Syllojism is a bi-monthly science, culture, and philosophy challenge podcast on the edge of chaos. Challenge: Explore the world of TikTok LIVEs. Show Notes: 1:43 Preconceived notions of TikTok 4:04 Warhol would have loved The Tok 5:26 Why follower count doesn't mean jack on the Tok
Regarding why people are on Tik Tok, I feel like a lot of Tik Tok users fall into a Venn diagram where one circle is profit-driven and one circle is socially driven and the overlap between the circles is insanely huge. So you've got some people who are looking at Tik Tok purely as a get-rich-quick scheme and, on the other extreme, you've got people looking for some kind of connection with other people. But the Lagrange point in the exact center is hugely aspirational for most people. They think, "If I make enough money then people will love me," or, "If I just get enough connections then I'll make money" depending on what they need at any given moment.
Anyway. Loved the episode. Still not getting on Tik Tok.
Regarding why people are on Tik Tok, I feel like a lot of Tik Tok users fall into a Venn diagram where one circle is profit-driven and one circle is socially driven and the overlap between the circles is insanely huge. So you've got some people who are looking at Tik Tok purely as a get-rich-quick scheme and, on the other extreme, you've got people looking for some kind of connection with other people. But the Lagrange point in the exact center is hugely aspirational for most people. They think, "If I make enough money then people will love me," or, "If I just get enough connections then I'll make money" depending on what they need at any given moment.
Anyway. Loved the episode. Still not getting on Tik Tok.
DAMN, boo. Nailed it. I don't blame you. It's kind of hellfire. LOL