Tiktok feels dead

Hot take I know. This is just gonna be a rant I guess. I've been on this app since 2019 and remember the "good old days" when everyone was just trying to have fun and share their lives. Now it feels like everything is either a rant, an ad, meaningless drama, nostalgia bait, or an ad disguised as nostalgia bait. The nostalgia stuff- especially for 2019-2021- is what especially irks me. What made those years so enjoyable was that people were getting creative and posting whatever they wanted. "Bring back 2020" but every single video is just recycling the same images and no one is actually making anything new. I don't know. I'm just waiting for a new app to steal the show and make the shift over. Anyone else feel the same?

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wolverinex199913 days ago1

The people I follow seem not to be posting or doing live streams.

Odd_Escape_514113 days ago1

Tiktok is absolute ass. No matter how many times I put NOT INTERESTED on the insane amount of shitty think pieces, it’s all I continue to get. Tiktok used to show me new music, events, entertainment, it was actually useful for broadening my horizons. Now it just feels like circle jerk echo chamber, on top of showing me old shit from like 2022! Wtf!! And so many ads!😡😡😡

DerrickM24713 days ago1

It’s business as usual.

Nostalgie94_13 days ago1

Likee

Nostalgie94_13 days ago1

I propose blocking TikTok in every country; since they want to protect minors, it’s actually a good idea—the app could use a bit of discipline. Users are disrespectful to one another and get into arguments over trivial things, just like on reality TV shows; it makes no sense—you’d think it had turned into a children's playground.

ACGreen03269313 days ago1

There’s also the amount of bot accounts with stolen content or outdated news that is a heavy burden on many. Not to mention how damn lax TikTok is on bots and AI to where I can’t even tell who is even real anymore. It’s why I got to where I rarely even make videos on TikTok because I don’t even know if anyone who watches and/or follows me is actually a real human being. It’s EXTREMELY frustrating as I wanna support the actual creators who made the content originally but I don’t even know who is the real person in question.

Potential_Minute_80813 days ago1

It seems to be all slop. I got back on a while ago and it’s a nightmare. Just trash and noise.

blariel14 days ago1

Its been dead since the cia took it over.

PrinceFlippers14 days ago1

As someone who used to create fun stuff on there, the algorithm tried to supress engagement on the more thought out videos, while a mob of bots and psychologically damaged young men chased the clever women away. Now it's owned by data brokers connected to the feds, so nobody's doing anything.

Advanced-Essay4114 days ago1

It’s been awful for the past year! I rarely go on there anymore, unless it’s to look something up.