[chatmasta]

> What TikTok really solves is mixing a song from its library into your video and applying a cool visual effect.

That's what Musically solved 10 years ago, but it's not what TikTok is solving today. At this point, that feature is no different than the ability to add stickers to your Instagram post.

...which is not to undersell the achievement of Musically/TikTok. I specifically remember back in 2015, discussing whether such an app would even be a success, and deciding that nobody would ever film themselves karoke'ing to a song... but here we are.