[zippergz]

Here's why I post like that. People who don't use TikTok see comments like the parent and think that's all TikTok is. So then they assume that everyone who uses TikTok must be into that stuff, because that's what they're there to watch. Non-titktok users seemingly do not understand how wildly variable the experience is person to person. It's not about blaming the poster, but about bringing perspective that we're not all just there happily watching live streams like what the poster described.

[aamoscodes]

I don't interpret the parent (article) as saying that is all TikTok is, but that it is possible to encounter or host these streams on their platform, which is objectively true.

[cookiecaper]

It's hard to blame the average passerby for harboring contempt for TikTok. I joined at one point and the content they show "brand new" accounts trends extreme. I assume they do it to find the edges of the new users' comfort zone, but I don't blame anyone who takes one look and says "eff this". My feed got much more tolerable after a few days of periodic swiping, but I uninstalled it a long time ago and have no interest in returning.