Tik Tok is the flagship application of the moment. Downloads on the rise and content creators as numerous as ever, the Tik Tok algorithm is effective and addictive.
Tik Tok is a mobile application for sharing short videos. Photo credit: Nik/Unsplash
2024, Tik Tok the most coveted social network?
Adolescents, Generation Z and Y, adults… they (almost) all have it! In September 2021, TikTok was thethe most downloaded application in the world in front of Instagram.
It’s not on my phone. I’m trying to optimize my time. A need. Days fueled by notifications, emails, information… Installing Tik Tok is not going to help me. I know it. I am convinced of it. I’m going to spend all my time there.
So, I anticipate.
Watch mechanically short videos : I tested ! On my mother’s phone. Without realizing it. 1 hour. As if hypnotized… Letting go is complicated. Holy algorithms!
After WhatsApp a new step towards Tik Tok
2018. The year when, big surprise, my mother started using WhatsApp. It is far from digital. How will she do it? So quickly downloaded, so quickly adopted! Short hours of rehearsals, training: first vocal done!
Now in 2024, it has Tik Tok. Her friends too. My mother insists on having her turn. My brother, my sister and I refuse to put him up. Bad, bad? No. Objective: preservation. The fateful day arrives. His friend’s daughter sets him up.
Consequences: falling asleep while watching videos, cooking with…
We didn’t want this spiral to reach him. Not her ! The reason: to protect it from the excesses of social networks. Fake news. Selfish? No. Our worry is in vain. I do with. It also allows him to clear his mind. Forget the worries of everyday life. Discover, laugh and criticize. With these short videos, she finds her community and visibly sharing a good time.
Dopamine, that’s all
She’s addicted. However, in the middle of Ramadan, she refuses to use it. Dopamine must give way to spiritual meditation. Great !
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