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Other's have said it; but TikTok was such a nice format for media. It emphasized what the creator can provide its users; what content was legit; entertaining, informative, etc.

Whereas Instagram and FB are more about personal "branding". You post the best version of yourself and it's rewarded with engagement. Where on TikTok the emphasis is on the content; even creators I follow and have seen dozens of videos on I couldn't tell you what their account name was.

On TikTok you put up or you were shut up.

The experience, in the end, was always on point for shortform content. Nothing else like it exists; and I don't think American tech can make it because they benefit too much from being ad networks. Maybe YouTube shorts.

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IAmGraydon 3 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

>Nothing else like it exists

Have you used Instagram Reels? It's nearly the exact same thing.

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toddmorey 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I've heard the algorithms for YouTube shorts are much worse. Most people have said the best thing about TikTok is how well it learns the content you want to see.

	▲	pxc 37 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		This is true. Many people I know have uninstalled TikTok because it is too addictive, but no one ever does that with YouTube shorts.

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tayo42 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I never used tiktok. You don't follow accounts? You just open and scroll and hope eventually you get something? There's a nothing being done intentionally by the user to find content?

	▲	Karrot_Kream 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		You can follow accounts, and they offer a Following tab to keep track of accounts you really like, but the default consumption mode is to use it just like TV. When you're done with a video you scroll to the next. The app uses signals like how long you spent on a video, whether you liked it or not, whether you sent it to friends or not, etc to see how much you like a video. You can also reset your "algorithm" if you find yourself consuming content you don't like.
	▲	HDThoreaun an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Most people just scroll the home page yea. Of course you can follow accounts but that’s not the main use case. The algorithm really is mind bogglingly good

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oblio 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> The experience, in the end, was always on point for shortform content. Nothing else like it exists; and I don't think American tech can make it because they benefit too much from being ad networks.

How does TikTok make money?

	▲	HDThoreaun an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		TikTok makes much less money than meta per time spent by consumers.
	▲	toddmorey 8 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I feel like they were really headed the product promo / integrated shopping route.