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[–] [email protected] 40 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Maybe I'm out of the loop, but I think tragedy is a really strong word here.

[–] PP_BOY_ 9 points 10 months ago

This will literally be worse than 911 Holocausts

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

So many people want me to care so badly about fucking Tik Tok. It's not going to happen! I have real problems!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

No it won’t. This is 1 of many lemmy gaming related communities. Living proof gaming communities don’t need TikTok to thrive

[–] littlebluespark 4 points 10 months ago

Fucking Kotaku, suckin' that teat as always.

[–] Zahille7 3 points 10 months ago

I'm subbed to eight myself, two of which are PC-specific, and one for Xbox.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

The fuck are they on about? The gaming community is centered around discord and twitch, maybe with YouTube and Reddit in smaller amounts. tiktok's death wouldn't even be noticed.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

L O L

Of course it's Kotaku.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

My gaming consumption has been fine without tiktok and the examples they posted didn't convince me I need tiktok.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

Lmao no it wouldn’t.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I mean whose going to steal popular content off of twitch and youtube, and then post it in a horrible bitrate with the wrong orientation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I'm with you there.

Something filmed originally in 16:9 or 16:10 but pasted in portrait mode, using only 1/3 of the screen. Even if you flip your phone sideways, the video is even smaller. GAHHHHHHHH.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

It really wouldn't be. Don't worry.

[–] not_that_guy05 7 points 10 months ago

Lol nah. Kill that's shit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Would it though?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Lol, I feel like many communities will become better if tiktok dies. It is the repercussions on specific freedoms that take a hit and it sets a dangerous legal precedent. But everything communitywise should be a net gain.

[–] wyre 5 points 10 months ago

we should all be thanking congress for finally killing TikTok

[–] whygohomie 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This reads more like the panic of an addict who thinks they're about to be cut off and less like a coherent take on the issue.

In reality, even if this passes the Senate, TikTok will be sold to a US-based holding company. Little will change for the end user. It isn't going to shut down. And even if it did shut down (which it won't ), this article really cheapens the meaning of "tragedy."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Some tragedy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah but no.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They'll just be some people whining about it on YouTube and Twitch for about a month and a half and then forget about it when Lethal Company 2 or something comes out. Not only is that not uncommon, it's not even newsworthy at this point.