Social Media (TikTok Friendzy)

Social Media Addiction

Image from AP News

Today, Tiktok was suppose to shut down, as a matter of fact at 10:30 PM on the 18th, it shut down! In that moment, I thought to myself “I guess I will start reading more”. Before that, the week of the ban, people began to suggest other social media platforms; even the owners of those platforms, TikTok, began to show up on the For You page, like Rednote, Fanbase, and Bluesky. There’s probably more I just do not know about them, but shout out to them for creating their own personal social media platforms. However, I downloaded those apps and they do not give Tiktok, it does not give the same energy. Rednote made me feel like I am impeding in another person space. Fanbase has potential, but images and videos look like they were filmed on the school Android camera quality. And Bluesky is X (that name still irks my nerves, Musty Musk) but with a 10x better principles.

screenshot from X

proof I need to read more!

But back to Tiktok, it was later restored on the day it was apparently supposed to be banned. And it is said that the orange peel slice had something do with it coming back. Although he was the first one to suggest people ban it because of something that happen back in 2020. The icing on the cake is Tiktok management thanking the orange peel slice for helping them out isn’t that beautiful! (ps. i refuse to acknowledge his name, my personal view it is aye okay to have different political stance then me). Anyway, I lowkey understand the appreciation because it has helped a lot people, but I have lost respect for Tiktok!

Anyway, the TikTok ban made me realize, uhm, I am addicted to TikTok, and I need to read more and craft more versus scrolling.

Well, I guess we have 90 more days with Tiktok or something, so let’s see what happens.

-Nai