Remember when it was called musical.ly and everyone thought it was the cringiest thing ever and wished it would die…. Lol
this post was submitted on 15 Jan 2025
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Is it that surprising that your average person in another country is easy to get on with? I've been to a fair few different countries and the everyday people you interact with are lovely (except France).
It's the fucking politicians you've got to look out for, and not just the foreign ones.
Lmao "except France"
I'm English, so I'm sure the feeling's mutual. ;-)
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By France, do you mean Paris? They're the worst.
Lyon ain't much better.
Yeah, Paris specifically.
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Dumbest shit ever. let me run to the PRC for my entertainment. Like was TikTok really that good? I never used it, other than the time long ago when it was first getting traction and my coworker asked me to get into her 12 yr old daughter's account (super easy BTW) and see what she was doing on there. surprise! nothing but 30 year old men following her and watching her doing dances. I never touched it since.
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Youtube and Instagram tried for years to lure in Tiktok users, and they failed so badly that even with Tiktok potentially getting banned, people would rather switch to a different potentially sketchy Chinese app.
Sketchy Oligargh Billionaire App VS State-Run-Sketchy Party-Official-Billionaires App...
Idk... Sounds like loose loose...
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I can see the logic. If I used these apps I'd rather have a different sketchy government spying on my than my own.
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That they specifically went to another sketchy app is what gets me the most.
I could name tons of social network alternatives that are decentralized, give users control but for some reason those are sidelined as everyone suddenly wants an account on app they never heard off a few weeks ago and its main selling feature is that is at least as insecure and censored as tiktok..
They're looking for a "fuck you" to the US government more than they're looking for a new social media. Maybe it will stick as a popular platform, but I suspect it was chosen more for its name and ties to the CCP than any actual features.
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I'm surprised most didn't go to lemon8, since that is also bytedance it will just be banned too.
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