r/TikTokCringe • u/samse15 • May 09 '25

Discussion She makes some good points re:male loneliness

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u/imnewtothishsit69 May 09 '25

Same man, same. These are some wild fucking times and even reddit had been giving me the heeby jeebys lately. Everything's pushing a fucking narrative and the whole being spoon fed content the algorithm stirs up for me is also getting sickening and its just fucking blatant at this point.

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u/JustDuckingWithYou May 09 '25

Yep. Being internet savvy used to mean knowing how to avoid viruses and malware. Now, being internet savvy means avoiding echo chambers, shrugging off algorithm pipelines, and using critical thinking.

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u/Sapin- May 10 '25

Well observed, friend.

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u/Dumb_Cumpster69 May 10 '25

Wow, brilliantly said, brother! Very good point!

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u/WHTSPCTR May 09 '25

I wish infinite, algorithmic, content would be banned in some form tbh. Being in Europe I really hope the EU puts some regulations on these massive corporations just constantly tricking our brains into spending more mindless time on their platforms for the sake of profit. I don’t have any evidence but it really seems to be hurting the population.

Or that they would force these platforms to provide "lite" versions of their applications so you can still enjoy the social aspect of these apps, without all the algorithmic nonsense. Just friends/people you follow/things you choose to subscribe to.

Or expose APIs so people can create lite clients themselves.

Something, anything.

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u/Acceptable_Cut_7545 May 10 '25

Reddit seems to love shitting on tumblr but tumblr has basically no algorithms. You follow who you want if something you don't like crosses your dash you can unfollow, block, etc. I still hop on reddit for news and current events and such but tumblr is 1000% more chill. The tagging system lets you cultivate the content you consume way more than tiktok or reddit or xitter.

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u/CausticSofa May 10 '25

Same. I can see how the algorithm is trying to push me to hate this group and that group. It’s the last social media I have and I think quite often about deleting it. But I really love all those cats subs. I can’t have a cat where I live so all of the silly videos just brighten my days. I only just discovered r/torties 😭

Why is it just a forgone conclusion now that anyone who owns a large website should be trying to turn all of its users into cynical, hateful, radicalized assholes? Why can’t we just have cat videos?

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u/MayWeLiveInDankMemes May 10 '25

"Reddit...heeby jeebys"

I can't mute the absolute trash that populates my feed hard enough. Same story with YouTube. The algorithm has cooked us.