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I think a lot of the HN crowd are beyond the target age for a lot of tiktok trends, and don't realize the extent of sociopathic behavior being enabled on tiktok. Even ignoring overtly political trends, the social contract is being shredded for money and clout.

Tiktok is not just another social media platform. It is a mass digital propaganda machine controlled by a foreign government.




People who make statements like this sound just like "concerned parents" talking about D&D and rock and roll music. 30-40 years ago. Wildly out of touch. Seriously, go take a look at what others are actually sharing from TikTok. It's none of this Chinese propaganda nonsense people are ranting about. Here's a few examples of videos ruining the youth of today!

  * https://v.redd.it/8yktpgwzl4oc1 - Iron Maidens
  * https://v.redd.it/n0p299qt1znc1 - If Korn wrote "1000 Miles"
  * https://v.redd.it/dqpj11wk03oc1 - Ok, this is pretty genius, if you can't use chopsticks
  * https://v.redd.it/ye820pezj5oc1 - On Confidence
  * https://v.redd.it/lj1mwh0080oc1 - Trans man handles hateful comment in a respectable way
  * https://v.redd.it/2vkx2sh624oc1 - Listen to your grandma.
All extremely typical of what I've seen on TikTok and the kinds of things my kids will send to me on occasion.


Okay, how about this?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ImTheMainCharacter/comments/1bdopik...

Or this?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ImTheMainCharacter/comments/1be3b75...

Randomly sexually harassing strangers for clout, what could go wrong.

This shit enabling sociopathic behavior happens 9 out of 10 times on tiktok and not other social media platforms.

I'm out of touch? You're literally old enough to have children who are the primary demographic of tiktok,your kids are only sharing you the cutesy videos. You have no clue, newsflash you millennials aren't hip anymore. Stop projecting.


It's hilarious that you think youtube pranks started and are over-represented on TikTok. Got any more pearls to clutch? You're just reinforcing how out of touch you are.


Youtube? Huh?? That's the most braindead take I've seen yet LOL.

Got anymore false equivalences, dad?


You don't even know what false equivalence means apparently. Yeah, the obnoxious prank videos far pre-date TikTok. See what I mean about you having no idea what you're talking about and just clutching pearls like "concerned" morons ranting about how D&D is ruining the fabric of society? You're literally bringing as much evidence and credibility as them. Really sad how "hackers" are so quick to censor things they can't comprehend. It seems "hackernews" is closer to "karennews" than anything else these days. "Why won't anyone think of the children!?"


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