TikTok started out emphasizing music, comedy, intelligence, & dedicated skill as a focus on what became popular... They slowly taught posers, mediocre talent, & amateurs to copy & fake skill & made them most popular.
That turned merit, success, & credibility upside down -Chaos
can anyone into sociology explain why vine felt safe and fun and led to many iconic memes & is fondly remembered yet tiktok feels like the actual devil making our species meaner and dumber by the day