And the thing is it seems like there was no actual reasoning for them to temporarily shut it down, so I do feel like there was something shifty going on with it
January 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
And the thing is it seems like there was no actual reasoning for them to temporarily shut it down, so I do feel like there was something shifty going on with it
Wtf even is this reality aaaggghhh
January 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Wtf even is this reality aaaggghhh
Video reply to comments is key, I think. It looks like that's already a feature on here? So I assume it'll naturally already be a thing, but yeah
January 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Video reply to comments is key, I think. It looks like that's already a feature on here? So I assume it'll naturally already be a thing, but yeah
I feel like that happens to me every time I start to pay attention, ya know. Like, my brain cannot handle all the messed up shit and trying to understand it all. And then I have to take a few years of spouting nonsense and absurdity to cope.
January 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I feel like that happens to me every time I start to pay attention, ya know. Like, my brain cannot handle all the messed up shit and trying to understand it all. And then I have to take a few years of spouting nonsense and absurdity to cope.
Accurate. I've been one of the people scrambling, admittedly. Trying to figure out the occams razor narrative that makes sense with all of this. Did you end up going back to tiktok as of yet? I'm feeling wary around the whole situation.
January 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Accurate. I've been one of the people scrambling, admittedly. Trying to figure out the occams razor narrative that makes sense with all of this. Did you end up going back to tiktok as of yet? I'm feeling wary around the whole situation.
Lol I've always ignored things to a fault, and now I think I'm paying attention, to a fault.
January 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Lol I've always ignored things to a fault, and now I think I'm paying attention, to a fault.
Yeah. My head is spinning from the weirdness of it all, which, to me, is perhaps indication enough to depart from tiktok (and ideally this system as much as possible). Like, actions that are good for us *wouldn't* make my head spin, ya know.
January 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Yeah. My head is spinning from the weirdness of it all, which, to me, is perhaps indication enough to depart from tiktok (and ideally this system as much as possible). Like, actions that are good for us *wouldn't* make my head spin, ya know.
So... what, he/the government just want in on any profit action of tiktok, I guess? It's just, "give us a cut or else"?
January 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
So... what, he/the government just want in on any profit action of tiktok, I guess? It's just, "give us a cut or else"?
After getting used to seeing & experiencing lots of engagement on tiktok, it feels so weird going back on insta & sharing w/ppl I know IRL & getting mostly radio silence! Like wtf y'all are supposed to be my friends
January 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
After getting used to seeing & experiencing lots of engagement on tiktok, it feels so weird going back on insta & sharing w/ppl I know IRL & getting mostly radio silence! Like wtf y'all are supposed to be my friends
Wow really? Interesting... it didn't seem to have an issue with that term before
January 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Wow really? Interesting... it didn't seem to have an issue with that term before
Reposted by William Tenkate
We feel it outside the us too - it’s like watching a friend in a shitty relationship who does not have the resources to leave, and you don’t have the resources to help them, all you can do is listen
January 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
We feel it outside the us too - it’s like watching a friend in a shitty relationship who does not have the resources to leave, and you don’t have the resources to help them, all you can do is listen
The parallel is staggering. The whole quiet unbanning accompanied by a threadbare explanation feels a whole lot like a big "nothing happened."
January 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The parallel is staggering. The whole quiet unbanning accompanied by a threadbare explanation feels a whole lot like a big "nothing happened."
That's exactly how I've felt for some time too. This can't be all there is, right? There has to be places on this earth where people don't have to feel this way, right? It feels impossible to escape or change.
January 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
That's exactly how I've felt for some time too. This can't be all there is, right? There has to be places on this earth where people don't have to feel this way, right? It feels impossible to escape or change.
Oh yeah I did see that post. Not sure what to make of it because some people say this type of message censoring is new, and others were saying those type of comments were getting removed before too, so... yeah I don't know. Think I'm beginning to mentally wash my hands of the tiktok sitch.
January 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Oh yeah I did see that post. Not sure what to make of it because some people say this type of message censoring is new, and others were saying those type of comments were getting removed before too, so... yeah I don't know. Think I'm beginning to mentally wash my hands of the tiktok sitch.
Legit. I never really experienced anything close to connection and support prior to tiktok, sad to say. It empowered me.
January 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Legit. I never really experienced anything close to connection and support prior to tiktok, sad to say. It empowered me.
People are always editing his name into something ridiculous anyway, so I didn't even think anything of it lolol
January 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
People are always editing his name into something ridiculous anyway, so I didn't even think anything of it lolol
Seems pretty capitalistically plausible tbh
January 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Seems pretty capitalistically plausible tbh
Yeeeeaahhh I'm waiting to see if there's any REAL explanation & communication provided before going back... half a day shutdown like this while millions of lives were potentially upended. Not trustworthy behavior.
January 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Yeeeeaahhh I'm waiting to see if there's any REAL explanation & communication provided before going back... half a day shutdown like this while millions of lives were potentially upended. Not trustworthy behavior.
In my mind the thing is that we're left to speculate like this because we're made to feel like our lives are pawns & toys in the games of those in power. Like all this tiktok ban shit affects people's lives w/o real communication & explanation. Situation is shitty, ya know.
January 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In my mind the thing is that we're left to speculate like this because we're made to feel like our lives are pawns & toys in the games of those in power. Like all this tiktok ban shit affects people's lives w/o real communication & explanation. Situation is shitty, ya know.
Idk but I have seen people saying they were starting to get a suspicious increase in right-wing stuff just prior to the ban. If it starts shooting down dissenting opinions about America or something... I really don't know yet. Just thinking out loud.
January 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Idk but I have seen people saying they were starting to get a suspicious increase in right-wing stuff just prior to the ban. If it starts shooting down dissenting opinions about America or something... I really don't know yet. Just thinking out loud.