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I heard just yesterday, from a millennial, that the #1 ambition of his generation is to become an "Influencer."
I had to ask what that means. I thought it was about clicks and sales from a website; but, I am informed that if they get lots of "Followers," then companies will pay them to exhibit their products in a TikTok or video.
The same informed source explained TikTok to me. He said it appeals to the same addictive gland as a slot machine (gambling device). He is convinced that the purpose is to make Americans stupid...and is further convinced that it is working. (Note: My source is NOT MAGA. But smart.)
As evidence of their true intentions, the Chinese do not allow their kids to access TikTok more than maybe 30 minutes a day; and then, only for "Self-improvement" purposes (doubtless Party indoctrination).
I’ve noticed that with Instagram. It’s not something I frequent much, but I noticed a huge change, which probably happened a year ago. So you catch up with all your friends or followers, then there is a circle, I think and a check mark that says “You’re all caught up!” And the come the cutesy vids. The dog vids, the cats vids, the kid vids and you can spend 2 hours wasting time watching these “suggested vids for you” but you can’t block them. There is a way to snooze the suggestions for 30 days, but I haven’t figured it out.
My dil, who is an alcoholic, I noticed she likes a lot of those suggested vids and she does a lot of TikTok. So add another addiction time waster on her to do list.
I believe it is all to dumb us down. Started years ago in my opinion.