TikTok is a mental illness factory. And we're in an epidemic.

[@ponderer04]

As a gen z member, I legitimately actually feel proud of not having tiktok

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

@@thegamerfromwonderland8707 People realize that they can have TikTok, but it goes beyond just staying sane.

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

@@thegamerfromwonderland8707 Oh I was talking about how the U.S. military has banned TikTok and it has been discovered that the data on TikTok is supposedly sent to the Communist Party of China.

[@gigachad1939]

I too have never ever installed that garbage in my phone

[@noloveonlyhate6651]

You lying sack of shit. You're using it now.

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

@@noloveonlyhate6651 huh?

[@charlesfollette9692]

Parents really need to make sure their kids aren’t on social media until much later……

[@zzevonplant]

Ever*

[@sidhenry6422]

well with twitch and youtube making people famous and rich i dont blame them for starting early its the same thing with starting sports early, early bird gets the worm

[@scottricklaroque7428]

@@sidhenry6422 I saw a formerly popular TikToker about 16 years old literally become depressed because other people became more popular than her. She was crying because she was no longer the center of attention so parents really should be aware of what their kids are doing so they keep a base in reality. It was really sad seeing that girl fall apart.

[@Cha-Khia]

Honestly, just being involved and not letting your kids have access to the more negative aspects of social media (and the internet in general) is what a parent should do. Being a parent is a full time job, but also learning the internet is somewhat fundamental in todays day and age. What I'm saying is, parents should raise their own kids... I know, I'm so out of touch.

[@sidhenry6422]

@@scottricklaroque7428 that can happen to any 16 year old in sports or even school grades, or even having friends its just part of life some kids have to learn lessons when they lose at stuff u cant shelter kids

[@tenayabc1552]

100% agree on kids adopting mental illness and being very impressionable. When I was a teen I wanted glasses and braces because my cousins had them. I started cut/ing because it was the in thing in certain groups. Young people are impressionable and need the guidance of knowledgeable people, not an unstable echo chamber! Keep it up! You have been stellar on the new show!!

[@thescooterbrown]

Slitting wrists seemed cool when I was 12....god was I r*tarded

[@TonyRule]

It's almost as if they need parents more than adult friends that feed, house and clothe them. Are you listening, millenials?

[@ameilioracryptos5298]

When I was a teen I was crazy for Tumblr and after being bullied, and then leaving

[@talea9593]

Thank goodness I was too unaware of other people and what was "cool" to be influenced like that.

[@killertruth186]

Exactly.

[@lilyduvenick2139]

As someone who has struggled with an ED, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation, I could NEVER imagine plastering it all over social media such as this. True mental illness causes shame (at least for me) and getting attention from it makes me feel uncomfortable. It’s just a slap in the face to people who are actually struggling.

[@JayMoore-e8o]

That's where I'm coming from. I keep my mental health diagnosis where it belongs...in private

[@AngryBoozer]

@@mx6704You’d probably say some innane self-help bullshit made up by people who know absolutely nothing about actual mental illness, so I’m glad you kept it to yourself.

[@maudi_uwu]

Ok, that's just how you present though. People who publicly show their mental illness can still be mentally ill even if they're public.

[@pieflower6419]

I'm open about my emotions and struggles, and yet I still don't broadcast it like this. Struggling and not hiding it looks like honest conversations with friends and family, not with making quirky tiktoks.

[@maudi_uwu]

@@pieflower6419 I am not going to tell somebody that they're not mentally ill because I'm not in their head. But their behavior of making it glamorous I can comment on. They can be completely different issues.

[@MidnightBlueRed]

I miss the times when teenagers would just wear black clothes and listen to My Chemical Romance.

[@Izbiski_]

Hey those black clothes were comfy.

[@The3rdGunman]

In my day it was just The Cure and Radiohead... I really don't understand how a bunch of make up makes one a new gender?

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

@@The3rdGunman Because "Feelings" are placed above all else. If one "Feels" something, our current society validates it. Even if it doesn't make any sense....

[@Amesang]

I was cheap, so I got black jeans at Walmart and chains at Home Depot. 😋 Reminds me I haven't listened to H.I.M. in forever, but then again I was more into "Nü Metal." Whatever happened to Papa Roach?

[@SubtleStair]

@@The3rdGunman It's not for us to understand. Just be thankful you are not demon-gender.

[@SpacecowboiKilu]

I don’t think people realize that there’s still a such thing as being sad. Sadness is normal and it doesn’t make you mentally ill because you experience it now and then.

[@slick_Ric]

it's a testament to how good life is in modern western civilization: people feel like the world is ending and that their whole being is ill just because they feel something unpleasant

[@nikitachanel5458]

Unless it is for a prolonged period of time - which is depression. Yes you're right, we are allowed to be sad like when we grieve or for any life events but if it interferes with everyday life and is for an abnormal amount of time then it is unhealthy and can be depression (should be diagnosed by a mental health proffessional)

[@marqueemark5174]

Some people I know are so afraid of simply being sad or anxious and they do whatever they can to distract themselves from it. Also anyone that reminds them in the tiniest way of their problems in life are triggering them. Its even worse because then these people don't get the help they really need because therapy involves being honest and working through your issues.

[@DracaliaRay]

@@nikitachanel5458 exactly this. It’s better to help someone who thinks they’re depressed than to tell them “they’re just sad” and that they “have no reason” to be depressed or whatever. I said this to myself for years. I felt guilty for getting depressed. But once I realized I was toying with the idea of suicide I told my parents and got help. A friend of a friend committed suicide because of this exact type of guilt. It’s one thing to fake Tourette’s. It’s another to accuse someone of faking depression or anxiety because they will believe you.

[@caitlynphillips3886]

Yes! And the difference between experiencing depression and anxiety (normal human experiences that simply need support) and having a depressive or anxious disorder (needing long term therapy and/or medication)

[@theterbear9915]

The problem with the internet is it gave "everyone" a voice. That includes all the extremists and crazies. Not everyone should be heard. And kids mimic what they see to be relivent, different, or trendy.

[@treefrog1018]

TBH, I love hearing everyone. Helps me navigate my world A LOT.

[@Voidwalker093]

Idk... Imagine if Hitler had access to Facebook? Wider audience or faster to be shut down? Would he be more glorified? Either way social media can be bad or good, and lately it's mostly bad.

[@sigmacademy]

The problem is that SOCIETY gives "everyone" a voice, not the internet. The internet just a scant 20-30 years ago was where mostly geeks and nerds went to socialize and share info (since physical spaces was where the popular kids were and dominated by the more socially acceptable individuals), as well as being the place you went to read up on technology, urban legends and other conspiracy theories - great fertile ground for writers or hobbyists, but of relatively little use to anyone else. Then it went mainstream, and free/low-cost "get rich schemes" trainings flourished like nobody's business. Big corporates came into the space and planted their flags, making sure they could outbid or outmessage anyone in the same space with their near limitless pockets, pushing the smaller creators down into the obscurity (in spaces where they used to be celebrities). Bloggers who had an opinion on everything and everybody suddenly could blast their opinion all over the place. You could literally BUY your way into anyone's home, if you bought likes and Ad space, and the line between authenticity and fakeness got blurred because you have so many copy cats these days, so you don't know what is "inspiration" and what is a straight "rip-off". Oh, and the crazies and extremists were ALWAYS on the internet, just like they were ALWAYS in society pre-internet days. They were just isolated to their own little corner where they could only wind each other up, and not the majority of the internet community.

[@nikkili8944]

The problem is that there are no adults in the room anymore who say "kids just grow the F up" and challenge their perceptions. Just look at Greta Thunberg and how politicians, journalists, business leaders etc. treat her. They bend over backwards to please her and cave in to all her demands. Parents are afraid of raising their children meaning they don't want to set boundaries to their own offspring and they can do whatever the F they want and this has devastating consequences to Western societies. Children are put on a pedestal and are celebrated and the adults don't have the balls to rebuke them when needed and their opinions and convictions aren't challenged anymore. Now our societies are falling apart. Social media didn't cause this but it continues to add more fuel to the fire just look at Twitter and TikTok and they're just the proverbial tip of the iceberg. The adults in the room (politicians, journalists, businessmen, businesswomen, CEOs, scientists, teachers, professors, intellectuals or in short the so called establishment) are such cowards and pathetic weasels who let this sh!t happen no wonder we're f*cked.

[@nirajsingh8403]

There is a reason why TikTok is banned in India

[@areed123]

This is a big problem. Before teens started to fetishize mental illnesses. They were the ones bullying those who are clinically diagnosed with mental health disorders. I personally know this first hand. I was made fun of so much, I had to eventually be homeschooled because my peers were causing my recovery to be stunned and slowed down. They want what I have now, self diagnose then, pretend to have it.. But IM the strange one 😂

[@kinen5280]

That's horrible. Most people these days are just so disgusting !

[@codinghusky5196]

It's... exactly that simple. Sorry about this, but kids like you got inclusion programmes which a) made them special b) gave them more attentiion and c) gave them privileges. Healthy kids took about a minute for 2+2. I mean, it only makes sense. Also, healthy kids figured things like "I'm dyslexic" translate to "I have an excuse not to learn to spell!" I mean, even adults. If "I have anxiety and require an emotional support animal" gets my cat to the passenger instead of cargo area, I'm a fool not to go for it....

[@antoniasigafus5359]

Bro I’m self diagnosed but it took a while for anyone to listen and the stuff I’m not properly diagnosed with is highly suspected by dr’s

[@samr.england613]

@@kinen5280 What in the hell are you guys talking about?

[@samr.england613]

@@antoniasigafus5359 What? You're, "self-diagnosed"? What? Real doctors suspect your "self-diagnoses"? What are you, "properly" diagnosed with? You make no sense whatsoever.

[@stellabella6839]

We spent so much time in the 80’s telling our kids it’s okay to be different, that we missed the opportunity to tell them it’s okay to be regular. Thus, we have this.

[@whylie74]

I remember none of that.

[@Squire2222]

This is a great comment

[@TheHellFlower1]

Kids who were born in the 80's are too old for this notion. Shoot younger.

[@shadominx3696]

Nobody in these videos were born in the 80's, dude. Shoot for an earlier year

[@stellabella6839]

@@TheHellFlower1 ahhh, you’re right, but who is raising these kids?

[@xioux24]

For the record, Tourette’s syndrome is NOT a mental illness, it is a neurological disorder, akin to epilepsy…

[@Br3ttM]

Our society was rather ignorant of that distinction, but now some groups are actively working to hide that they are different concepts. These people want "what you do", "what you feel", and "what you are" to all be treated the same. Removing the need to feel guilty or responsible for their own actions, and giving them the excuse to act out on any desire without restraint are a part of the reason why. Putting everyone into categories rather than treating them as individuals is also part.

[@reFocusZone]

For the record, someone with Tourette’s-syndrome-mimicked-symptoms DOES have a mental illness. THAT’s the point Sydney is making.

[@AmberRose823]

Yes, but FAKING Tourettes is mental illness.

[@xioux24]

Yeah, but it’s called munchausens, or hypochondria… and they have always been there hence why we have names for them…

[@breathingviolatestermsofse9915]

This shit pisses me off because I used to volunteer at the Joshua Center for Neurological Disorders out of KC Missouri and some of the kids had Tourettes , its weird that people are mirroring that as a fad.

[@Crusher2100]

My nephew created his own tics and actually got put on medication for it. His mother is typical of all the kids on tik tok , none existent and guilty of child neglect. I called it out as bs when he first started doing it and I was the bad guy. A year later he started playing hockey and look at that, instantly not having the tic anymore... 6 years later still no tic... Interesting... I bet people with actual tourette's would love to just one day stop tic-ing.

[@TheMurlocKeeper]

That actually IS a variety of child neglect! Sadly, since it's nothing that is seen to have any physical harm to the child, it's not seen as important enough to be taken seriously. I wonder if we'll ever see the day when psychological abuse is treated as a real and very serious thing? In a way, I see it as even MORE serious than physical abuse, as at least THAT is immediately visible! I can only hope that the kid in question is no longer on those bullshit meds that he never had any need for in the first place. That sort of mis-diagnosis happens all too much as it is! Thanks for sharing your story though! I think it's important that people do that. We can pool our life experiences, and hopefully learn wisdom from one another! :) I know I do!

[@joshgame6621]

it just going away one day would be a dream come true and would certainly help reduce my pain level, although to this day i'm not sure which is worse tics that happen while your awake or tics that happen while your sleeping, good job on calling out bs your absolutely right nobody actually suffering any of these disorders wants to be noticed if anything you do everything you can to hide it in hopes that it will help reduce it, doesn't really work that way but whatever makes it a little more bearable

[@chaseherrington]

Has tik tok been around for 6 years?

[@politicallycorrectredskin796]

Exactly. Just throw the kids out in the snow and close the door. It was bad enough in the 70s and 80s with TV, but this young generation has spent 100% of their time growing up staring at screens. It's definitely not a good thing. At least we got thrown out by angry moms back in the day so we had to find things to do outside.

[@Torgo1969]

Hockey is our salvation!

[@RodMigz08]

I fucking hate how they make anxiety seem "cool" like hell it isn't. I've been struggling with it for years and it's not something I find cool or quirky.

[@itscc2004]

I agree! Anxiety isn’t just “oh I feel jittery and my heart is racing” it’s a lot of terrible intrusive thoughts and what feels like the world melting around me. It sucks and if they want it so much they can have mine

[@RodMigz08]

@@itscc2004 yeah

[@soaringraven0]

If they actually had anxiety, they wouldn't be able to make the tiktoks they do. I don't think they wake up every morning, dreading the coming day for no given reason, wondering how others around will act and react to you and hoping that you dont have to interact with anyone

[@cmaried87]

💯 agree!

[@noloveonlyhate6651]

HAHAHAHA LMFAO

[@Runaway991]

Teen here. I grew up facing some of the harshest realities of living in a 3rd world country. They caused me to develop PTSD. Seeing sheltered snowflakes romanticizing and faking something that has batterred my life makes me want to gag.

[@larry5272]

Absolutely. Hardship isn't a fashion statement to be worn like clothes. There is genuine strife in this world. For everyone who pretends to suffer, attention is drawn away from real problems. At least that's what I think.

[@moonchild1866]

@@larry5272 so fking true

[@marinavasquez8813]

Exactly

[@teresahiggs4896]

I think you understand part of what’s happening. It’s that Americans have things TOO good. We live too well. Nothing like persecution for race, religion …we aren’t treated like third class citizens because we are females. We aren’t married off at a very young age, in arranged marriages…….we have No lack of all sorts of food, and restaurants….., we have acess to the internet everywhere. Most people have a phone or a smart phone, we have no lack of things like electricity and acess to medical care . There are some exceptions to thos, of course. But I’m talking about the majority of Americans ( and Europeans too )

[@mikeveis6393]

I agree, it makes me want to vomit.

[@Aiphiae]

I'm a high school teacher: TikTok and cell phones in general are a scourge. It is horrifying to see kids with their faces in a screen *at every available opportunity.* I have to police phone use in class, when they're out of class at lunch they're just thumbing through endless pages of stupid videos - and now I'm really noticing a lot of kids are getting their "information" from TikTok, completely unaware of the fact that the people they're trusting don't have a clue what they're talking about.

[@LaLunaLady]

It's crazy. My nieces and nephews are so tethered to their phones that they can't even put them down to eat Thanksgiving dinner at their grandma's house.

[@mlamarana]

@@LaLunaLady same! They are in their phones all the time and I can’t help but blame their parents for giving them phones at 10 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@12Mantis]

If you don't mind me asking, what has the students baseline response been to yours and other teachers phone policing? Have you noticed them gradually arguing/pushing back more?

[@Aiphiae]

@@12Mantis I don't mind the question at all. For the most part it is a constant issue. I have some students that I could stand beside all class to make sure they stay off their phones. I have others who are more academically inclined and will only check phones periodically. Rare is it that I have a student who won't interact with it at all. As time goes on, I think there is a greater amount of pushback against enforcing rules about cell phones because the students know there's really nothing we can do about it. We are not legally allowed to take them for the duration of class, the administration can't even do that. They know our hands are tied. The only natural consequence of using it all the time are crappy grades and many kids don't seem to care about that. The school board's take on it is "students wouldn't use their phones if you had more engaging lessons," which I find absurd and insulting. I often joke that I could hand out $20 bills and kids would still be on their phones. There's no way to compete with TikTok, games, and DMs. I'm especially frustrated with my school board because they refuse to acknowledge this is an issue - instead arguing that "tech is the future and we need to learn to live with it" and "cell phones are a valuable tool in the classroom" to the outrageous "it's an equity issue." Kids know they have all the power and they take full advantage. I hate cell phones (don't own one myself) and think they're wildly damaging to teens (self-esteem, attention spans, garbage content, misinformation, etc.) I've been singing this song and dance since 2010 and I just get the "OK Boomer" response (I'm not even close to being a Boomer). It's frustrating.

[@EricGraham94]

I had a flip phone back in high school, so I never whipped it out anyways out of embarrassment. Almost everyone around me had a smartphone; I was probably one of the only students who didn't have a smartphone until I FINISHED high school. So my focus in school was already on point because that was my only stimuli. Now as a mid-20's young adult, as an electrical engineer, I'm always focusing on the consequences of my own actions. In particular, if I surrendered my sheer existence to the pervasive influence of technology, then I would be DEPENDENT on it, when technology was originally designed to ADD to our life, not to be DEPENDENT on it.

[@PatheticSookery]

As a member of gen z, I completely agree with all of this. It is so frustrating to see all of the people around you glorify mental illnesses and treat them like pokemon cards. A few weeks ago three of my friends simultaneously diagnosed themselves with DID and basically turned it into creating oc's for their brains. I was so disappointed in them for faking a disorder without even knowing how it develops and the problems that come with having it. I often get teased by them because I am rather ordinary by their standards (straight, cis, white), and it gets really tiring to be around them now. TLDR: My generation sucks and I have no hope for the future.

[@taeblends]

As a fellow straight, cis, and white GenZ, I feel ya. This video just made me lose more hope for our future 🤡

[@davvy_504]

"my generation sucks and I have no hope for the future." Same mate, same.

[@LeechGeist]

Then why don’t y’all be the change you want to see? Be leaders. Sounds like y’all have you’re heads screwed on the right way, now it’s all about follow though. Make videos about it like Sidney does. Critique the issues and you’ll get the likes, subs and followers. Of course, you’ll get hate too but if you’re presenting it with the Gen Z perspective then maybe you’ll pull some heads out of asses. Y’all could do some real good.

[@GrayGoosey1134]

I'm a gen z as well, but on the older end of gen z. I feel detached from the rest of my generation, they've spiraled out of control. Gen z is very toxic, soft, narcissistic, and entitled.

[@d3monsn0wkitty]

That’s really sad. They go around saying stuff like they’ll get placed on meds. Meds are useful, IF YOU ACTUALLY NEED THEM. Psychiatric medication otherwise is really AWFUL for your brain and health otherwise generally. Stay an individual. Don’t follow these foolish trends and don’t lose hope for yourself. Surround yourself with positive influences and Stay healthy. The whole world can seem like it’s crashing and burning but that doesn’t mean you need to go down with it.

[@caylarayla13]

tik tok is one of the worst things to happen to our children.

[@mikeveis6393]

It's poison.

[@candiirabbit]

Seeing people giggle and chat with others about their “social anxiety” is annoying to me since I’ve been working on myself for years, with good progress, to recover from severe social anxiety. It’s awful to see so many people and kids treat mental illness as cool and quirky and trivializing it so much that those who truly have it and need help won’t be taken as seriously. But what can we expect from social media that rewards such behavior with views, comments, and likes?

[@drjabbingtoncrowe3674]

Same. I have severe social anxiety to the point I get physically ill when I have to do anything dealing with people (less when I know them, but I still get anxious). I wouldn't wish this on anyone, and it is beyond aggravating and mind boggling that people would pretend to have it.

[@aussieannie1974]

Agreed. I hate that I’m too nervous to leave the house or use a phone, but some people find it so quirky.

[@filmandfirearms]

As always, those with actual problems simply stay quiet and manage those problems. Those without real problems manufacture them

[@tylerskiss]

@@filmandfirearms Exactly! When did it become a thing to tell people your mental issues or sexual preferences?

[@kristinrawlings3436]

Please dont allow others to diminish your struggle. Good for you for your progress. I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder in the 80s, and it was something I wouldnt dare talk about at that time out of shame.That wasnt healthy either, I now realize. It has been, at times, an intense struggle. We can only know our own battle. Sending positive energy. Keep working on yourself, and i will as well.

[@Eagle-cy4qj]

1. I love it when teenagers "educate" me. 2. The main problem with most internet activity is that it creates a one sided relationship between an individual and a creator that doesn't know the individual exists. That kind of relationship isn't fulfilling. People need actual social interaction to have good mental health.

[@nefarious69poopi]

Their form of education is basically screaming at you and saying nothing constructive at all Their excuse is that "they're tired of explaining" but if you WANT TO EDUCATE PEOPLE you're going to have to be polite about it or you're going to turn them away from it. - a teenager who's tired of their community's name being dragged through the dirt because of Tiktok dipshits thinking they're intellectuals

[@tedeitel8060]

Fact all of these platforms need to come down

[@ToyokaX]

These are called parasocial relationships. I think that they exist as a form of social mimicry and worship. It's really quite disturbing what this kind of social media can do to young, malleable minds.

[@Eagle-cy4qj]

@@ToyokaX Thanks, 😂 I forgot the name as I was typing it and was too lazy to look it up. It is super scary and what's worse is that the social media companies have no desire to fix it.

[@thomasvanhorne9494]

@@tedeitel8060 You can't get rid of Gutenberg... even if the result is 500 years of religious war

[@khathaway414]

Can't blame you for needing a break Sydney. It's nice to have you back.

[@lighthousea4655]

I’ll give your comment a ❤️ because she won’t.

[@Nayukhuut]

Agreed. Videos are fun, but you have to take care of yourself too. :)

[@AmoralPhat40oz]

She’s literally on the blaze everyday. She’s got a new show called “You Are Here”.

[@zxyatiywariii8]

@@AmoralPhat40oz She is? Cool, thanks, I need to check that out. . .

[@GenXfrom75]

It's so sad, so heartbreaking, that people are making it "trendy" to claim mental illness. I've fought my PTSD for over thirty years. I've fought genuine anxiety and su*cidal ideation since my teens. It's not fashion. It's not fun. It's devastating 💔

[@naturazpolski9213]

Sorry to hear it girl :( But if you've fought for such a long time and are great, then you will be great for next decades! You go!

[@MysteryMan199725]

wait till you try to tell your story and they call you a piece of shit for faking it and "how dare you" because they also love to portray only they're allowed to mentally ill... 🙄😒🤦

[@Tenma2411]

Fetishizing Mental disorders and faking them on purpose is disgusting and pretty respectless to those who actually suffer from it and actually wished they didnt have it.

[@samr.england613]

Just asking, but, what is the cause of your PTSD?

[@GenXfrom75]

@@samr.england613 extreme childhood abuse, grooming, and sexual battery. I'm not giving details but it started very early and I didn't get help/treatment until after I had my first child at 17. Real healing didn't happen until my 20s.

[@liesdamnlies3372]

Mental illness isn’t something to be glorified, it’s something to be overcome.

[@greenangelynn5774]

Give that someone a Metal🎖🏅🥇🎖🏅🥇🎖🏅🥇

[@jonasschitt6864]

That’s what I always say too! “Why are you flexing your cutting? You need help. I want to help you!”

[@ThatShitGood]

I mean, being 🏳️‍🌈 is considered a "preference" these days so what do you expect, my generation is ass.

[@girlbossincorporated]

as an actually diagnosed autistic person, yes

[@girlbossincorporated]

@@ThatShitGood it is though

[@BushcraftingBogan]

I remember the Great Lesbian Explosion in the late 90s and early 2000s. High school girls were "coming out" in droves. The teachers praised them, some mothers threw coming out parties for them and it seemed like there wasn't a straight female in the school. Oddly this phenomenon did not occur among the male population. And it seemed that although the lesbian dating pool increased exponentially, many of the "new" lesbians never dated one another. In fact, many became "Bi" but dated boys exclusively. It was clear to most what was actually happening. It seems that the same is just repeating but with something different.

[@jovenc4508]

It's all a fad for attention.

[@freedomisntfreeamerica7151]

@@jovenc4508 so true! It's all about getting attention!

[@EnvyDSin]

Oh, yeah, the "Everyone is Bisexual but are more Bi-curious than anything else" trend from 2004 to... I don't know, lol. But, yeah, I remember when a lot of girls mentioned they were Bi on social media and dating sites profiles. While it never annoyed me, I remember it was the It Thing back then... At the same period of time where cellphones and reality shows were also taking over... And people were also emo.

[@icervantesiii]

This new weird is dripping with cringe. My cringe-dar is glowing.

[@relishcakes4525]

Graduated in 07. During my time in school I never met a single straight girl. All were bi at a minimum. It really had an effect on my view of women.

[@drakief]

I was having the exact same discussion with a friend of mine yesterday. People are mixing roleplay with real life and expect everyone else to enter their fantasies and live in the world they created. A lie repeated enough times will be believed and the viscious circle continues. Feelings taking precedent over facts because the truth of being normal or actualy needing mental help is to hard for them.

[@sigmacademy]

Simply because there's no brakes applied anywhere. It's like a runaway train that is given a further boost by anyone it passes. And then we complain about it threatening to run off the rails on a regular basis? :/

[@Faxie83]

Exactly this. They live in some sort of self made fantasyworld, and expect (more like, demand) everyone to play along.

[@erikmckoul2478]

Like that stupid demon pronoun they can't just be a demon.

[@kevinkelly2162]

@Lex R But it is the elderly people that have completely lost their marbles and are denying reality. They have lied so much to themselves and each other they are hopelessly lost. When you point out where they are lying they just make up bigger lies to cover for their little lies.

[@brtseif]

It seems most people, especially younger teens/20's, exist completely online. It's more real than the physical world so it's logical (not right or virtuous, just logical) they project their reality onto us and are upset when we don't uphold their fantasy. Generations are so disconnected from the natural world - especially those in mega cities - that reality will eventually smack entire generations across the face if the power goes out or internet goes down.

[@IllisiaAdams]

Threatening to punch someone who misgenders you... Way to go, you're doing your community a world of good...

[@samr.england613]

"Misgenders you" hehehehehe Everybody grow a skin!

[@joshcarter-com]

And further claiming it won’t be their fault when they assault somebody! That’s some epic level of self-centeredness.

[@zacharyrich4069]

These things sort themselves out. I doubt he’d win the fight.

[@AnonimatosTM]

​​Doubt he's thinking that far ahead. I think he's relaying on the "don't hit girls" societal norms yet he's too dumb to realise that if the person don't recognise "his/her/whatever" gender he won't apply that principle to him either. ​@@zacharyrich4069 Edit: typo

[@callelx]

Never ever did we have a generation so self glorifying, yet achieving so little. Instead of ridicule them, we gave it a platform without any regulation.

[@nukiesduke6868]

I've always said laughing in their face and then walking right past them like you don't even see them is the absolute best strategy. You cannot reason with people completely emotionally driven. We saw this tactic work like a charm with the star wars shop owner. Old man straight up laughed and the person straight up took a step back completely shocked.

[@hybridh3r0]

Bring back bullying.

[@kelf114]

At least we get to ridicule them on the platform!

[@alexanderrahl7034]

Self glorification used to be a mental reward for accomplishment. Now it's as common as water and no longer the incentive to make something of yourself

[@boby4751]

agreed a million percent, praise retardation(not the legal type) as much as possible

[@anzelaiv]

We went from kids' presence online being dangerous for them to them dominating the internet in a few short years. Any thinking person knows it's really bad for children. We all need real people, real communication, and connection. Kids educating other kids about mental illness and broken ideologies is terrifying to think about. Also, great to see you back, Sydney, you have been missed!

[@bullithedjames937]

@going nowhere they will learn or well boomers are still in charge and the youngest boomers are in their 60's

[@dab9122]

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realise half of them are stupider than that." ― George Carlin

[@northcliffe4lyfe]

Unfortunately, it may actually also become the suicide network

[@TwinsBigLikeTia]

I want everyone in the US to take a required IQ test and you can see where you lie in the percentile. That would be my most confident test score ever, and not even because I’m incredibly smart, I’m just not a straight up dumbass

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

Half? I'm pretty sure it is more than that...

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

@@TwinsBigLikeTia Isn't that basically what the SAT is, more or less a standardized IQ test?

[@TwinsBigLikeTia]

@@POIUYTREWQ62 Eh sort of. It differs from an IQ test in ways as it’s mainly meant to prepare you for college. Also not everyone in the country takes the SAT, you would be missing all the high school drop outs, they’re necessary for this test lol.

[@PSICadetZen]

Micro label is such a rediculous concept. They claim to hate labels, but then they make labels for labels...

[@PSICadetZen]

You cant just be a person that doesn't want to have sex but enjoy sthe thought, you have your own special name and flag, oh and now you're oppressed! Yippe!

[@howtodrinkwaterin5simplesteps]

@@PSICadetZen honestly, yeah just let them do whatever they want unless they start seeking attention for it like the ppl in the vid

[@neurotictapeworm]

​@@PSICadetZenI get your point but from my experience, people who use microlabels don't really think they're oppressed. Usually it's just for fun

[@y_s4021]

"Beautiful suffering" is such a great expression. Those pretentious black and white profile pics of the girl with the hipster haircut and black lipstick staring into the distance holding a cigarette were a sign of things to come. "I am deep because I read poetry and never smile"

[@sigmacademy]

I've personally found the people that smile the most almost ALWAYS had deep issues. Sometimes the people you would NEVER identify as near the edge are the people you thought were the most ordinary people you'd ever meet. Which makes their suicides that more shocking, because you never saw any indication of the issues they had, because they hid it so well. :/

[@KoriMasho]

@@sigmacademy Like...Robin Williams. He was super depressed, but one of the funniest men to ever grace this planet with his presence.

[@TheDarklugia123]

"Beautiful suffering" used to be sacrifice for the good of others, like a mother giving away her life to save her children. But now it means cultuationg yout own ego

[@Yautja297]

Isn't beautiful suffering more akin to melancholy than depression?

[@Null8fuenf10]

@@Yautja297that'd be melancholy indeed. Though that's not what they're talking about. It's about those who are 'proud' to be sick and a victim, who think it's 'cool', those who find 'disorder' not pc. It's like Sydney said, Emos, the angsty teen, who thinks nobody understands them, but they do understand everything. However melancholy is rather thinking about better days, seeing a sunrise or sunset, pondering in memories of good times, it's believing in good, care and love, knowing such days will never come again, knowing there's no one to share it with, knowing there's no one to create such memories again, knowing there's so much evil, negligence and hatred. It's bittersweet. It's weltschmerz. It's thinking and caring about others more than Yourself, no matter, if they're here or not. Melancholy also is creative, since there is that care for others, while depression is not, if anything it's destructive.

[@doug1066]

Sydney, as a Middle School Teacher in California, the ground zero of all of this, I have to say your assessment of Bubbly Eyelash's music is spot on.

[@Owlace]

Save us, sane teacher. :(

[@Azmedon-AU]

@@OwlaceHe won't be a teacher for too much longer if the school sees this.

[@briank8697]

You all call that music? Slayer makes music, Tony Bennet makes music

[@TheVagabondGadite]

As a San Diegan who graduated 10 years ago from the emo vs swag era, tell me just how bad it's gotten since then. What the Hell are y'all teaching our youth?

[@ajax7590]

Fun fact my middle school teachers converted me to communism and I didn’t realize how far left I was until years later in high school

[@qhouseproductions8423]

as a teenager i would like to say something When people romanticize things like depression and anxiety, it makes it hard for people with real issues to come out about because they'll be associated with these people. it's the same with the radical gender theory part. When someone comes out it isn't seen as someone being honest with themselves and others, It instead comes of as an attempt to make for they're wet mop of a personality. People who like this become the most annoying people on earth(I would know, I dated one) they're entire thing is what gender they are. It makes me sad that the people you talk about in these videos are real and that I deal with these people daily. Loved the video BTW

[@elizack_8189]

I agree with u. I just don't know who to trust at all whenever I come across comments or contents where people are saying they have a certain mental illness or disorder, or have been abused or smth. I wish I knew who to believe but eh

[@gimygaming8655]

I agree. Professionally diagnosed as autism at 9 and often I don't tell people because I seem normal and like I'm faking. When I was younger, it showed more, but my desire to be like everyone else helped me overcome some of those struggles. Same thing with my gender. In real life I don't talk about it because I hate being associated with that group. Not everything is built off of gender. It's funny how they say "it shouldn't matter what's in my pants" while then nonstop taking about how they are trans. It's one thing to educate and another to glamorize.

[@whutdafeq1715]

Same goes for instagram, shit is toxic af. I would open the app every two minutes thinking maybe a friend of mine had sent me a meme or a message or something. Nothing. Then I'd just scroll and I'd see all the meme pages I had followed and they all posted "my depression" and "my anxiety" and "my alcoholism" and "my shitty life" memes every fucking day of the week and I'd subconsciously think those memes were relatable to me cos they were literally in my face reffering to me everytime I'd go on instagram. Damn things could make you feel like they applied to you even if they had nothing to do with you, and this coming from a 26-year old. I can only imagine the impact they would have on impressionable teenagers. And mind you, these were the popular, funny, cool, mainstreem meme pages too, so who knows how many people just saw pictures reffering to them joking about "their depression" and "their anxiety" every fucking day for who knows how many times during the day. Then I'd look at peoples' stories and they'd all be pictures of them being on vacations or work seminars dressed all fancy and smiley and with their perfect babies and husbands and families and friends and I'd think "damn, I wish I had that instead of "my depression" and "my anxiety". Shit is enough to bring the happiest person down on his/her best day. And then when I closed the app my mind would still think "maybe the guy I like or a friend of mine wrote me a message or saw my story!" so I wouldn't be at peace even if I wasn't on it. Then I'd post a story and I'd think I was so special and interesting all because a bunch of people would view it when in reality no one cares what you post, it's all just a way to distract yourself from doing something actually worthwhile. Followed a bunch of "self care" "mental health" "inspirational quotes" pages and none of them helped. Spent last saturday laying around and being sad then I played some roblox and watched "the office" and I thought "fuck this shit." Archieved all my pictures and stories and deleted Instagram alltogether. I felt infinately better the next day. Danced to some zumba and actually spent some time with my family without my mind being on whether someone messaged me or not or whether I missed out on any "good memes or stories" on a stupid mobile app. Went to work today without hating my job and just wanting to go home to lay around my house on my cellphone. Danced some more. I literally feel so alive right now and it's only been two days without the app. I highly recommend laying off social media and dancing when you feel overwhelmed. It helped me with my sadness more than any stupid inspirational self-care quote or meme making light of it ever did. I just hate that I spent YEARS organizing my timeline and sending memes and just giving half a fuck about what story to post and who's gonna see it. It's a waste of brain cells.

[@NickEter]

FFS THEIR

[@jaredackerman2920]

Pure genius my man.

[@dennisscott2516]

What’s even scarier are the ones who don’t even realize they are pretending.

[@coolguy36393]

you have a point but honestly if someone genuinely believes they has a disorder and it is effecting them in the same way then i think at that point maybe they do have that disorder??

[@erikabenitez-ry7ch]

@@coolguy36393 placebo works both ways, people who suffer from hypochondria experience feel real symptoms of a lot of different illnesses because they have convinced themselves already. Doesn't mean the illness is real and doesn't excuse the fakers who learn everything they know from 30 second tic tok videos

[@coolguy36393]

@@mrsparadigmt33 what the fuck dude😭

[@ethan2803]

@@coolguy36393 that's a good point, although in my opinion it's equally terrifying to think that these people, who would otherwise have been perfectly healthy and led completely normal lives, are emotionally and cognitively destroying themselves over something as stupid as some trashy app where people post short videos.

[@kensyootoob]

As Tony Evans says: "We're not dealing with a lost generation, we're dealing with the *children* of a lost generation". This rings truer every day. Imagine the light we can be for these lost souls. ♥♥♥

[@W.Isarnorix.D]

Long game warfare. Looks like 50%-75% of this wave is fucked up. Once they are all in their 30's and 40's and start running shit it'll be easy pickings.

[@paulpetersen7041]

That is a good line, and very true.

[@Monchi2006]

The grandkids of a lost generation probably

[@princessorangetree4331]

love this comment and its optimism

[@p0tatobiden250]

This is what happens when parents leaving the raising of their children to tech. Love is life and modern slave corporatocracy has left children alone, with big tech

[@bumblebee-lg1tb]

As a teenager, I have to say that I completely agree with this whole video. I started using social media in fifth grade, and since then whenever I hear of a mental disorder on a platform I start to wonder if I have it. That eventually turns into obsession over that disorder for a while. It’s gotten to the point that I can’t even tell what are actually my thoughts and what is me subconsciously exaggerating. This is definitely an issue.

[@0deszuh111]

I have ocd subtype called “pure-o” i kinda have the same experience but more complicated. But i actually would be obsessed whether i have this disease and always needing reassurance that i dont. I spend a lot of time doing research on the disease that im obsessing for hour and hours and at times, i feel like going insane.

[@crimsonrose9570]

You realized it's a problem tho so good job you took the first really big step most people never take i hope you've come farther since then

[@andreadid5618]

bumblebee, Felt the same thing; I'm 19 now, feels like I've grown out of it. Takes time. High School makes it a lot more confusing. I have OCD too so the real issues and the ones I couldn't tell were true or not conflicted, it was really confusing. Stay self aware and it will end eventually, it takes time and real world experiences.

[@0deszuh111]

@@andreadid5618 im also 19, its not as bad as it used to be anymore, probably bc i went through all the phases already. Bc u know the theme kind of changes from time to time, so everything that i fear, ive experience it to the point where i felt like going insane and now ive kind of grew out of it, sometimes it comes back but its not as strong as it used to be especially now that i know myself better and im aware that its my ocd. My main struggle is the endless conversation in my head that i keep on repeating and hard to stop 🥴 My depression is still bad but im getting through it ✨

[@spiderman_fan101]

YES 💯 I’m ashamed of myself for it

[@supertrooper6011]

I wouldnt say these people arent suffering, they may well be internally but I genuinely believe it is a lack of real struggle and purpose that seeds this kind of depression

[@Spudawg]

Playing life on such an easy mode you have to invent your own trials and tribulations.

[@houndofculann1793]

I can understand this somewhat. I was raised more strictly than most of my friends, but my family also was pretty well-off so we never had any real problems. I developed a really bad habit of sometimes not doing my chores and either lying about it or justifuying it to myself with some bullshit excuses. Nowadays this still continues with extreme forgetfulness when it comes to things that I should be doing, such as paying bills or maintaining the car. I have no idea if these two things are really related, but it feels to me that they might be. As a kid I remember thinking that I can't really talk with people about their problems because I didn't have any of my own. Also just to be clear I think my parents did and still do a great job and I don't even know myself how they could have prevented me from developing this habit, I'm definitely not blaming them. Dealing with this habit now is just a pain in the ass since nobody's doing it for me anymore =D

[@hauntedhighway2166]

The CCP who owns TikTok has got to be laughing their asses off at the dysfunction of these people. Everything "woke" turns to sh*t. TRUTH.

[@ebonhawken574]

Exactly

[@strontiumdog3344]

Easy times make weak people

[@I_Am_NiiTA]

I have an older brother who has autism. He used to get treated like he was dumb and infantilized basically all of his childhood. Everyone kept on reminding him he has autism and every time it was mentioned, his face would drop. It was always a constant reminder that he was simply different from everyone else when he didn’t want to be. And the fact that these bozos can just claim for fun without any sort of evaluation makes me so mad! They’re treating it like a trend ! It’s sick! 😡😡😡😡

[@andreacouzens4388]

It’s SUPER sick!!

[@thisisyouraverageperson]

I have diagnosed Autism and possible anxiety issues ( not yet diagnosed but highly likely) this makes me sick

[@emerson-biggons7078]

You have poor and bastardized prepackaged understanding of self diagnosis spoonfed to you by people who want to suppress your brothers existence. They are the same people who constantly reminded him that he was an "other." People who self diagnose are RARELY inaccurate. Because even if they get the autism diagnosis wrong it's usually because they had something which shares symptoms. Every time I've seen a self diagnosed person get a "real" diagnosis they get it 100% of the time. I have yet to see someone who doesn't. Also diagnosis comes from a supreme place of privilege; you could afford, had access to and had the time to get a diagnosis. The fuck is your problem?!

[@CyberEditing]

Anyone who has to publicly declare their preferred pronouns has clearly lost their grip on reality. I've never met any of them in extreme environments, natural, or the battlefield.

[@de14jabs]

I’ve met a few. They’re incredibly aggressive and insecure, on top of being incredibly conceited. Yeah, part of the reason I stopped going to bars before the covaids

[@TH-yx4io]

I never met any of them In general😂 I'm not American and There are maybe 2 of them in my country that's probably the reason

[@chaosdromanah8620]

I haven't meet any of them yet......

[@belledelafriquemlk7499]

@@TH-yx4io lmao, which country 😂😂

[@crataegus125]

The three transgender people I have met in my life present as female and want to be called she. I also know two transvestites who are blokes who just enjoy wearing dresses from time to time for some weird reason. But I've never met anyone who wants to be called a zim/zee/zer or wolfkin or tree or any of that other bizarre stuff nobody knew about until last week. .

[@buu.888]

The girl with DID supposedly makes me sick. Conditions like that are EXTREMELY rare let alone having 200 personalities. My mum had two extra personalities and it's incredibly exhausting. She ended up taking her life which is very common for people with DID but seeing it being glorified online like it's just so cool is disgraceful.

[@DefiantAngel87]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[@MattH-wg7ou]

Yea DID is extremely, exceedingly rare, but these crazy ppl referenced in this video are trying to make it more prevalent than it is so that they can "have it too!"

[@bliglum]

Modern leftist ideology in a nutshell. They see themselves as perpetual victims, so they do see it as 'cool' when they can SAY they've got a disorder. Presumably to illicit pity, give them their own 'safe space' and tell them 'they matter!'.. 🤦

[@bambicrandi]

My condolences. ❤️

[@anaseymour4556]

People who do have split personality suffer a whole lot, my mother is a doctor so she shares some stories from the hospital once in a while... Honestly people with mpd can't remember what the other personality has done and they have a lot of anxiety/depression being afraid of what the other personality could do or so... And there's many other bad things about it, I'm sure you know it... I hope your mom is doing okay, I just wanted to comment because I can't see why anyone would want to have something so hard to deal with..

[@AdjustinThings]

I miss the days I was not exposed to the thoughts and feelings of every single teenager.

[@melonie_peppers]

😂😂🤚😭😭

[@8pupocho8pupocho58]

Wdym

[@tangyferbreze]

then don't go on tiktok

[@AdjustinThings]

@@tangyferbreze I never have. Cheers

[@redsledgeblu5234]

@@tangyferbreze That's a child's response. Tiktoks show up on YT feeds, FB and everything else. The shits everywhere.

[@kalamity4802]

As a gen z, i am proud that i do not have tiktok and also be a normal child

[@clshep]

As a dad to a 16 year old boy I cannot express the sense of relief I felt when he decided he wanted to start weight training with me and try out for the high school sports teams! For awhile, the only thing that he was interested in was playing games on his gaming rig (which I built for him) and talking to the friends he made on discord. Great video Sydney, really indepth work you did which I truly appreciate.

[@vaultgirl42091]

Be careful with organized sports teams! They can be far more toxic then gaming. Maybe find a game you can both play together?

[@harshalmetalpawar]

please teach us what youre doing RIGHT!!!

[@ksmith96]

Congrats, dude! Hope he can stay on track through to adulthood. Praying for you guys. 👍🏾😉

[@clamum9648]

@@vaultgirl42091 lol. "Toxic" is thrown around so much it's almost meaningless now.

[@vaultgirl42091]

@@clamum9648 I agree, that's unfortunately very true sadly.

[@completevideos44]

I like how she didn’t mention twitter because everyone intrinsically understands that twitter is the 7th level of Hell.

[@aetheriastone1978]

That is so true.

[@Nisah98]

Agreed. It can be a hell hole of libs, but if you follow the right based people, it can be fun especially when they poke fun of the libs.

[@sofiolaverry]

Absolutely, we should refer it as what it is: a hell full of shit

[@ChristofferOrrmalmUtsi]

Yes and no.... Twitter is a part of hell on one hand, yet one of the top numbers that cancel most people who only speak their minds. Yet ironically I write this on KZbin.....

[@tonyb7615]

dante's inferno. the seventh circle of hell is reserved for narcs. u can be a shit person. yet not a narc. Look at me. I know

[@madisonfrancis6705]

The whole “my parents will never understand” has literally been going on for as long as I know … I think that’s like a normal thing to go through during puberty (challenging authority)

[@madeleine363]

The difference now is that adults are also being told that they must change themselves and society for the teenagers who come out with having *fill in the blank*

[@slick_Ric]

yeah... but no other generation had access to this massive echo chamber (social media) where they could hide in their own room and, unbeknownst to their parents, talk to a bunch of other teenagers telling each other the same things and encouraging all these idiotic behaviors and ideas. kids used to climb out of their windows or go to their friends down the street and eventually went back home and learned to live with their parents for better or worse. now these kids are online making their own little worlds behind their parent's backs and the parents don't realize what's going on until their kid 'comes out', loaded with all this fodder from the echo chamber in their pocket

[@sofiaelectra5014]

@@slick_Ric that’s why I will never let my child use social media

[@realMaverickBuckley]

Well, the post WW2 Generations yes. During the rise to Western Dominance it seems to have been much much more rare.

[@brittanyhayes1043]

Teenage rebellion really took it way to far.

[@jenniferoettle6849]

I'm glad this is being talked about. Our kids (gen Z) were the guinea pigs of social media- which made us the guinea pig parents to kids on social media. We had an extremely close family, but as of now, we have two out of four kids who have disassociated themselves with us. One who says her childhood was traumatic and is (self-diagnosed) with DID. When asked what was so traumatic, she said it was because we took her phone away for a year. She got married at 18 and has convinced her (now husband) that we're toxic. She has decided she is mentally ill (so far as having her therapist declare she was unfit to give birth and must have a c-section when she just recently had a baby). This daughter was a top gymnast just a few years ago. These are all real-life examples of what you discussed. I found navigating their phone usuage as a complete burden as they always found ways to work around safeguards and restrictions. Navigating that seemed like a full-time job in and of itself. To be honest, when TikTok came out, it just seemed like another fun dance or skit app. By the time the trash accumulated, it was showing itself in our home. TikTok is extremely toxic and the biggest abuse to families.

[@samr.england613]

Guinea pigs? Who ever forced any of us to use Facebook or any other worthless, harmful, similar "social media" platforms? We all need to get together in the town Public Square, and forego Facebook, Twitter, Tik-Tok, and all the rest of them! (Oh, wait! There is no more "Public Town Square", as for the last 80 years, we don't build towns anymore, we build automobile-based urban and suburban sprawl!) And we can thank Ford, GM, and the oil and tire companies for that!

[@MilkT0ast]

Being disabled is the new "cut myself" trend. Growing up in the 90's, we had the goths and emo kids. Now instead of that, we get kids who cant decide their gender, but can self diagnose a mental disorder. Lovely.

[@sarahn.9358]

So true. I was slight goth, mostly because my mum got me a nice studded belt for 20p at the charity shop, then I went to a real goth shop and couldn't afford it so went back to "normal", ie second hand at the charity shop, that's white privilege now apparently 😃 it's dead easy to be diagnosed as something these days, good channel called "medicating normal" points it out.

[@andyroosky]

I was thinking this exact same thing. It is a proven phenomenon as well. One example being that of more young women started having bulimia once Princess Diana came forward with her diagnosis/issue. Its attention seeking behavior, which is a mental health thing, but that attention seeking manifest in what ever is ‘trendy’ at the time. (Not always the case of course, and dont want to belittle those that do struggle with certain things, but when big shift like this happen something is up.)

[@MilkT0ast]

@@andyroosky ohhh yes, I'm aware of the study as well. It rly sucks that alot of young girls are the ones falling for the trend. It's why you see way more girls who dont care to be feminine nowadays. They cut their hair short, dye it all types of colors, get tattoos and piercings, dont shave and basically, try to look as "unique" as possible. And theres the other side of it too. Women getting ass implants and trying to be "thicc", and the only thing they can bring to the table is sex, cuz they are "queens", and god forbid making their man a sandwich. And to top it off. Both groups of girls think us men have it easy. "Ohhh honey if only you knew how much men are breaking their backs to make this country's infrastructure and you're safe spaces possible." Is what I would say to them

[@eskaflorence5659]

The 90s looked awesome, wish I could have been there.

[@kyleblankiv7589]

Somehow these new kids are worse then emos.... At least when we had them hardcore emos lots of them eventually disappeared.

[@fuosdi64]

As someone who's been suffering from severe OCD for 15 years now, I don't understand why anyone would want to pretend to have it.

[@psychogoreman198]

Anything that gets them attention.

[@tristanbackup2536]

Yeah. Having ASD all my life then you have these wackos coming in pretending for social clout...

[@TheCristalWolf]

As someone who pretended to have depression in my teenage years and now that I actually have to live with severe depression in my mid twenties I fully understand how damaging and exhausting mental illnesses actually is. Playing games was fun till I had to deal with real thing and now I have severe consequences to deal with.

[@alicekoscianski]

To get other people's sympathy, external approval. Whats they really have are self esteem issues

[@TheRealJohnSolo]

Because they don't understand the burden of not choosing to have it and crave the inherent attention and shield from social criticism that people with it seem to be granted.

[@emilysilverstar8023]

As a young woman with Asperger's, ADHD, Schizo effective disorder, a history of suicidal depression and has been put in mental hospitals I think many of these kids are narcissists and not truly depressed.

[@Vetrarland]

Social media really does fuel narcissism and entitlement

[@a-l9158]

Narcissism is the real root of most of our problems here. It is rampant at the moment!

[@someone857]

This is one of my biggest worries. That I’m narcissistic and not really having problems. I feel really suicidal all the time and feel really bad because I know people are going through worse which makes me feel like I’m faking it. I’m getting a therapist soon and I feel bad because I feel like I’m using up other peoples resources. I also feel like I’m going to be out in an insane asylum and the people in it are going to kill me. I feel like people are going to find out I’m faking it (I’m not) and it drives me crazy.

[@emilysilverstar8023]

@@someone857 I can totally understand that. I'm glad you're getting the help you need. I wish you well!

[@Blue-vb5gl]

It truly annoys me that when I was at my worst I talked to my parents and doctor and these kids just go to the internet. I know some people don’t have a trusted support system but they seem to only be attention seeking.

[@SleightlyPersonal]

Why do people feel such a need to label their specific feelings?! Remember when people used to say they dislike labels?

[@selahr.]

I’m a mental health counselor and I used to dread teens who self-diagnosed from Tumblr. TikTok has taken that problem to a whole new level. It’s not just for wanting acceptance or seeking attention… many of these popular illness have some aspects which are normal experiences in teenagers so they latch on and believe the entire group of symptoms are also there because some of the language from that community describes something they didn’t know how to put into words.

[@kat_and_the_waves6561]

Can't agree more on the mental health front. I'm at university and the amount of people I meet who think anxiety and depression are characteristic traits is scary.

[@m_d1905]

Having an anxious nature is a thing, but a constant state, no not at all. I've always been anxious about stuff, but realize that it isn't normal.

[@tiddybearkush]

Because they think that about someone that don't actually have it.... Ffs... World must set on fire...

[@autumntaco8722]

I'm so damned tired of feeling like shit and kids are actively trying to be that way for funsies. This shit has been happening since 2012 with the Tumblr kids

[@SlitherScale]

That's been going on before tiktok was a thing. Tumblr had a whole subculture of romanticizing mental illness

[@inktorok]

It basically all comes down to either people wanting sympathy/validation, or they want "minority points." I feel like a lot more young teens are using these identity labels to stay out of the "majority" because of the "cis-white-straight-male bad" narrative becoming more and more common. Basically, they want to be oppressed and they want to feel unique. It's sad honestly. Edit: grammatical correction

[@drozcompany4132]

oppressed = victim = no control over your life = no responsibility or accountability for your actions

[@astron4606]

It's funny honestly, the more people try to preach that they're special, when everyone's special, nobody is

[@ameilioracryptos5298]

Agreed

[@ameilioracryptos5298]

@@astron4606 agreed

[@lizajane2971]

Totally true! I have two relatives who claim to be "bi" but only date members of the opposite sex 🤔 I think they say it merely to be cool

[@GoodGuyPlayer2]

The disappointment on those poor, poor parents... Now I'm TWICE as scared to have kids.

[@mke_gal]

this is also what I think as I consider having children in the somewhat near future; I'd like to raise them with more traditional customs, but if they are around these kids at school, then the risk is still there

[@AhDollar]

just don't let them online for a while, and maybe move to a country that encourages child independence

[@andreacouzens4388]

That’s understandable!

[@N0p3er5]

Don't worry, the Alphas will school Z.

[@birddrew]

Dear Sydney, I could see how much researching this affected you. This is a very serious and hard topic but I believe you covered it well from all angles. Thank you for putting in the work and time to bring this to everyone attention.

[@shadowlands8490]

Emotional sorcery is getting to her. TikTok is Chinese owned and that country is propelled by sorcery.

[@shadowlands8490]

@Chandler Burse Mostly short balding men that worship the Yellow river god. Look it up. China carries a universal antichriste symbol on their civilization's flag. It is acknowledges with communism buts originates with dragon/serpent worship , bull (crescent) worship and sun ,moon and stars worship. Their flag representative of the red dragon of Revelation, shaped in a crescent made of stars with a larger star, five is largely believed to be the five cherubim of Heaven and the one that fell. Lucifer is his name in Latin. But he represents a fallen star mentioned in Isaiah 14. He is always presented as the greater of the fallen ones, these fallen were also mentioned in the book of Enoch . And in Genesis 6. The specific number isn't known. But it isn't important when studying the text. The Book of Revelation mentioned that eventually a third of the Angela will fall. This is no insignificance, it will be a horrendous time of war. You will also notice this larger star represented on the Soviet flag.

[@LauraBeeDannon]

Everyone has anxiety. It's a natural feeling that has been blown out of proportion by influencers. I believe the few ppl who do suffer anxiety on a clinical issue have a hard time doing basic things. They don't go on social media regularly and discuss it with no issue while managing 100s of thousands of followers.

[@m_d1905]

Anxiety disorder bad enough to be diagnosed is not anywhere near tbe "usual daily anxiety that is normal". It's truly debilitating. Most on social media saying they have this though most likely do not.

[@LauraBeeDannon]

@@m_d1905 exactly. Being anxious doesn't equate to a disorder. It's a normal emotion you learn to control as you mature unless as stated before it's a true disorder that the person can not control.

[@gennasantaquilani4863]

As someone that suffers from anxiety, I agree. I rarely discuss it because I'm busy struggling to accomplish basic things. At times it has almost completely debilitated me.

[@chanireiss4650]

I started getting so anxiety-ridden about studying for the SATS I actually had trouble getting out of bed and getting dressed and I had to cancel because it got so bad.

[@txshie22]

100% agree with you on this. As someone who actually struggles with an anxiety and panic disorder it can be so debilitating to live daily life, to the point I have literally developed a chronic anxiety-triggered health condition. It’s disgusting how glamourised it is among young people who want to be different so they say they have anxiety “because it isn’t that bad, right?”

[@0_fxcks]

That was so bizzaire how those young people actually wanted to change their pronouns to "Demons". Not because the whole idea of changing from a person to a Demon is comepletely ludicrous and completely laughable; not even because they are obviously young & impressionable, and making poor life choices, or just "Kids being Kids"; but, because it's social media encouraging them to "Change" their identity from a person - to an arguably-existant non-human entity. Absolutely brilliant video Sydney. You're always bloody marvellous!

[@MrJC1]

Yes tf? Demon? That is a thing now? And they/them is still going? Look... i am not addressing a single person by any of these. Sorry weirdies.

[@matthewgibbs6886]

if i was their parent i would tell them i am a demon hunter and chase them around the house with a crucifix and a thrice blessed iron sword yelling grey knight battle cries.

[@zxyatiywariii8]

There's also a "bug gender" and an "autistic gender". 🙄 The latter usually aren't autistic either; autistic people generally don't like to lie. Truth is truth, so if someone asks, "do I look fat in this?" and is really just looking for validation, don't ask me!

[@RobKMusic]

LOL right? … NOT a mental illness. 😂

[@marcjsolis]

Not to mention demon is a noun not a pronoun

[@Nameless-xc4fw]

I've got a few diagnosed mental illnesses. Tiktok is so fucked I literally feel ashamed to have these diagnosis. I've been homeless, walking down the streets unshowered and filthy before, and somehow that was still less shameful than being associated in any way with this stuff.

[@Xvicity101]

Exactly! I feel so ashamed whenever I say that I have ocd, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. I have been diagnosed by an actual doctor for all of these. The fact that I have to specify that I was diagnosed by an actual doctor makes me sick. Mental illness is not pretty. And, the fact is, if you truly had something, you likely wouldn't make it your whole personality.

[@cheeryblossoms2011]

It's not that everyone is ignoring it, it's that everyone is afraid of being called homophobic or being canceled.

[@kingdomkidsmedia6395]

Being scared to call it out is the same as condoning it!! Gotta call out evil at all cost!!!

[@adsromek]

Nothing wrong with homophobia IMO…society has become too concerned with PC culture. What kids used to be made fun of for being or doing, they are now elevated/glorified for. It’s sick!

[@dripkidd8572]

Oh please, people call me transphobe and homophobic b4 I was even born, way before the whole PC crap

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

If you fear being called names by a mentally unstable person bcuz it will hurt your feelings then that's really pathetic.

[@Cri_Jackal]

@@goodmorningsundaymorning4533 They do more than call you names and you know it.

[@asHeWalkedcom]

I fully believe there will come a day when we recognize that what cigarettes did to the lungs, social media does to the psyche. It's a cancer.

[@shiruki8974]

I haven't looked into it tbf but I think we're already getting there. People are realizing the damage of social media from a young age since the kids who grew up with the start of the internet (2000-2012) are now mostly old enough to reflect on how it shaped them. I'm one of these people, I'm now 19, soon 20 and i wouldn't give anyone under the age of 12 more than youtube or some app i could filter certain things out of

[@Laura-jt4pg]

Incredibly well said.

[@d3monsn0wkitty]

Very well said. I agree wholeheartedly with that statement. Keep technology away from children. It’s toxic for the mind.

[@catsrus1409]

I was having a discussion about this the other day. I 100% believe it will happen. It’s definitely doing something to the brain, especially the brains of children

[@adonishomefitness]

that's deep

[@MJ-jw8nb]

The sheer number of celebrities that "came out" to revive their careers.... point well said.

[@elizabethjones2084]

Demi Lovato comes to mind.

[@mysticmuppet]

@@elizabethjones2084 1000% was about to say the same thing

[@jasminejohnson2687]

Well said 👏👏💯

[@donkeypunchbandit]

And Ever-maleable Page....

[@MJ-jw8nb]

@@elizabethjones2084 Ben Shapiro has a short on when Demi "came out" and it was RIGHT after she was receiving a huge amount of criticism and bad rep. Coming out literally saved her career, they forgave all her misdeeds over night.

[@vansserafim]

Leaving a comment for the algorithm This video is EXTREMELY on point and important. As many peoople as possible should watch it spread this information. Parents should take responsibility and making sure their children don't get these mental issues

[@UjkuIX]

It's almost as though the people who own this platform know exactly what they're doing.... It was often said the only way to bring down Western civilisation was from within. It seems our greatest opponent in a generation has found the key to the city in TikTok.

[@CyberEditing]

Wise words ! 🏆

[@silvere36]

That's why Trump wanted to ban it.

[@crisco501]

The walls of Jericho fell after the Israelite's marched around the city walls once a day for six days and seven times on the seventh day then blew their trumpets. But tradition says the occupants fell long before the weeks end. Does anyone else see a similarity today?

[@PaulVerhoeven2]

The real key to the city they have found is in giving money to hired managers of public corporations and to politicians.

[@damyr]

This is so immensely stupid. Yeah, TikTok is to blame for everything. And when we are at it, let's ban internet, too. Also books and news and TV and video games. Let's only read Bible, all day long and let's everyone become religious sickos. But no one thinks there are reasons for such behavior. How about society in general? People are driven to work all day long to provide food, the roof and pay bills, so they don't have enough time to take care of children. And then children are forced to find comfort on their own. That's the root of the problem, but no one recognizes that, because you're all shallow dumbos who can't differentiate causes from consequences.

[@corackadile]

A someone who is diagnosed with bipolar type 2 and has experienced multiple manic and depressive episodes, I would never wish that pain on anyone.. not even my worst enemy. It is literally torture...

[@ameliaberthold7375]

I’m bipolar too and it’s hellish, ruined years of my life and friendships, the thought of anyone faking it is sickening

[@Daniel-pu6yk]

Damn, sorry guys, hope your life got better

[@corackadile]

@@Daniel-pu6yk thanks man. I hit rock bottom a couple years ago and that's when I started therapy. Haven't looked back since.

[@Daniel-pu6yk]

@@corackadile I’m glad therapy helped you, good luck and hope you do well

[@mattgonzales774]

Same.

[@DragonSilverSky]

I have two daughters, 12 months and almost 3 years. I really hope that in 10-15 years you are still making content so I can point to you Sydney, as someone they can look up to and model themselves.

[@karinmoreno4425]

Chances are if you download her videos they will still be relevant and proven to be correct.

[@DartNoobo]

Can they not model themselves after you?

[@marcjsolis]

@@DartNoobo now there’s an interesting point. I wanna see where this goes

[@ATruckCampbell]

@@DartNoobo No matter how great the parents are, positive external figures are good reinforcement.

[@aloowalia2849]

@@ATruckCampbell yeah

[@shrimplythebest]

Nothing is quite as embarrassing, concerning, and ridiculous as people posting themselves crying on the internet. And I don’t mean filming something and unexpectedly crying, I mean people who are crying or know they are going to cry and CHOOSE to take their phone out and record it. That is something that has literally never crossed my mind. Our generation is insane and needs help.

[@colleenlongua9752]

I was interviewing a mom I know recently for a college project. Her number one piece of advice for other parents was keep kids away from technology. Let them be bored, don't let them stare at screens all day. Honestly the most solid parenting advice right now.

[@GTAVictor9128]

You've probably heard this statement before, but technology and the internet is indeed a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it provides unlimited access to mountains of information compared to the old times if visiting the library and searching for specific books. On the other hand, there is indeed tons of brainless content on the internet that can be a waste if time if unregulated. Furthermore, you always should check the sources of the info you hear.

[@Your_Mossad_Handler]

If they complain about being bored, assign them new chores until they learn to entertain themselves. It worked for my mother.

[@pulatelephonics]

I don’t think you should let kids be bored. Children need stimulation, mental and physical. Get something for them to do that isn’t making tik toks all day just let it be something

[@thesuperfluousone2537]

As the saying goes, "Bored is good." Bored is when you discover what you truly want from your life, in a way no consumerism can ever give you.

[@jessi88lee]

@@pulatelephonics it's been shown it's good for kids to get bored and to have to deal with it themselves rather than have someone else solve it for them. We should have lots of options for them, I think you're absolute right there. However, they have to choose it for themselves for it to benefit their brains and development.

[@MadMissy]

I can very well remember, that puberty felt for me like an existential crisis. Constant sadness, depression, self-harm and the excruciating relevance of what others thought of me, hence my insecurity. This need to be "different", "sth special" and "more than normal", instead of embracing the basis of what we have/are and simply improving it to the point, that we can be content with and proud of ourselves, is becoming a mental illness. Change your looks, speech and gender, because what you have is not enough. Sickness is becoming more attractive than ordinary health. It drives young folks literally crazy... The difference to now and then seems to be, that we dont only have the people around us, to compare ourselves to, but the whole world. Thanks social media 😒

[@bobwallace9364]

EXCELLENT point you’ve made here. “Sickness is becoming more attractive than general health.” Is this because “weakness” and perceived “victimhood” has become coddled? Placed on a pedestal as something to behold? We used to encourage overcoming our weaknesses. Now it seems we’re telling everyone to cling to them for dear life.

[@ScrewFearMe]

@@bobwallace9364 yes, Sickness and especially victimhood has become coddled and placed on a pedastal and that if you talk "bad" about it, you will get the wrath of the people who "defend" it.

[@Gottaculat]

I guess puberty for women is a lot different. As a guy, puberty made me just want to either hump, punch, or eat everything, lol.

[@yelhsasnave2464]

A good start would be getting off social media. Ween yourself off, 1 toxic platform at a time.

[@matthewbauerle7153]

The good news is that socially transmitted mental illnesses are pretty much fully reversible if you isolate the person from the stimuli. A lot of this is disgustingly performative and really makes it more difficult for people who actually have mental disorders.

[@rockytom5889]

You can hasten the process by giving them work to do. Lack of time to waste on bullshit thinking and more time spent on staying alive reorganizes priorities to their optimum quickly.

[@rockytom5889]

@Chandler Burse Idk man, whatever I do, I focus on optimizing my workflow, not what new overpriced spoiler racecar johnny bought. Depends on the work. In this context it's wotk that requires physical action, not just waiting for things to finish running.

[@rockytom5889]

@Chandler Burse Different people I guess. Mental work always ends up with me going onto tangents for every single aspect of the thing I'm doing, as it doesn't provide physical feedback to let me know what I'm doing wrong. That's why it's damn nar impossible to me to focus on such tasks, I'm crap at registering abstract feedback. Milling things out? Easy. Measure, follow formula, set machine, go. Easy to notice fuckups and room for improvement and how to use it. Fucking studies? Idk, maybe I could organize the papers better, but thats as far as I can optimize that. In short, if it can't exist in the physical realm, it might as well be dead to me, cause I won't be able to understand it without spending an ungodly amount of time force learning its patterns. Physics is damn easy, if you don't get it, just do an experiment and observe, no migraine needed. Mathematics? God help you trying to prove that manually, especially when your brain starts thinking of where tf would you use this shit and somehow drums up a if statement using transistor logic to explain what the sum symbol does. Nothing against mathematics, just that it does not agree with me when it starts dealing in imaginary numbers.

[@elizabthharris6741]

@@sully-coco i completely understand. I cannot get anything done unless auditory, visual xabd touch is kept busy. I need to keep my hands busy to pay attention and I mostly learn from audio, with minor attention to visual. In my time girls weren't autistic. I was diagnosed at 48.

[@Emi-sk2uu]

It's not the platform; it's the people using it.

[@MrVen127]

the platform allows it tho

[@politenessman3901]

When people ask me if I have hope for the future, I answer 'yes, robots are going to do a great job'.

[@GodOfOrphans]

Hail Skynet!

[@thedragon133]

I for one welcome our new robot overlords...

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

Let's be fair, in the future people will claim to be robotsexual and claim that using toasters is cultural appropriation.

[@HolyRainbowism]

I hope you’re meaning non-binary robots. You better mean non-binary robots. You don’t want the machines to rise against you. 😉

[@thedragon133]

@@HolyRainbowism But binary is their main language D:

[@Serenade2461]

When you lack self confidence, it's easy to get caught up in thinking you're weird or different from everyone else. It can be easy to be influenced into thinking you have a mental health issue or that your brain is super different. I convinced myself a few years ago (at age 25) that I was autistic when I'm not. It was just a lack of confidence in myself and not really knowing myself that made me feel like I needed to put a label on how my brain works.

[@Serenade2461]

Can't edit comments on my tablet so just adding here: I was a Tumblrina at the time.

[@alexanderrivera9200]

My guy, I’m glad you came out of it but how did you genuinely come to the conclusion you were autistic? Like I’ve been in low places in my life but what in the fuck is that?

[@SieMiezekatze]

I am also curious, I had zero confidence in myself but self-diagnosing with something? That is just out of the question, what made you think that? Did you made being part of the ASD your whole personality

[@antares5561]

I think I understand what you are describing. In my personal experiences, I have found myself alienated from others due to being/thinking different from "Groupthink." After seeing videos on KZbin of people diagnosed on the spectrum as adults, and finding myself relating to them, thought I might be too. Physical, emotional and mental health are very important to me, so keeping a balance (not attaching a label) is always my goal. Sounds like we both have been successful through finding confidence, love that! ❤

[@courtneynb5567]

I think this is spot on. 100%. Thanks for sharing!

[@ScoutPilfer]

As someone with tourrettes it's such a weird thing to idolize. Totally concur that watching tics can make mine more difficult to manage. When my brothers and I were younger it could feed itself. Crazy anyone would want that.

[@tyturner7110]

I think that was the hardest part to see. Some of these people seem to enjoy their “tics” they always seem to ✨accentuate✨ and add spice to what they are saying, they “lean into” their tics. If that makes sense. Meanwhile I have seen teen boys with stutters fighting back tears, because it is so frustrating to have something you want to say, something you need to say, something you practiced and wanted it to be perfect, only to be interrupted by something that you can’t control. Something that constantly reminds others that you are in fact different. How sad that some people with disabilities crave the chance to experience “normal” and these weirdos get to just turn their shit on and off, disgusting really.

[@Redacted24-r2h]

That's because they're all lame Billie Eilish fans. She has tourettes, so now all the kids think tourettes syndrome is cOoOoL. 🤦🏽‍♀️🙄

[@lainiwakura1776]

South Park had an episode like that. It's called "Le Petite Tourette" and it's about Cartman faking Tourettes so he can bad mouth the Jews, until he actually starts saying embarrassing things.

[@pooppoop5717]

Dude I feel bad for you dealing with this spoiled kids on social media don't respect people having tourrettes.

[@KCCAT5]

It's a way of getting attention for these kids

[@tominexile]

At 68 years old; having had mental health issues most of my life, I now find myself in a position to be trendy. Thank you Gen Z!

[@elbow3199]

This was happening well over 10 years ago when I was 14. Tick Tock has just made the glorification of MH issues glaringly obvious. Teens aren’t even trying to be discreet anymore, they casually delight in fake negative emotions. I can’t stand “world mental health day” anymore because it only represents mild depression and anxiety. I’ve seen the outcome of true MH issues and it’s not pretty, everyone runs away and then post on social media “if you ever need to talk”.

[@PhantomMana]

yea im 24 now and 10 years ago me n my friends would take xtc just to cry and bawl our eyes out n be depressed, practically inducing it on ourselves.... my friends at the time got really screwed up over it,my friend rubbed a razor on her arm over n over..i had to help her heal it.. never took xtc again and that was only in 2011.. the beginning of ipod touch n iphones lol i tend to wonder what kinda drugs if at all, the kids of today are taking

[@ReformedWhiteKnight]

@Monique Rosewood how ‘real’ are they though?

[@NinaM-82]

THIS!! OMG THANK YOU! My 15 yr old has come out as trans, tells ppl she has DID, she had been faking tics, and most recently cutting and something called "littles space" which is so disturbing. This video is absolutely everything I am going through and you are right no one takes it seriously, no help is available. She just returned from her 2nd lengthy hospital hold 💔 I don't even allow tic toc in our home since 2020 nor provide internet anymore. This world is fkn mad!

[@Rzo139]

Little space is a thing for people into ddlg (daddy dom/ little girl). It's people who believe they're little kids and "little space" is a mentality that they go into to where they act like little kids in everything to the way they talk and the way they act. It's a mess. I only know of it because I dated a girl who was heavily into it. She would have pacifiers, bottles, diapers, clothing, etc. Wasn't my thing. I didn't want to be around that after she told me about it.

[@NinaM-82]

@@Rzo139 I just cleaned her room and under the bed in a back pack I found a baby bottle full of juice, a pacifier, and a whole pack of extra bottle nipples.. I can not believe this.

[@apebass2215]

@Nina Carman good luck for you and your daughter, I hope limiting Internet access helps.

[@sarakyoutube]

Excellent, excellent video. Thank you Sydney

[@Ghryst]

@@ArtGuy-yo4wl yes, all the mainstream youtubers copy each other on a daily basis.. and if theyre not covering someone elses video topic, theyre reading legacy media stories

[@p0tatobiden250]

Goobtube thinks so too, there is a 1hr ad every 5 minutes of the video!! Funny thing since this video is likely demonetized, thanks big shit tech

[@LunaHiddenStars]

OMG I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU HERE 😱

[@PoppinHoops]

Hi Sara! I miss your philosophical content , I hope you're doing fine 🙂

[@avacx]

wow.. i was literally thinking about you yesterday, i haven't seen your videos in some time, and now i see you here. it's time to revisit

[@Ahennamedgerald]

I had horrendous depression all throughout my teen years, what I assume now is a result of my social difficulties (i was diagnosed autistic at age 22). Why the heck would anyone WANT to live their life with mental illness? It is horrible and it terrifies me thinking about how that depression could reappear one day. It was the worst time of my life and I really dont understand why any person would want to deal with those things voluntarily.

[@ChrisBlitzTV]

The demon thing is quite similar to the Otherkin thing that was popular when I was in highschool. I think many of these are just bored teenagers creating fantasy worlds for themselves. Most of them, hopefully, will grow out of it and feel embarrassed in retrospect. I'm glad TikTok wasn't a thing when I was younger.

[@RaquelSantos-hj1mq]

I'm glad I had no social media when I was young. I found my old diary and it was super cringe.

[@KlodFather]

@@RaquelSantos-hj1mq - It was scary and asinine some of the things we said, wrote and thought :O I was a blithering idiot at 18 and quite clueless.

[@fae1283]

Oh man I think I'd rather have the Otherkin being a thing back rather than this bs. At least a lot if em are much nicer

[@phantomshtter]

when you were in high school what... last year?😆

[@MrWayne6363]

These kids have WAY too much time to waste. They just need a job, a little responsibility, and a sense of (real) control over their own lives. It's simple.

[@a64738]

It is so refreshing to see someone that still has their brain intact and see the world for what it is... Now Lithuania has also gone completely corona crazy and refuses unvaccinated to buy food in stores +++ lot of other restrictions for unvaccinated. Norway and Denmark on the other hand has gone the total opposite way and removed all corona restrictions and is living normal lives...

[@evenberg8499]

The hand sanitizer is still available at norwegian stores and restaurants, and it is no longer mandatory to wear a face mask even when using public transport. I am still wearing it, but this habit is soon to pass, I suspect.😊

[@Angus-McFife-2nd]

@@evenberg8499 Same in the UK, almost no masks anymore. Music gigs and bars are open again. I hear in Latvia, 1 in 5 people are leaving hospital in a box after getting Cov19. What are the Baltics playing at?

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

@@Angus-McFife-2nd Na, that’s England. Here in Scotland we’re still stuck with masks.

[@Angus-McFife-2nd]

@@eccremocarpusscaber5159 Ah, very true. Sorry about that. I hear our favourite neighbour is becoming a little be authoritarian up there. Hope you are OK mate!👍

[@testpilotian3188]

@@eccremocarpusscaber5159 hasn’t don’t much for the spread of the virus has it? (Wearing masks everywhere). Your figures are a few weeks ahead of ours and are starting to drop now (probably because your schools went back a few weeks before ours in England), yet in Gwent, Wales, which has the tightest restrictions in the UK, also has the highest Covid infection rate in the UK too….. strange that.

[@Noisemarine]

Having been in a relationship with someone who has genuine mental health issues, I have seen up close how people struggle with these issues. So most consider me callous or uncaring when I snap or refuse to show sympathy for people who brag about there issues and pretend there life is falling apart when they have no real problems.

[@Deron8564]

I was diagnosed with Tourettes at age 11 by a neurologist. The year was 1987. Little did I know then that having Tourettes would one day make kids popular, not unpopular. Being teased for Tourettes and learning to overcome it is an important step in a Tourettes kid growing up. It toughens us and actually makes us stronger people.

[@Spudawg]

Imagine being a parent and your kid ends up like one of these things. The disappointment would be unimaginable. And you yourself would feel like a failure. A lose/lose to the greatest degree.

[@ChristConvicted]

What's sad is that some parents probably encourage this kind of behavior. I've seen tiktoks of the PARENTS being dumb.

[@Spudawg]

@@ChristConvicted true enough. I often place too much blame on social media and friend groups. Some Parents are pushing this too.

[@uncommon-commonsense]

If your child ends up like this you did fail somewhere.

[@rowenkylee5627]

That's what parental controls in devices are for. Block tiktok. Less exposure to it means less harm.

[@jwenting]

many of the parents are just as bad. They're the rabid SJWs who demand 'gender neutral toilets' so little Jimmy can rape little Jane in the girls' bathroom, and then complain when people point it out to them, calling those that do "terrorists".

[@CyrusCageSCWS]

It's super concerning hearing these kids use the term 'alter' to describe a split personality identity. That term was first used in the MK Ultra program and is used to refer to split personalities intentionally created through sexual trauma and abuse.

[@Allexysable]

The disorder has been renamed into Dissociative Identity Disorder, as more researched showed it's related to dissociation rather than personality disorders. In the medical field, these identities are called 'alters'. I didn't know about the origin of the name, will do more research, but it does stem from childhood extreme abuse situations, so I can see the link. Not intentional though, brain coping mechanism to survive the situation.

[@ejb6822]

@@Allexysable it doesn't stem from childhood abuse. it's iatrogenic. childhood abuse may or may not contribute to a level of neuroticism and agreeableness providing a positive basis of iatrogenic disorders. it's tiktok on the couch, basically.

[@jomana1109]

@@ejb6822 Do you have any proof of that? As far as I know from medical literature, DID is the result of a traumatic/abusive childhood, no mention of iatrogenesis.

[@Allexysable]

@@ejb6822 I'd also like to ask you for the proof on that. So far in my studies, that hasn't popped up, but trauma has. I'm a psychology student btw, legit interested.

[@ejb6822]

@@Allexysable for some reason either youtube or the content creator deleted my links. since you are a psych-student, you should be very familiar with pubmed, so it won't be hard for you to look for the relevant literature yourself. as said, i posted it, but it got deleted.

[@danpatterson8009]

Imagine these people in a job interview ten years in the future. The interviewer makes a few clicks and turns the display around to the applicant and asks "Can you tell me more about this?"

[@johnfromireland7551]

Exactly what I was thinking. When these kids step out into the real world they will find their life is over.

[@princebubby]

No, they'll fit right in, in Media, Entertainment, and HR jobs. It's happening now.

[@altaccount4697]

I would love to see a 22 year old girl fresh out of college with an engineering degree in a job interview, and the interviewer says "you've done very well. Now, would you care to explain this?" And it's 12 year old version of the girl dancing to fuckin WAP or something... I fear for kids.

[@marietess1816]

As someone who suffers mentally everyday and is stigmatized for my condition, i would never brag about it. Being isolated and treated differently for something i can't control has made me really hate life. I hate that these tiktokers are making a joke out of mental illness. Deleting that app was the best decision i ever made.

[@ericalbers4867]

Finally! I'm glad someone's calling this out. I've seen so many run around crying about having PTSD and it's annoying. Not one that but it belittles people that actually have it and confuses others trying to understand it a little. I did 5 tours in Afghanistan and don't publicize any PTSD I have. In fact I do just fine with it. I've noticed that when some people find out they make it a big deal. They constantly bug me about it and literally anytime something bad happens they want to talk to me about it like they're saving or helping me. Then there's the little shits that claim they have it because their dog ran away when they were 5. Making it look like something that doesn't actually require anything truly bad happening to get it. They fake it so much that it make others assume people that have it are insane, floppy, worthless bags of sobbing garbage. I don't worry about the PTSD one bit, you'd never even know I had it unless I told you. It's a thing and that's it, I don't give a shit. I do give a shit about being associated with these fucking nut jobs.

[@sweetiespoon5150]

My brother, who served 3 tours in Iraq, feels the same way. Thank you for your service..

[@TechGorilla1987]

I have self-induced PTSD and the only thing that made me better was to stop being a perfectionist. True story.

[@SherbetSky]

Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

[@alripley5335]

I approve this message. All kidding aside- well said brother.

[@IceQueen975]

Same. c-PTSD from abuse at school. I am a fully functioning adult and my issues are no one's damn business.

[@marcjsolis]

My great grandfather had a very famous quote: “the world went to hell when people started crapping inside and cooking outside.” And when you look at what’s been happening in the world, I think this is accurate.

[@malaineeward5249]

The cooking part needs a little work. Campfire meals and BBQ are amazing.

[@marcjsolis]

@@malaineeward5249 I second this. Barbecuing and camping are awesome. But it does sometimes seem like the world is down the pipes.

[@ksdajkfahgdkhsdag]

Did he coin that super famous quote or just say it while beating your grandma?

[@bettermanchannel770]

Insightful man

[@kinesisfilms9147]

Yeah but has he ever tried cooking crap all over the place?

[@IchNachtLiebe]

I actually attended a psychology internship a few years back. It was pretty sick. I later discovered the leading psychologist was a radical feminist. He would cover up females mental illnesses and convince them they were fine (when some individuals clearly weren't) and do the opposite with men (convince them they were sick when they weren't). That was one of the primary experiences that made me not want to become a clinical psychologist. One of the other experiences was college itself. They will teach you men are all evil by nature and women are all victims. If you need help with a mental disorder I don't want to tell you NOT to go to a psychologist. But I will tell you to be very cautious. Don't just spill your guts at their feet early on. Take slow gradual steps. Work through some of your smaller issues first. After you do that pay attention to the details of what they say. Build a relationship with trust so that you make sure it's not some radical who preaches made up feminist statistics who will attempt to disrupt your life with a political agenda. There are good psychologists out there. I follow many of them online. The majority though are products of our broken education system.

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

*_DAMED YOU EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM!!!!!!!!_*

[@worldfamousgi86]

The education system isn't broken, it's functioning exactly how it was designed to

[@IchNachtLiebe]

@@worldfamousgi86 For sure. Maybe poor wording on my part. Broken in a way that it came in a package from the Walmart website. You are excited your new toaster is here but then you see the smashed box on the porch when you get home from work. It never had a chance from the beginning.

[@Subject_Keter]

@@IchNachtLiebe Education is nothing but beating books into someone head till they can parrot the answer, no critical thinking or analysis but "beep boop I am a GI deploy me at the nearest battlefield!"

[@IchNachtLiebe]

@@Subject_Keter I agree. I think there is value in wiser more experienced people passing knowledge to the next generation. However, that's not our system. Our system does cover some subjects like math in appropriate ways (before the last couple of years where 2+2=5) but all the philosophical and soft science subjects are biased garble.

[@platinumfalcon798]

as someone with a legal diagnosis of ASD, and to the point that I need educational support for it; shit like this waters down my condition so its not taken seriously, thanks alot, TikTok.

[@BaDazai]

As a child I had an active imagination and I still do. I'd imagine myself on adventures, as a hero on a quest. I'd be an elf today and a robot tomorrow. I'd be young and old, on earth or in other realms. I find nothing wrong with being something or someone you're not sometimes HOWEVER I knew the distinct line between reality and fantasy, never did I try to alter my reality to fit/match my fantasy. This is something kids today can't grasp, boys can indeed imagine themselves as girls and girls can imagine themselves as boys, they can be demons, fairies or aliens BUT do not physically bring that into reality. Once you do that you will loose your sense of self.

[@sigmacademy]

It does seem like somewhere along the line, they saw cosplayers and went: "you know, I could do that 365 a year, and who's gonna stop me" mentality" - if these people do it for "realz" in the physical world, it's totally fine to live that ALL THE TIME. Apparently no-one did, and like any kid, they've been testing where the boundary is ever since.

[@johnfromireland7551]

Agree. As far as I can understand what is happening, here, is that these human beings, on Tik Tok, are frustrated with their lives and/or bored. This generates, feelings of anger, rage, anxiety which, all, can lead to impulsive acts which can include violence. This includes self-harming. Tik Tok is a self-reinforcing loop making people more ill.

[@shelbysittig1047]

When you bring them into reality they melt and either attempt to commit suicide or sleep longer to stay within that false dream.

[@gohan2791]

Hella facts, didn't even think of it like that

[@campbellrob1919]

I spent 35 years shaping reality to my vision and made lot of money doing it. The difference is my generation learned how to focus and work.

[@annetunstall967]

From my own experience as a grandparent I can safely say that social media, of every type, is far more toxic than we know. My second youngest grandson (12) has given up altogether after his dad found some very suspicious people messaging him and asking questions no body of his age should be asked. I am so glad that being bought up in the 50' & 60's we had a freedom that no child today has.

[@BelleMort6]

It's so sad, isn't it? These new technologies were created to promote a freer, more educated populace, with the answer to every question at our fingertips. But all it's done is make us weak, sick and imprisoned within our own little worlds. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, I suppose.

[@CyberEditing]

Me too. I'm 60. I'm active on social media, but only as a business tool since it helped me retire early. Spend my time outdoors, in reality.

[@universalsoldier2293]

As a millennial, I've had to protect my boomer mom from social media. She's oblivious to phishing scams and fake profiles.

[@littlelady9801]

I wish I was this lucky. I'm a gen z teen and growing up I was barely allowed to leave the front of our house and both my parents worked all day.. It was a pretty boring childhood if you ask me.

[@chameleon-dream-band-official]

As a band, we were encouraged to start up a TikTok account as a "must have" promotional tool. Reluctantly we did. Utterly horrified by some of the banal, unpleasant, and troubling content on there. We will be deleting our account after only 2 weeks on the platform. We'd rather have a limited audience than generate streams knowing it might have come from TikTok.

[@TheMurlocKeeper]

Whoever "encouraged" you to do such a thing should be publicly whipped..and you can tell them that from me! Not only Tic-Tok is a cesspool of unpleasantness, as you found out, but has everyone completely forgotten that it exists SOLELY to data-mine everyone on there? I feel that little factoid isn't spread around NEARLY enough! It came from China...what can you expect but dodginess? PS: I'm very glad that you quickly came to your senses. You give me some hope in humanity. :)

[@hubertrnx116]

Subscribed to you on KZbin and will be checking out your music 😎

[@lordsiomai]

I do wish all musicians are like you lot. Art over fame and dolla bills

[@RtistiqSkubie]

@Chameleon Dream Band Your logo is not good. The gap in the D is distracting. You should move the letter down so the top will connect to the bottom of the C. It's actual flow.

[@jesterthenecromancer4569]

19:39 - 19:49 honestly as a person working at a resaurant where thats almost the only type of "music" i hear all day, i hardly think you're offending anyone except 14 year olds you think someone looking at them weird is against the law.

[@nateb9768]

Influencers are “educating” when they do not have a teaching license and degree. They’re literally people who crave attention. Kiddos need to keep their faces in books instead of their phones!

[@BooksandBuns]

You don't need a degree to tell someone 2 + 2 = 4. Get off your phone & read a book yourself if you're so smart

[@nateb9768]

@@BooksandBuns I’ve read plenty of books over my lifetime. There simply are too many distractions in the classroom for young students.

[@enemyunknown8181]

@@nateb9768 good thing, they have the internet and can educate themselfes, after the educationsystem loves to forget the half of the story...

[@bazjr86]

@@enemyunknown8181 exactly. Always good to hear as much sides of the story as possible especially with HIStory.

[@shineymcshine5026]

Unfortunately.. technology is a necessity.. even through schools.. phones are more accessible than getting on a laptop in a way..these phones are going to ruin us💀

[@lisaholland85]

I wish we could just outright ban social media for children under the age of eighteen. My daughter grew up before the age of tic toc, but she was still young enough to join Facebook. I can't tell you how many times she felt bad about herself because all these people on Facebook seemed to live a much more exciting life than hers. I told her that's because they're only showing you the highlights of their lives, not the low points. Sadly, now they're showing only the low points. I'm with you, Sydney, I want to step away from this planet, too.

[@johnshepherd4299]

Banning it would only make it more of a forbidden fruit, but I do agree to the destructive power of social media. I feel my hate for humanity gradually growing and hitting new highs because of it

[@emmas.m]

This is what makes me sad. Mental health issues aren't "trendy." I feel like there is a difference between accepting you have a mental health issue and acting like your suffering is beautiful and in some ways, a fun asthetic. Mental heath issues are not fun. They aren't "cool" or "quirky." As a person with mental health problems, I wouldn't say they are "beautiful."

[@christinesarkis4029]

It's hard to find that point where you can be open and honest about your mental health struggles without looking like a complete twat. I don't know if I'll ever figure it out.

[@emmas.m]

@@christinesarkis4029 I agree 100% It's super hard to find the balance.

[@JohnDoe-nq4du]

I just got an ad for TikTok in the middle of this video. Know your audience. WTF, advertisement targeting algorithm? You had one job!

[@mitchk176]

Part of the problem is parents expecting the world and internet to raise their kids for them. We'll see how this all plays out in a couple of decades.

[@Mintybomo]

Give it less time lol

[@Grozarter]

Yeah lol, I give it 5 years at most

[@womenssafetyoverdelusional6504]

Yeah I wanna see that too but at the same time I don’t

[@cinder3150]

@@womenssafetyoverdelusional6504 omg same

[@peterb5235]

But it's not always their fault, both parents have to work full time just to survive and are too tired to raise their own kids

[@hollowgod5773]

Remember when South Park had cartmen pretend to have tics? And he ends up developing them before he goes on TV. They basically predicted the future

[@machinegunbabygirl]

he didnt develop tourettes, he just said everything he thought, which is not tourettes

[@Bribabysmine]

By the end of the episode he developed Tourettes lol

[@theinfamousanonymous2652]

It's sickening to see depression romanticized. People who suffer from it never go on social media proclaiming it. In contrary, they do everything to hide it because they feel ashamed of themself, and don't want to be a burden.

[@gennasantaquilani4863]

It's true! When I'm depressed I will avoid people as much as possible because I don't to bring anyone down.

[@undefinedvariable8085]

It's the lengths people will go to to one-up their peers just to be coddled and reaffirmed that they are not the ones who need to adjust, it's the world that needs to adjust.

[@anablackwood6141]

I'm a 35 year old mother who actually does have diagnosed autism and ADHD. I've also had very severe bouts of depression and I can tell you there's NOTHING beautiful about the way you suffer. It's bad. It's ugly. It's disruptive. It ruins your life in ways you'd never expect. It's struggling to get out of bed in the morning even if you have to pee so bad that your eyes are watering. It's looking at the pile of dishes in the sink and the cockroaches skittering about on the counter and not being able to bring yourself to walk five feet and do something about it. It's about devoting th last ounce of energy you have to making sure that your child is fed, clothed properly, and bathed but forgetting to wash yourself for 2-3 weeks on end. It's about getting fat as hell because only sweet and fatty food that you can just buy prepared appeals to you and you can't stomach the thought of cooking or exercising. It's about trying to find another reason to live because even your husband and daughter aren't enough some days and you think they'd honest to Godly be better off without you glooming the place up. I'm a lot better now but I hate how bad I get during those episodes and I am legit embarassed about some things I've done or not done while I was in the depths of it. Anyone who's truly had very bad depression will never glamorize it because they not only never want that experience again but they wouldn't wish it on a terrorist let alone an innocent child or teenager.