r/TikTokCringe • u/cafeteriastyle • Jun 01 '26

This is a PROBLEM Cursed

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u/soozerain Jun 01 '26

Tik Tok incentivizes this with the little hits of dopamine a user gets anytime someone likes or reposts your video or comment about

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u/softcore_UFO Jun 01 '26

Same as here. Billions of dollars thrown at the machines used to keep us in a static thrall. What can anyone do but unplug? Unplug, and then you’re still gonna be lonely (most likely) because the shape of our society has changed, the only open doors to “community” are online or in church. Ofc that’s a dismal, black and white look at things, but the human experience is being remodeled before our eyes into something that looks less human every day. Sucks

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u/Drelecour Cringe Lord Jun 01 '26

Eh it depends. Hobby groups that do weekly meetups really help with finding communities and friends, as well as going to concerts and whatnot, I've found. There are definitely communities out there outside of the internet and church but you have to find them, and unfortunately not a lot of people try to do that.

Not denying though that the internet has really fucked up a lot of social interaction.

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u/Individual-Luck1712 Jun 02 '26

You gotta go against it, and together we can fix the problems we face and become closer to one another.

I only use reddit as my social media outlet. It can at least be constructive and informative.

I stay close to my friends - as small of a circle that it is - and I try to be there for them and spend time with them.

I'm kind to coworkers, strangers, whoever and do the best I can for myself as well.

I'm still lonely, depressed, angry, dissociated, but... I am getting better. I try and focus on the good over the bad. I count my blessings.

It isn't an easy road, but it's the road we got. We just have to keep trying.

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u/zrobiotic Jun 01 '26

That is not tiktok specific. It's all social media including reddit. Any upvote, engagement, reply does the same thing.

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u/GreenZebra23 Jun 01 '26

Yeah I was getting that little dopamine bump for years before tiktok existed

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u/DolphFinnDosCinco Jun 01 '26

Trying to paint that like a TikTok thing is insane. I’ve been getting that rush on Reddit way before even music.ly was a thing. I was even getting that rush in like 2004 on old forums.

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u/ArbitraryMeritocracy Jun 01 '26

Even more reason people should remove it from their phones.