"tiktok ruined the internet" | here's why you're wrong

[@nad_bell_]

I once saw a Planned Parenthood post on ig, which was very educational and directed at young people for their safety, repeatedly use the word "seggs" and I wanted to SCREAM. 😭

[@amayagirltwilightlov]

Like just say sex 😭

[@unhoely7925]

It would either be taken down or shadow banned aka it won’t reach a wide range of people so it would be useless. If companies weren’t trying to keep things as PG as they are in order to cater to more sponsorship at the expense of educational videos like that, then we really wouldn’t have this problem.

[@SamoyedSagas]

​@@unhoely7925If there was actual proof of this stuff happening rather than it just being spread around on tiktok like a playground rumor then I'd believe it.

[@omaimaf9963]

Ig has bad censorship for public posts, but I feel they could’ve used being intimate, literally anything else would be less cringy.

[@TheOneandOnlyD-R-E]

Unfortunately, these platforms have swung too far in the wrong direction, trying to protect people from the "harm" words cause. At some point, people need to remember the lessons about sticks and stones that we were taught as children.

[@katjafrandsen1687]

A museum adopting "unalive" when talking about Kurt Cobain's suicide from Tiktok's self censoring users puts a very bad taste in my mouth

[@ceoofeternaldamnation]

It’s because the algorithm will censor words containing sexual or violent content (like suicide), so they had to come up with new phrase to keep themselves from being restricted. I don’t like it and agree it unintentionally waters down serious topics/at least stay on tiktok, but it is important to note that it’s due to the algorithm and not people being quirky.

[@Hailey-bz2ym]

There was a disclaimer in the museum explaining they were adopting modern language as part of the exhibit. I still agree they could’ve left it out

[@JoseHernandez-gy7qu]

@@ceoofeternaldamnationidk it never made sense to me since you could just censor words with asterisks

[@feltfrog]

@@Hailey-bz2ymthats so cringy honestly

[@SamoyedSagas]

​@@JoseHernandez-gy7quI dont think I've ever seen any of this algorithm stuff proven either. So its likely yet another runaway trend on tiktok that isnt based in truth.

[@más72z]

"Fandoms are just collections of people, and people are people...unfortunately." Few things have described my struggle to make connections in this world more than that.

[@glass.hammer]

@@más72z the evolution of stan culture has really made it worse. fansites and message boards weren’t epicenters normalizing stalking and harassment. There was a degrees of community moderation that sites like FB and twitter just don’t care about.

[@MentalLiberation]

I can like, even love a person or persons. People? Nope, not even close and not anymore. I have stopped underestimating the level of stupidity of people in groups.. especially large ones. Don't have time anymore

[@gnocchidokey]

I like to think of it as the fundamental rule of humanity... every group of people, no matter how righteous , no matter how persecuted, is going to have at least one person being an asshole. It's why I could never get into religion.

[@MsMvsc]

@@glass.hammer oh, you must be young. The Harry Potter fandom alone did indescribable damage to fandom norms and had plenty of doxxing, sock puppeting, and other internet fuckery

[@Pleiades21]

Unrelated but I love ur pfp

[@Monicalia]

Everyone talks about "unalive", but I personally can't handle "self-exit". God, suicide is not walking out the door.

[@caitlindazey2030]

one of my friends hit me with "sewer slide" a few weeks ago and I wish I could unhear that.

[@mac2040]

Both are really insensitive and downplay the reality of exactly how serious suicide is. Like just fucking say it man. If you have to sensor over text, put a *

[@no1legobatmanfan]

i had a school counselor say unalive to me out loud after i literally was saying the actual stuff like dude 😭

[@emmielcarek9480]

@@mac2040if you can’t say SUICIDE, you’re not mature enough to be talking about it. That’s my take

[@cannibaldotcom]

a tiktok take that wasnt in this video id like to mention is how it accelerated the downfall of being an artist online. its like a combination of things that did though, the death of deviantart, then tiktok, then instagram copying tiktok. now trying to be an artist on the internet is the biggest headache ever. certain types of art can work/be fun in short form video, but it sucks having to put your work through this twisted food processor in order to match this medium. certain things just werent built for it

[@prinxen1733]

*DeviantArt is pretty dead but it's not totally dead and it's still where I get the most attention as an artist *I wish there was another website that had an inbox style following system because I don't support the current owners of DeviantArt, my art just doesn't play nice with algorithms Dx

[@ttthecat]

That's an excellent point and a very sad one. And AI is another form of torture for artists- you have my utmost sympathy. I can relate as a journalist. Although what we create is different these social media platform and their algorithms have warped and threatened our industries in equal measure.

[@BluelStar]

Yes! I have stopped posting my art but I miss that small community I built

[@ZoraCrafts]

Dude love streaming, I love drawing but what I HATE is having to hodgepodge a movable camera setup so I can videotape me making my art because if its not posted on reels ppl probably aren’t gonna see it.

[@kioumim]

As an artist myself, i absolutely second your take!

[@stephaniqua]

Bunny Name: B'Angelo (the b stands for bunny LOL)

[@idamaeology]

I love this! 😂😅

[@transrightsdinosaur]

This one is my other favorite beyond Goliath.

[@pokeemann1306]

How and why is this community so good at naming stuffed animals!?

[@tyrannoseahorse_rex]

I can't beat this

[@annihilxte]

Omg why is this so funny. That’s it, that’s the name

I've never installed TikTok because I know it would be terrible for me. My willpower is best exercised at the point of access!

[@damagedworld5577]

Same

[@averyistired._62_.]

i uninstalled it earlier this year after i truly analyzed my screen time and was disgusted by myself. i install it every now and then to see some things but then i delete it instantly after because i know if i keep it i'll go back to doom scrolling and i'm not disciplined/have enough self control to stay off the app.

[@snugglemuffins762]

My bf is the same and I download and send him TikTok’s he’d like

[@haileys5224]

@@snugglemuffins762that’s what my girlfriend does. Unfortunately now I get caught up in the KZbin shorts rabbit hole 💀💀💀

[@KaiAstraStylist]

Thats what i thought for years but i finally got it so i could see things my friends sent me. Ive had it for over a year and i just never got on because i never found it addicting, i forget the app exists, but somehow im addicted to reddit and KZbin. Idk how 😂

[@frxsita_3]

whoever said that instagram reels are better than tiktok must be insane. i don’t like tiktok but instagram reels is one of the most toxic places, specifically the comments.

[@unhoely7925]

Yes! They nitpick everything there.

[@SapphireSeahorse494]

in my experience, instagram comments, especially reels, are more toxic than reddit, twitter (pre-elon), and tiktok combined.

[@frxsita_3]

@@SapphireSeahorse494 i think it’s due to all the right wing men who think they’re too mature for tiktok, and all the brainrotted kids flocking there. that’s just a theory though

[@divestdreamer]

I used to like ig reels because of how "wholesome" and "nontoxic" it is but it done a whole 180 now. I be on youtube shorts now but thankfully it's not all that bad

[@hannacosmos]

If I had a dollar for every slur I read when reading reels comments I would be buying a social media platform

[@user-rz3nu3lm5r]

d’angleo’s mom being supportive of his channel from the start is so cute 😭

[@centersolace]

"advertiser friendly language" will be the death of us all.

[@5ft2chelle]

That first one about filming strangers in public is so true. The other day, I was caught in a video that was recorded by a woman in my local gym. I didn't have that opportunity to ask her to delete it. Lesson learned.

[@danferraro3598]

ugghh, that's annoying. Sorry you have to deal with that.

[@hannacosmos]

It has made me way to self aware when I’m out in public. In my country there was a trend posting people that were ugly using the name “gargamel”, these people where often homeless, addicts and people just trying to exist that got referred to as the wizard in the smurfs:(

[@peiithos]

its why i still wear a mask to conceal my face

[@rosasunsprite8901]

I was 11 when I saw some random adult taking pictures or recording me :/ I just wanted to play at the playground

[@Sevenpuddingsx]

In the US, legally people don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy in public. Especially if you're in a business that has cameras, which sucks. A business isn't just going to randomly post footage with you working out in the background. If they do, they'll censor your face most of the time.

[@Mollypop_1]

My boyfriend died by suicide, and the stigma around it has just gotten worse with people not being comfortable saying suicide. It makes it feel shameful when people nervously say "unalived himself". It's a gross feeling. (Edit: changed "you" to "people" because I didn't mean it directly to any one person)

[@mus1quenonst0p]

i’m really sorry.

[@wildgr33n]

its due to youtube guidelines, it will age restrict a video if the word is mentioned. theres a game reviewer i follow that has to refer to guns as force multipliers lol

[@Duncansdoughnutz]

it totally takes away from the seriousness of the situation. I am so sorry for your loss and i hope less people can be shitty about it. It was an awful thing to happen and i’m proud of you for moving forward no thanks to those idiots

[@glass.hammer]

@@Mollypop_1 heard several people say “game ended themself” and I’m pretty sure it’s taken years off of my life

[@bridgeotto3320]

No one is saying "unalived" bc they're uncomfortable saying suicide. They're saying it because of censorship on social media. People get strikes, demonetized, shadow banned etc. from social media websites when they say the actual word. They use unalived for "murdered" as well.

[@froggiepie]

As a current resident of tumblr, i keep seeing people migrate to tumblr and introduce themselves and have so many censored words in their posts, and ive even seen someone nervously comment about the algorithm hating them for using certain words, and its so sad to me bc tumblr’s algorithm is just a chronological stream of posts from people you follow. that’s basically it. You don’t need to censor anything (except for images sometimes)

[@mi1kguts]

the only ppl getting censored on tumblr are trans women and palestinians fundraising

[@hey-zel]

So true. I haven’t been on tumblr for awhile but I definitely remember what it was. It’s strange to see how massively tiktok has affected little things like speech

[@solsoups]

exactly. whenever I see someone go "I can't believe he graped her!!! (sorry for mention >_

[@lauryn.online]

You can say “child rapists should be castrated,” on tumblr and everyone will agree with you, but if you say the same thing on reddit, you get a permanent ban.

[@RottenRobyn]

Not sure if this is an unpopular opinion or not but I can't stand how much people waste food and products in the name of entertainment and monetary gain. The weird side of CLEANTOK especially bothers me. There are so many people who live stream for hours wasting soap and comet and other chemicals down the drain.

[@Mollypop_1]

@RottenRobyn like the guy who goes "how many hangers until it holds my weight" or whatever and he's just breaking dozens of plastic clothes hangers for one tiktok.

[@carrielynne3491]

I completely agree! Especially with the way the world is currently and food insecurity being a reality for so many people. It really irks me.

[@pbee.njayay444]

@@Mollypop_1eh this isn’t that big of a deal, and it’s far more entertaining comparatively and peaks interest

[@pbee.njayay444]

@@carrielynne3491food waste is the absolute bottom of the barrel vile..so many starving mouths that could’ve used it

[@carrielynne3491]

@@pbee.njayay444 absolutely! I think that’s one of the most disgusting things I see on social media in general, mukbangs and overconsumption are rampant and a serious issue.

[@helloleesh]

Yes! Our phone cameras literally have a fisheye effect which warps our faces at distances less than 18" I think. We have to hold our phones FAR away, even when taking selfies, and guess what... your favorite TikToker already knows this and does it. Thank you for mentioning something concrete like this. An overarching "this isn't reality and you are beautiful" is a wonderful message, but some people want concrete facts to feel convinced that this isn't just blowing smoke. Influencers know all the tricks. The camera tricks, the filter tricks, the lighting tricks, the makeup tricks, the Facetune tricks... and even then post only their favorites to social media. We're rarely seeing them at even their "normal".

[@Astlay]

About minors there: I used to be on the Trust and Safety team of a mobile game company (can't say the name, I'm still under NDA), and one of my colleagues used to work for TikTok. The way they moderate videos is honestly terrible, and very dangerous for young people on the platform. Having minors posting content is not safe for them, and the app doesn’t have enough ways to safeguard them. After working in the industry, I honestly became even more someone who's against young people posting anything with their identity online, and infinitely grateful that when I was growing up the culture was of avoiding that until you were old enough (I used the internet a lot, just never with my face, and barely with my name).

[@bakugoukacchankatsuki6434]

Tiktok somehow thought (wrongly) that I was under 13 last new years... They wouldn't let me prove I was in fact older than they were saying. My account had my favourite and most effort put in video is now lost forever... I hate how that app handles age stuff. I got an account at 14 so I could use it to make that specific video for a class and it frustrates me to no end. I never use my real name on any accounts that I think I might interact with strangers on. Some children aren't dumba$$es thankfully but thank you for weeding out those rule breakers

[@stephaniebillman5673]

I think kids under 16 shouldn't be on any social media, except for supervised KZbin maybe. It just is an unnecessary risk especially on TikTok. Most important is never post kids, these parents showing off their kids makes me sick.

[@OryxAU]

Reflecting on my social media experience when I was younger, it's kinda like drinking soda when you're thirsty. Your body thinks it's getting the water it's asking for, so it's addressing the need, but only in the action of doing it. You're still dehydrated and now your body has even more problems to deal with. In the same way, humans are social by nature, and social media fills the need, but it's not fulfilling or healthy.

[@seekittycat]

I teach young kids and they don't understand why other younger kids get to be on TikTok when they can't. It's so hard to explain how dangerous it is when they see kids just like them doing "challenges". I try to explain to them it's all a show and scripted by the parents but they don't believe me.

[@auggiemain]

I reaply hate the excuse of censorship when it comes to saying things like 'grapist' 'watermelon people' 'unalived' 'cheese pizza' because theres so many more respectful ways to refer to these things rather than turning it into something silly. "They forced themself onto the victim" "inappropriate material involving children" etc etc. The censorship is a problem too of course but the wordage people use nowadays is so disrespectful.

[@iamjustkiwi]

Uhhh...I've never even heard the term watermelon people before, is it what I think it is (racist)?

[@ColovianFurHelm]

​@@iamjustkiwipretty sure it's referring to Palestinians because people were using the watermelon as a symbol of support. But it's dehumanizing and the confusion with it sounding racist does not help

[@iamjustkiwi]

@@ColovianFurHelm oh jeez, thanks for explaining

[@kaliixa]

I think part of the problem (in writing format) is character limits. The respectful rephrasing is significantly longer to type, which means you'll be posting multiple comments at best. In video form, the shorter the video, the better it does - the longer, the more likely you are to be ignored by the algorithm - thus incentivising adopting the written short forms into the verbal format. Not saying it's right that this happens, just trying to explain the driving force behind this behavior. If we want to fix this, we will need to come up with a solution that gets to the root of the problem: algorithms dictating our media.

[@Xitol]

It's people's way around censorship. Would your rather them use true words and get shadow banned or outright banned and no word ever getting out? or they use code words to keep knowledge spreading? At some point something has to give.

[@Evelyn_Okay]

Since you already have a David, you could name the bunny Goliath. That way, David and Goliath can hang out, become friends, and finally kiss.

[@donnaimanbrown]

I’m 💀

[@silque575]

waitt l like this one lmaoo

[@erinrodgersStoryCoach]

Cuuuuute

[@slowdownex]

I wish this wasnt gonna win. It's not all that creative, or even cool. Dumb folks are gonna like it en masse cause internet, but does every reference to the name "David" really have to be in this context?

[@ikaurika]

YES

[@generallyclaire]

YES to the tiktok comparison to Tumblr. Tumblr was a net positive for me trying to figure out who I am and embracing my own personality. Now I'm thankful for tiktok bc it has encouraged me to approach my therapist with things I relate to. I know they're saying "everyone is autistic or has adhd now" but it genuinely helped me understand that I'm not alone in my experiences

[@SuckmMyAss]

Honestly , ever since I downloaded TikTok it has completely ruined my attention span. It had without a doubt altered my brain chemistry. So much so that I have to avoid it at night bc the algorithm will show me horribly depressing videos and it sends me in a spiral. Im so glad you’re back to making videos again bc it honestly helps me stop scrolling so much! When my bf catches me mindlessly scrolling he will literally say “go hang out with D’Angelo “ 😂 your videos help more than you know! Another way I’ve tried to curb this scrolling habit is getting back into old video games. (I didn’t grow up playing a bunch of games) It has been helping me keep busy when I would normally scroll for hours

[@keysharamos-qf8pt]

❤same

[@Avendesora]

How annoyed are you by inconveniences? I've trained myself to stop using apps in the past by uninstalling them at night and reinstalling them the next time I want to use them. I get so fed up with waiting for things to download and install and signing in again and all that jazz that I pretty quickly just forget I was ever using it in the first place.

[@valentinelr4649]

Same ! Deleting the app was such a game-changer for me. I've noticed a significant increase in my energy levels since I got rid of it. I've been able to focus on reading, exercise, and spending more time outdoors. It was eye-opening to see how much the app was consuming my time without me even realizing it.

[@Azmetrex]

Lol I love the pause before he reveals his opinion. It's like a slot machine. "Here's why you're... 🎰🎰🎰 🎊✨Right ✨🎊"

[@eve3455]

Let's go gambling!

[@joshua_the_guy]

@@eve3455 ❌❌❌ aw dang it

[@Abby-if1yi]

⁠​⁠@@eve3455aw dang it ❌❌

[@mikudayo_biggest_fan3939]

​@@joshua_the_guy ❌️❌️❌️❌️ aw dang it

[@Stelthily]

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[@unamiryo]

i see ppl constantly complain over fandom opinions and then i find out the source is some tiktok comment section and im just ?? you guys wouldnt survive 2012 tumblr haha

[@Astlay]

I know, right? We survived Superwholock, the Onceler, so much discourse... The kids would die if the Bone Witch faced them 😂

[@seashellgarden2227]

It's definitely one of the things that somehow got better over time 😂 havent watched the video fully yet so who knows

[@stonks3507]

These people would never survive the HIVLiving drama

[@carolinesch.]

True tumblr was way worse in general

[@mrspreminger]

I’m part of the jjk fandom and istg 50% is super gay and the other 50% is homophobes. These annoying homophobic men get so mad at the people doing basic fandom things like shipping, making OCs and being little cringe. They have the choice not to engage with that side of the fandom but they’ll be leaving hate comments and are surprised they get more of that content 😭

[@karahmarie6558]

I'm so glad you mentioned that people never bring up Vine when talking about short form content being something to ban. So many people will say "Ban Tik Tok" in one breath and "I miss Vine SO much" in the next

[@SamoyedSagas]

Vine was 6 second comedy videos that got compiled into greatest hits collections on youtube. Tiktoks are nothing like that, unless you curate your feed to creators of 6 seconds long comedy.

[@kiwiipeachii8980]

@@SamoyedSagasmaybe not in six seconds, but comedy is certainly one of the biggest video genres on TikTok. I feel like everyone criticizing TikTok never even used the app and are just repeating what everyone else says.

[@LadyOrpheus]

No one was selling you something in six seconds

[@JesuslsASamurai]

I was saying it, I've been hating short form content since funniest home videos

[@ThankYaMuch]

Bit of a stretch, I believe.

[@frogmanbogman]

my controversial opinion is no matter how much you hate tiktok banning it would set a disastrous precedent for censorship of foreign media in the united states. its no coincidence that they started trying to ban it after waves of support for palestine grew on the platform. the casual sinophobia people spew when talking about tiktok is CRAZY.

[@dadadada6147]

I don’t think the propalestine wave and the let’s ban TikTok really correlate but this might just be my perception.

[@Wiz7448]

The process started way before october 7. It's more likely that it's related to the fact that so many politicians in congresso on both parties own a lot of Meta-stocks. Tiktok is meta's bigggest rival basically. However, your point about scary censorship still stands, for sure!

[@bridgeotto3320]

@@dadadada6147 politicians were literally complaining about TikTok "changing people's views on Palestine"

[@seekittycat]

I always thought the TikTok ban was because of US and China relations tbh

[@everfluctuating]

​@@seekittycatit was initially triggered by sinophobia, especially on the conservative end of politics, but its become a bipartisan issue more recently because of the pro-palestine coverage.

[@rissamakes]

The bunny should be named B’Angelo. 🐰 ❤

[@elios63]

i don’t know if it’s just me, i’d LOVE uncut 52 minute versions of your videos, you’re one of the only youtubers i consistently watch

[@e.meakin102]

D’Angelo just doesn’t miss

[@uneducatedtrash9193]

Ikr he's always a good time

[@tabhairdomainm5553]

I watch him like am audio book

[@AhhSpoons]

SAME

[@annihilxte]

Not just you! The longer the video the better in my opinion❤ been watching him since the beginning and I’m so glad he’s back. I learn SO much from him and never wanna stop learning

[@IllusoryMaestro]

The internet has been ruined since money became the center of it

[@venereveritas]

Ahhhh... good old capitalism

[@DavidJones-ot8qu]

The internet was never good for anything but creating distance between people. It would be so awesome as a pure information distribution system, but people don’t like information enough for that to ever be it’s primary use

[@marqkc]

​​@@DavidJones-ot8qu respectfully, I disagree with this take. The social aspect of the internet is very useful in moderation, being able to communicate with people around the world that have similar interests is very cool, like right now - we're in a comment section because we're all subscribed to D'Angelo or happened to stumble across this video on the recommended feed. It connects people that would otherwise never meet. Saying it's creating distance between people is disingenuous. What caused that are bad actors. People who are trapped in echo Chambers and continously reinforce their extreme beliefs and become a caricature. Those who puppeteer people who are already mentally unwell and try to isolate them. The money-hungry companies that make these services addictive to get better metrics for investors. These are not the fault of the invention, but the people who got power over it.

[@marsillustrations7990]

If you think critically you know business was always the point of the internet, ur just old enough to recognize it now I guess.

[@glass.hammer]

@@DavidJones-ot8quhard disagree. I was def too young for this, but I still experienced the age of unique, decentralized message boards, usenet groups, AIM chatrooms, fansites, and unserious MMOs and online multiplayer games like age of empires ii. I never felt so connected to people having been mercilessly bullied and ostracized since preschool. There weren’t paywalls, people shared their projects out of the love of the community, and pseudo-anonymity didn’t create nearly as toxic atmospheres as heavily integrated socially media sites like Facebook et al. It was the Wild West, but somehow it felt more welcoming.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Totally agree with the really childish sounding alternative words they use. Espcially when we already have what dozen ways of saying murdered/killed, without resorting to "unalive", that also respect the severity of the situation.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

@@allierandall5362 the point is there were dozens of ways to say it already that would be TIKTOK safe, that don't sound so immature and reduce the severity of the situation.

[@isthiscereallife]

"passed on" "their life was taken" "left us" etc etc

[@darksidegryphon5393]

Passed away, kicked the bucket, perished, is deceased...

[@basedokadaizo]

@@darksidegryphon5393 shuffled off the mortal coil and joined the choir invisible?

[@stitches768]

Pushing up daisies

[@allisondunham6050]

i HATE when people film them helping the homeless. like film you preparing care baskets, film you going shopping, but get out of that poor persons face!! even if they agree to being posted, they’re obviously gonna feel pressured since you’re helping them out. it just feels so wrong.

[@Cornstarchrr]

Do something kind for something, for the sake of being kind. If you are recording yourself being kind, then it removes that feeling of gratitude, and instead fills the person's mind with, "even if I dont want what they offer, I better accept it; because thousands of people are watching him do this."

[@HeyJoe.]

Biggest issue I find with the short form industry is the stolen content trend. There’s so many people just taking stuff for their own and getting views.

[@aminamustafa2609]

the bunny really feels like a Milo

[@OpposumParty87]

YESSSSS

[@tangtang_514]

Woah youre so right

[@LaraStarrFyre]

I was gonna like this but then I realized it has 69 likes, so....Nice.

[@wist.]

hey, thats my name

[@monetchandler1654]

Definitely an option in my mind

[@beechteeth]

"weird, D'Anglelo hasn't uploaded a video today." *refresh* "Oh there it is"

[@ru-km6tb]

Literally me

[@christie6279]

hahahhahaah same

[@dominicmoreno4662]

he is heliocentric, like the sun ain't going nowhere...the homie is always rising

[@Pegasisbey]

He almost always uploads on 12:30pm EST. On the dot. Convert that to your local timezone and now you can be a d'angebro

[@mi_yauu]

unlike three ISH years ago where he was on hiatus for a good year ☹️ ​@@dominicmoreno4662

[@hannaisuplate1689]

THANK GOD for tumblr - I’m so happy you made this point!! It literally blew open my world coming from a sheltered conservative household and I’m SO thankful it helped make me who I am

[@hey-zel]

SAME HERE!!! I feel like I joined around the right time too. It was a blessing for me lol

[@SchnitzelRada]

Instagram reels definitely isn't better. The number of times I've been on a completely normal post and seen that many comments are just slurs or racist or sexist shit is honestly very sad.

[@eggychoi4703]

I would love to see the bunny be named Acorn, I think it fits it quite well :D

[@oddmnemosyne2869]

As someone who was a teenager for MySpace- yeah it's definitely better that adults know what kids are up to on TikTok. A lot of weird, inappropriate, and dark stuff happened on MySpace with next to no oversight from adults and some of it I would never wish on any other generation.

[@SarahPaceSings]

Thats a great point

[@LannasMissingLink]

That's actually so true. I saw some legit horrifying stuff on twitter and tumblr when I was a kid too. I dont think my parents had any clue the kinds of wild stuff you could get up to with an iPod touch

[@alexyssaubrie1606]

My mom found my sisters and I MySpace when we were teens and printed them out and made us delete them. We had this big talk about predators and we weren’t in trouble, but it was used as a learning opportunity. Parents can definitely be aware if they choose to and I’m sorry you had to see awful internet stuff. I didn’t escape it for long cause of the shock horror videos that my friends would trick me into watching. And salad fingers. wth was that?

[@jacquelinebelanger4218]

@@alexyssaubrie1606Salad fingers was a fever dream dude

[@seekittycat]

My parents gave me unlimited and unchecked internet access and to this day they still don't see the problem and want to be the "cool" grandparents who let's kids do whatever they want online.

[@MadeleineSwannSurreal]

The booktok thing is so true. Some people like books, there's a whole load of different books out there

[@glass.hammer]

@@MadeleineSwannSurreal sci fi community is pure and I will hear no slander against them

[@faerieefatale]

Please name the bunny Florence 🐇

[@kiingsomniia]

I love Florence sm- He looks like a Florence ^^

[@hannahweaver7292]

I find that of the weird terminology used on tiktok that has migrated to real life, “grape” and “grapist” have been useful for both discussing something related around people who may be triggered by the real word, or as a safety measure in public spaces to warn others. most of them are not something I think should be used regularly as it disrespects the people actually facing those issues, but this one has been useful for me

[@dovalflavia]

7:00 I love living in the D'Angelo bubble, I'm so glad his mom bought the hype and supported him, shout out to D'Angelo's mom 🛐

[@nikozalive]

Opinion: TikTok shop should not exist. Not that it’s useless, TikTok really is just faster teleshopping it’s just extremely toxic

[@mrspreminger]

no really like it’s just temu 2.0

[@user74027nh]

Honestly the most telling thing about tiktok shop is that most of the actual artists and small businesses I've seen on my FYP don't use it. They might have a tiktok for promotional reasons but use a platform like Etsy or shopify for sales. Like 99% of the tiktok shop content I've seen is people selling an obviously marked-up dropshipped product. Not once have I watched a tiktok shop video or live and thought "I wanna buy that".

[@enviisyk]

yep i cant go on the app anymore without having to scroll past like 10 tiktok shop posts its so irritating

[@acciofirebolt4762]

literally it's like what if teleshopping and infomercials were on every channel...

[@nikozalive]

@@mrspreminger but worse because there's more means of advertising, just watch a video, click the link, and buy it it's crazy

[@ccdaly2561]

The people leveraging TikTok clout into a KZbin career are some of my favorite channels here now. Casual Geographic, Miniminuteman, and Lindsay Nikole's channels make my soul happy

[@skyethenerd1054]

Casual geo mention lets gooooooo

[@cpu_1292]

hello googledebunker

[@ShinyHunterMuck]

MINIMINUTEMAN JUMPSCARE?!?!?!!?!!?

[@NayrAnur]

Truly the greatest googledy-bunkers... that we know of.

[@ccdaly2561]

Of course I post this and immediately learn the Jurassic... That We Know Of is up today

[@emreveria]

d'angelo i love the yapping please never stop. these "heres my opinion/heres why your right*wrong" is such a nice format you truly never miss

[@anelasveric607]

Honestly I love TikTok, it’s like a comfort app to me. I’m pretty straight forward when it comes to content that I like so when I get something out of my comfort zone on fyp I just click “not interested”. I guess I managed to train the algorithm to show me only cats, art, books and aesthetic videos.

[@rabbit_bag]

My biggest one is it's allowed the mass apropriation of genuine medical and mental health terms, so when you try and discuss symptoms it is so much harder to be taken seriously because the weight of those words has lessened to a trend or a quirky thing

[@charltm]

Either appropriation or just straight up misinformation/lying (like those weird DID accounts that claim they can switch on command and stuff)

[@petrichorbones]

the censorship of words happens on youtube too though so i think the problem is that companies like tiktok and youtube shouldn't be punishing their creators for talking about serious topics just for advertizing money and also that advertizers shouldn't be so puritanical when they choose their audience. why do children need to be the baseline for ALL ads when they aren't even the ones with money.

[@HobieInTheBox]

THIS, the hypocrisy is crazy

[@sonofaspyder3000]

Most based comment on the Internet

[@charltm]

Also KZbin loved having NSFW ads for a while (as of now I haven’t seen any recently but that’s probably just my ad settings), but those were fine because they pay money to come here :)

[@pig3292]

Bunny looks like a Basil, Basil the bunny ☺️

[@glass.hammer]

@@pig3292 with the “a” pronounced like back. very erudite, very academic bunny.

[@aoki556]

oh wait, especially if named after the picture of dorian gray

[@starleaf-luna]

as a nonnative speaker, the word Basil for me has been forever tainted by Basil Marceaux =P

[@NamiSwaann22]

ALFREDO

[@lesliemartin1520]

Yes, Basil with the British pronunciation.

[@alik9783]

d'angelo ATE SO MUCH with that discussion/rant about beauty. i've been thinking about this for YEARS. i hope that people who need to hear it do, and believe it.

[@zekromleader]

LOVE THIS!!!! Here's why your right/wrong was such a fun and interesting content route you did in the past so i really enjoyed you bringing that back. I missed the poll but ill defintiely keep an eye on the community tab! As for the bunny name, I instantly thought of Dameson. No real reason but it sounds a bit too serious for such a cute bunny doll hahaha.

[@atlasbarrett]

tiktok didn’t destroy the internet but it did destroy the way we consume media

[@RyanSayreOfficial]

i’m so grateful i didn’t download tiktok from the start

[@skimaskrick]

I wouldnt say tik tok ruined the internet per say but im concerned the effect its having on children. We still dont know the long term implications of near exclusively short form, highly stimulating, and intentionally manipulative content. Alongside this the rise and promotion of alt right/conservative pipeline content on these apps may cause wider harm also

[@yoitsrakel]

not to mention the rampant misinformation, that coupled with how the education system is going…there’s no longer a guarantee that what we teach our kids (kindness, discernment, respect) will be enough to save them from hate/danger, or from becoming hateful/dangerous.

[@pillowties]

yeah especially towards the newer generation since they have such easy access to it (and the internet in general) and most actively post on it too, its so dangerous for these young kids to be posting themselves online

[@rinl.6924]

... all of this yes. but also, parents you gotta get off your phones too and parent. hahaha. complaining their kids are on it all day and losing touch with reality, short attention spans, and dwindling mental health; meanwhile not willing to take some of the blame for it or succumbing to these issues themselves, will always make me shake my head.

[@stuppittyhed]

Its less damaging than society as a whole though...

[@stuppittyhed]

@@yoitsrakel Kids are using tik tok to teach each other kindness though. Its a net positive or you arent paying attention.

[@tisibiaedeakamatsu]

I think a cute name for the bunny would be Junior! Since you're always matching and all

[@starrycreek1278]

boost!!

[@KaptainVincent]

ooo cute :3

[@Andrea-sr9fs]

D’Angelo jr!!

[@nelgluhak6709]

​@@Andrea-sr9fs Oh god D'Junior 😂😭

[@jordanpeklo]

Bruh I thought the bunny was Dave lol

[@Rebecca-hm6pw]

I was studying at the library this summer in a study room by myself and I looked up to see someone filming me through the window and my stomach dropped. I’m pretty sure they were on FaceTime showing off the room, not necessarily me, and I don’t think there’s a recorded or posted video anywhere- but looking up and seeing a stranger pointing a camera at you is pretty scary even if it’s not getting posted, and I can’t imagine how it would feel to randomly come across a video of yourself online or something like that. Filming strangers is so weird and I hate that it’s such a common thing to do

[@Bluejitt]

I may be too late with my bunny name contribution, but consider: Leyman/Layman!! It’s a reference to the ending motto/slogan “this is the part of the video where a layman would ask you to…” and I thought it’d be kinda cute

[@xtuffcookiex]

I'm okay never having a TikTok I have enough brain rot apps.

[@beckybea4]

i LOVE how tiktok has introduced musicals to the anime and gaming community, as someone in all three when i'm scroll thru tiktok and i get THE HARDEST hamiltonxjujustu kaiden edit omg i love it

[@T.Florenz]

The internet is a blessed thing for niche interests 🥲

[@riaglitta]

oh yes oh yes oh yes oh yes they both oh yes they both oh yes they both reached for

[@unhoely7925]

Seeing all these edits is the one thing I miss about being on tik tok. I still use IG reels but I barely get edits anymore 😭

[@mrspreminger]

yesss omg and I saw one with heathers and jjk and it was so fire

[@BIMBOCOMMIE]

The way you explained beauty towards the end really made my day better after months of struggling with allergies and skin issues, we appreciate all the content you upload ❤️

[@Sarah.Jane.]

That bunny is adorable and looks like a Harrison.

[@marja2909]

name the bunny "Acorn" - its hat looks just like one

[@Onlyciii]

Lol I have no original thoughts 💀

[@petrichorbones]

i was thinking that too but i thought it was maybe too plain 😭 i have a smol clown doll named Acorn Anne and that just seems so rounded out nicely. Acorn Adam !? Acorn Andy!? lol

[@potatolettuce3416]

my gripe with the effect tiktok has had on music is more that about half the songs that blow up on tiktok, only a certain portion of it blows up, and while i like that portion, ill go listen to the full song and the rest of the song will suck. like ill be expecting the part that blew up is the chorus and the rest of the song will be more of that, only to find it was actually the bridge, and the chorus that plays for 90 percent of the song is not even in the same ballpark as the bridge. its very annoying. love that small artists are blowing up, dont love people designing their songs around this, dont love wildly different bridges that i like way more than the rest of the song

[@kikispsychie]

thank you for putting in so much effort into your videos know that you can take a break for a day or two if you need, we WILL come back !

[@UndertheNeedle282]

I have to say I love the comment section on D'Angelo's videos. Everyone is just kind of wholesome and non-toxic.

[@shayanwallace]

I like Hugo as a name for the bunny :)

[@heathersnumber1fan]

A new episode of here's why you're wrong?? We are SEATED.

[@meheksharma1517]

tbh tiktok has been amazing for independent artists. i’ve found so many small artists whose one song went semi viral and now i get to explore their discography. truly win for the music

[@raritygooh5628]

I love some forms of short form content, but I wish I had like a home screen, or somewhere where I can "storage" my thoughts, important videos and things that I love. For example the way that youtube allows you to click "home". Also a lot of things are really fleeting. Like I want to remember stuff I want to think about things, discuss with others and understand. But a lot of the time. There is nowhere to express nuance. Also trying to find a tiktok video is impossible. Like LET ME FIND THAT ONE EDIT that shows how life passes with sad music pleaseee i need to see it again. 😅

[@jnbg61584]

Being on YT and TT, I’ve learned more about the Ace spectrum and introversion. I have a name to what I’ve been feeling since I was a teenager and I appreciate that. There’s pros and cons to every aspect of life, including the internet

[@prince_buer]

I think Ollie would be a cute bunny name

[@dizzykitteh]

thought i didn't remember this series at all and then you said "heres why you're... right." and all that came flooding back to me LOL i missed this

[@SentientHoodie]

18:44 Billie or Sage! (can be gender neutral)

[@intenselyordinary]

Sage is perfect, tbh

[@jojoirish8523]

I like Sage

[@garbagesalt]

saw someone else suggest Basil which i feel like has the same vibe as these two

[@SentientHoodie]

@@garbagesalt Basil is sooo good omg

[@jojoirish8523]

@@garbagesalt Basil is adorable!

[@parpzful]

One of my favorite bubbles on tiktok is old people. I love hearing what they have to say, I love seeing their silliness, their love. They just add so much wholesomeness to me and my bubble

[@omaimaf9963]

Idk who’s watching long tiktok series, for me anything more than 20min is a “airpods while I’m doing chores” type of content, I don’t have the energy to keep scrolling from part 1 to 24 every minute or so.

[@7ab3tha]

Please do a deep dive on the insufferable Lume. Those commercials drive me insane. I know there has to be something shady going on with that business.

[@awkward.bee1]

the amount of times I hear the phrase "crotch sweat" a day is ridiculous

[@shelly5016]

And then all deodorant brands followed with their own allover body deodorant

[@shelly5016]

And their own ads for it: native, dove, secret, old spice, etccc

[@Wonderfully_Wicked6664]

I haven't seen a commercial from this company in a couple days. I think what needs to come out might be about to.

[@Sing_A_Rebel_Song]

I hate the commercials but I’m a huge fan of their products, especially as a dancer who exercises a lot

[@HonestlyWhoCares]

Your opinion the short form content not being that transferable is so true. The amount of people I had subbed to just to unsub because their shorts are flooding my feed. They need to make a separate sub for a channels shorts.

[@magioc903]

22:31 I immediately thought of heely’s when you mentioned fashion trends and then you said it and it almost made me lose my mind😂😂

[@chaotiquebi]

i almost screamed when i saw the title. I AM SO READY FOR THIS SERIES TO BE BACK

[@xochitlibarra1612]

GOOD MORNING PROF, here on time for class again 🤘🏼

[@00st307-m]

The glazing…

[@TheGamingZCatZ]

@@00st307-mhow is this glazing

[@wuisiwuisi]

OMG You should name the bunny Parsley, I think it fits them

[@davidci]

I like how the title has "Here's why you're wrong" when there was like only 4 'wrongs' in the entire video, though that's mostly cuz most of the 'unpopular' opinions people commented weren't really unpopular

[@seang7578]

For that first one, there actually was a girl popular on… tiktok, ironically, who started talking about how people at her high school (she’s only 14) started videoing her to get a little famous. Like. Filming her from the corner in the bathroom creepy .-.

[@bemorekind]

so glad you brought up vine😭 Short form content isn’t bad on its own it’s just the type of content now being posted on tiktok

[@mahzabinrahman]

tiktok is honestly insane because of how diverse it is! (this is a good thing)

[@beamshark]

Exactly. Yeah, there are many things wrong with it, but then again, I've never seen an app this diverse for fast form content. I can post art, post cosplay, food recipes, makeup tutorials, room decorating, literally anything. There's a space for literally anyone. My art has grown so much over the past few years because of it, I've interacted with so many of my favorite niche games and fandoms because of it. I've met so many other cool people my age that I love to talk to regularly. I love it more than I hate it. And im not going to lie, I'm really going to miss tiktok when it eventually gets banned. Hopefully VPNs will work

[@beamshark]

@Speaker2400-m5i how does this effect LeBaron's legacy

[@DavidJones-ot8qu]

I don’t think encouraging socialization entirely through social media is a good thing, and the diversity of content there seems to heavily contribute to that, since all of your life can now be uploaded and interacted with through tik tok. That’s probably a net negative

[@beamshark]

​@@DavidJones-ot8qu you have a point. Though, at the same time, apps like TikTok allow you to interact with people who have youre hyperspecific interests and preferances. I wish there was a way to safely have something like this IRL though

[@DavidJones-ot8qu]

@@beamsharkI KNOOOOOW. I hate that there’s almost no way in real life to just meet people, let alone people that have your same interests. We don’t have like any free community centers in my area (or anything similar where people go to socialize for free), and I think those are rare in general. Honestly, Tik tok is probably more of a symptom than a cause, but that’s an even more depressing thought.

[@moustik31]

I nominate Uncle Machete as a name for the bunny, in hommage to this community's shared love for the Spy Kids franchise.

[@SemiIocon]

The only creator that does the "unalive" thing right is Casual Geographic, he gets really creative with it and usually is talking about animals, so it's not like describing some crime scene.

[@vb8801]

I deleted Reddit in 2023 and I haven't looked back. It was genuinely negatively affecting my mental health.

[@dadadada6147]

For bunny names here are my favourites so far: Florence Sage Basil Juniper or Judiper And Bun’gelo ❤

[@NamiSwaann22]

Bunny should be called: ALFREDO

[@stellacide]

ALFREDO. all caps

[@whychandler]

ALFREDO

[@NamiSwaann22]

@@stellacide Agreed.

[@mumenRhyder]

ALFREDO

[@saranaila5905]

I was gonna comment "Robert" but Alfredo is way better lol

[@Wompers24]

29:39- Charleston Breckenridge the fourth (The lore is that each rabbit has been a companion to a scholar or professor of some kind.)

[@maggiecramer8154]

It feels like a crime to be this early. Seeing "uploaded 38 seconds ago" feels wrong

[@xochitlibarra1612]

I was here at 17 seconds today 😅 it’s literally a serotonin boost

[@yourgodismean4526]

I’m a 60 yo who would never yell at kids to get off my lawn. I would guilt trip them into mowing it 😂

[@FrenchAlaska]

Deangelo actually makes me happy to on the internet i love his vids sm

[@ac2.024]

Name for the bunny: Killing Machine 💅 PROS ✅ Gender neutral Powerful Awesome Demands respect Cons ❌ Literally nothing Killing Machine is the best name for the bunny 🐇

[@reberrabon_bon]

Honestly, as a crisis counselor who makes content about DV, the censorship is very hard and uncomfortable. I hate it. But it’s also directly as a result of Adpocolypse. So we can all thank PewDiePie for dropping a slur and causing the censorship 😬

[@ArturGlass.C]

I love how you asked us our unpopular tiktok opinions just to tell us why we're wrong but you actually agreed with most of them.

[@renatelapa9316]

As someone on a Knit-tok, I'm eternally grateful to have found these tiktokers. I've learned a lot of new things with a mix of silly cat videos.

[@CurlyGirly]

TikTok has definitely expanded my music taste! I used to exclusively listen to pop/rap but bc of TikTok I’ve found a love for rock and alt music. I’m also discovering smaller artists which is also a plus.

[@atialeague7415]

i fr missed this series!! glad she’s back for the syllabus :DD

[@femmemeow]

just so's ya know, the long videos on the internet in general are what keep a lot of us ill people at home company while we exist in a generally miserable state of being. i sleep, clean, cook, and sometimes game while i listen to media to keep noise going to punch down the constant tinnitus in my head.

[@PhoebethePhoenyx]

YES I MISSED THIS SERIES!!! YOUR OPINIONS ARE SO BASED!

[@AthenaIsabella]

No one under 16 should be on it I agree 😭 these middle and high schoolers need to LOG OFF

[@edgytypebeat781]

But it was originally made for people who are 18 - 13…