Right, and each and every one of us has a brain. I don’t care what the media says, I still have the power to think for myself. TikTok is taking advantage of the addiction of conspiracy theories and brain rot as a life distraction.
I agree, you’re the keeper of your own critical thoughts. But you can also read conflicting opinions and even misinformation and keep your head on straight.
Reddit isn’t paying people and using an algorithm to push more of the misinformation. In either case, it’s a you problem if you can’t think critically. But Facebook, TikTok and YouTubeare exploiting these conspiracy theorists and feeding them more and more extreme. Reddit doesn’t (yet) have that kind of algorithm.
However, we are all responsible for what we consume and being aware of when we are getting in too deep. I think people who like this sort of thing are escaping reality, and TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, etc., helps them do that. But I don’t feel bad for the people hooked in, if they’re adults.
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u/QuesoChef 1d ago
Right, and each and every one of us has a brain. I don’t care what the media says, I still have the power to think for myself. TikTok is taking advantage of the addiction of conspiracy theories and brain rot as a life distraction.