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The catalyst for this article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbv-VteX5H8
I don't think I need to tell anyone here just how fucked TikTok is. You guys of all people know. I've also already touched on this in my video explaining the reasons for Sanctuary and I don't need to repeat it. With that said though, Sanctuary is about asking questions, particularly new and interesting questions, and the question of today is, "Is TikTok causing this degradation in society, or did this degradation exist in society even before TikTok and the app is just revealing it all now in full gory display?"
I know I've read so many stories of teachers telling how many parents are harassing them and not allowing their children to take responsibility. TikTok may be truly awful, but I think the only reason it became as popular as it is in the first place is because we as a society let it happen. Parents are not parenting. People became incredibly self-centered, and as this all happened, things that would normally have disgusted us as a society are now not only acceptable, but popular.
Even if we could totally delete TikTok off the face of the planet, our problems would remain. We would just be hiding them. The app is a symptom of an even bigger issue. Our own little black mirror. And the more we try to shift responsibility away from others, the worse it's gonna get. If it wasn't TikTok today, it would have been something else tomorrow. Anyway though... Just something to think about.
I don't think I need to tell anyone here just how fucked TikTok is. You guys of all people know. I've also already touched on this in my video explaining the reasons for Sanctuary and I don't need to repeat it. With that said though, Sanctuary is about asking questions, particularly new and interesting questions, and the question of today is, "Is TikTok causing this degradation in society, or did this degradation exist in society even before TikTok and the app is just revealing it all now in full gory display?"
I know I've read so many stories of teachers telling how many parents are harassing them and not allowing their children to take responsibility. TikTok may be truly awful, but I think the only reason it became as popular as it is in the first place is because we as a society let it happen. Parents are not parenting. People became incredibly self-centered, and as this all happened, things that would normally have disgusted us as a society are now not only acceptable, but popular.
Even if we could totally delete TikTok off the face of the planet, our problems would remain. We would just be hiding them. The app is a symptom of an even bigger issue. Our own little black mirror. And the more we try to shift responsibility away from others, the worse it's gonna get. If it wasn't TikTok today, it would have been something else tomorrow. Anyway though... Just something to think about.