[thinkingemote]

But you didnt train it. It trained itself to you.

Its not yours its theirs. it might sound like just a way of speech or semantics but its a fundamental difference.

That users think the application is their own creation is an intentional effect from the developers.

It's like Apple in a way. A brand is not just a thing, it's part of your identity. Tiktok becomes a (e.g. small, frivolous) part of your very self.

[radu_floricica]

If course it's a fundamental difference. It's just irrelevant for most purposes.