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i hate to be that person,but i genuinely think that social media is rotting some peoples brains. people cant seem to think for themselves anymore. like at all. everytime i open tiktok, every few videos seem to be asking; 'what shoes are we wearing to school this year?' 'what bags are we using for school this year?' 'what clothes are we wearing this autumn?' and im sick of it. why dont we, i dont know, USE THE ONES WE ALREADY HAVE THAT ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION?? why do we need to get more when the ones we have now work perfectly fine?? its honestly so wasteful to throw out entire wardrobes because tiktok said so. not to mention, having to buy a whole new wardrobe when a new trend comes in is expensive and time consuming, especially when each trend now only lasts 3-5 business days. i understand wanting to fit in, the need for community is in our nature, but there are ways to use the clothes you already have to mimic these trends, you just have to get creative. and this is another point; it seems like people nowadays have gotten too used to everything being instant that they forget that some things actually require effort. and again, i dont want to sound like one of those old people who constantly complain about 'kids these days' but it genuinely seems like things being so easily accessible has made people less motivated in general. and this isnt helped by the fact that a lot of people dont seem to have hobbies outside of the internet anymore. and i feel like this is only going to get worse with the younger generations as many of them have never had other hobbies in the first place. i remember when i was growing up (and even now) i would often do other things with my day, like drawing, to keep myself occupied whenever i got bored of the internet. a lot of my friends would also have limits on how long they could use the internet for each day, so they would physically have to do other things to keep themselves entertained. this doesnt seem to be the case for kids now though. from what ive seen, these kids now spend each waking second glued to their ipads, watching youtube. and when its not the ipad its youtube cast to the tv. that deeply concerns me. a vast majority of kids content online is not suitable for kids; its either brainless content made solely to stimulate their brains best case scenario, or worst case scenario its much more disturbing content they should not be exposed to. i wouldve thought that by now weve all heard of kids content channels just being thinly veiled fetish content, its been happening for years now, nothing new. but something i think not a lot of people have heard of is kids content creators straight up abusing animals to make the content. (i wont go into detail about it but if you want to learn more about this topic check out soggy cereals video on it on youtube). there needs to be some kind of change online, especially on youtube to make content thats marketed for kids more heavily regulated. there is a very big difference between kids tv shows and online kids content; tv shows were heavily regulated and had to be either educational or inspire kids to be more creative and use their imagination, kids content online doesnt go through this so anyone could make a video and claim it as kids content and as long as it doesnt contain anything much more obviously not pg and thats the problem, thats how all these channels can post these borderline fetish content videos aimed at kids and not see any repercussions for it.
dont mean to be that person...
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M0niMonika
Ppl sometimes forget washing machines exist, and how money is limited. Like, I am not going to restart my wardrobe EVERY YEAR, if the shirt still fits, don't look old, don't have any damages and is in good condition, IM KEEPING IT.
It's almost impossible to talk people who are chronically online, especially on apps like tiktok, at this point you have to talk to everyone like they are on A1 English level to make them uderstand smth. Brain rot is crazy
embodiment
this is so real i used to be paranoid abt everything abt myself and what i did or wore when i had social anxiety (cuz of tiktok) but then i realized nobody really gaf abt what u wear they just tryna live the same life we're all living rn
theres more to things than getting new stuff or new clothes to just fit in
i also think people's attention span and education is getting rlly bad, its so disappointing. even kids are having the same problem and its worse
i think this lack of attention span comes from a lack of patience; people are so used to getting everything instantly that when something takes time or effort they immediately get bored and stop. and this is only made worse by a lot of people now just not having hobbies outside of the internet to remind them that some things are supposed to take time and effort and to not just brush them off because they dont want to wait.
by chiyuuusss; ; Report
oh yea i fully agree on that too
by embodiment; ; Report
DAUGHTEROFTHESTARS
I personally think that the problem is when they make fun of yu or THEY HATE YOU bc you dont follow these trends.
i think its kinda ironic that they seem to hate anyone outside of the trends when the trends they love to follow wouldnt exist without people doing their own thing and being more unique.
by chiyuuusss; ; Report
REAL!!! It's so annoying.
by DAUGHTEROFTHESTARS; ; Report
bella >__>
I think that most kids shows just feel blank. like if theres nobody creating them, which is a chance because of FUCKINNHG AI. (probably not though) I go to my little cousins house sometimes and whenever they watch tv, the shows just feel like it makes my brain shrink and turn into mush. (not bluey though i love bluey)
i think this is largely due to the fact that a lot of people dont seem to watch tv anymore so companies have less incentive to make their shows good. i know i mainly see parents just letting their kids just run free on youtube and watch whatever they want instead of finding actual kids shows for them to watch.
by chiyuuusss; ; Report
luckily though my counsins arent allowed on youtube
by bella >__>; ; Report
mais xo ✧.*
tbh i seriously agree like kids content nowadays is so brainless like theres no moral or anythings kids learn and also i wanna bring up how memes have become so unfunny and overused like anytime theres something funny online that i would laugh so hard at it will get dragged to the point like i can easily just see it with serious face like i feel like theres no originality anymore even does what everyone else is doing even with aesthetic n shit like no is themselves anymore
maybe im kinda being melodramatic but oh well
also love the soggy cereal shoutout i love his vidz sm
by mais xo ✧.*; ; Report
i think part of the reason memes now feel so unoriginal now is because a lot of them are more calculated to go viral instead of blowing up organically (or atleast they feel like it) and they all have the same random = funny type of humor that is made to appeal specifically to brain rotted kids to make them go viral because of this.
by chiyuuusss; ; Report
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this isn't even a controversial opinion or whatever you're just in the right