[cullumsmith]

There is a small segment of parents who completely prevent their children from accessing these brainrot platforms. Usually these kids are in homeschool groups with other like-minded families, with no phones or screen time.

I often wonder if this cohort will be the future elite class, or if they will be so incompatible with their peers that they'll end up forming insular communities amongst themselves (like the Amish).

[michaelt]

> I often wonder if this cohort will be the future elite class, or if they will be so incompatible with their peers that they'll end up forming insular communities amongst themselves (like the Amish).

There's also a third option: They might just turn out normal.

[jvanderbot]

I'm fairly certain (having been homeschooled for a while) that they'll just grow up pretty normal, possibly advanced in some areas but have some part of themselves that feels out of touch since they never participated in the usual social rituals. Socialization is hugely important, and a lot of success is just being a relatable person that's easy to work with. (Once you have grit, education, etc)

[mdanger007]

Begs the question, innit?

[llm_trw]

Remember the kids who weren't allowed to watch television in the 80s and 90s?

It's them all over again.

[rrr_oh_man]

Tiktok is a different kind of emotional brainrot.

[pier25]

Absolutely. Plus there's content available 24/7 and it's a lot more addictive than anything on television.

I was a kid in the 80s and there wasn't that much content for kids back then. At least in my country.

[GeoAtreides]

oh my god, it's always the same thing

Socrate-the-youths this, television that

No, social media is not like anything else before it. Algorithmic informational hoses are not like television and the harm they do is not like whatever Socrates complained 2500 or so years ago.

Can we try to at least have a normal discussion without repeating the same tired platitudes over and over again

[llm_trw]

We could, but you're just repeating what everyone from a previous generation said about the next generations preferred entertainment medium.

Also Socrates wasn't the one complaining, he was the one killed by those doing the complaining. A simple mistake to make when one is looking for reasons to do the same.

[whythre]

American TikTok is literally a hyper addictive platform purpose built by the CCP to devour attention, waste time and sow division. It is not the same as television. Its widespread influence is a complete disaster for a healthy republic.

[flessner]

How does that explanation work when Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts are trying to do exactly the same?

[namaria]

Because they are constrained by selling advertising for profit, not for mass social engineering.

[j4hdufd8]

Isn't TikTok selling ads too?

[luckman212]

No, what happened to them?

[Drakim]

Everything in moderation, including moderation.

[preommr]

This fees like when our parents were worried about 'maymays' because that's what all the kids were talking about. I could easily see the same panic about how kids are now learning history through these images, and how teachers are assigning homework to make your own meme about a scientific fact.

Ultimately, these formats are passing entertainment and I doub they're going to have too much of an impact.