If so, good riddance. The good point of TikTok is that the videos appear genuine and wholesome. Not the hyper-optimized for monetization crap YouTube Shorts show you. I much prefer the videos with kids goofing around on icy streets over the American narrator telling me some bs about some great baseball player.

▲

wqaatwt 6 months ago | parent [-]

> videos appear genuine and wholesome

That doesn’t mean they aren’t hyper-optimized for monetization, though

▲

lmm 5 months ago | parent [-]

I think charming/wholesome videos are nicer than ragebait/hustle culture videos, even if both have been just as ruthlessly optimised. Optimisation isn't the problem.

▲

cjbgkagh 5 months ago | parent [-]

the 'charming/wholesome' are often just a different type of hustle

	▲	lmm 5 months ago \| parent [-]
		I know. It doesn't matter, that's the whole point of what I said.