on. i think you're overreacting just a bit, man.

its not the end of the world. people making content that people enjoy on a video app isn't going to ruin the youth.

relax.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Spreading information benefits humanity.

Showing someone how to cook a recipe benefits humanity.

Informing people about things that are happening benefits humanity.

Telling your story, and letting others learn from it benefits humanity.

Entertaining people, even just for a moment benifits humanity.

[–] Lantern 0 points 2 weeks ago

Their livelihoods are only at risk because they ignored the cards for the previous five years. If you’re living in the US, and haven’t spread your content out to other platforms by now, you are in that situation because of your own inaction. I refuse to sympathize with people who aren’t capable of simple logic.