Tumbling down the TikTok Rabbithole

As WordPress continues to recycle old prompts, I pulled another prompt from The Coffee Monsterz Co to respond to today

What is a rabbit hole you went down recently?

This isn’t something I necessarily did yesterday, but I have found myself going down the TikTok rabbit hole A LOT recently.

I’ve written about TikTok’s legal challenges with the federal government from both last year and earlier this year. I also wrote about TikTok going dark in the Unites States and its almost-immediate reinstatement.

The TikTok algorithm is very clever and very addictive. I’m don’t understand the programming in it, but the “For you page” or FYP as it’s come to be known based on your viewing and search patterns.

The app is an enormous time-suck. It’s nothing for me to scroll through a few videos, only to look up and realize that an hour has passed. The funny thing is that I don’t even make many TikTok videos myself. I’m basically on the app to scroll, join live streams and occasionally chat with other users.

I’ve also made a few purchases through the TikTok shop. The majority of the purchases I’ve made have arrived promptly and I’ve never hand an issue with any of them.

Of shops and scams

Of course, there are A LOT of imposters and scam artists in TikTok. One best proceed at his or her own risk. Also, if something seems too good to be true, it probably is.

I’m still amazed at the way that people have been able to monetize TikTok, sometimes to the out where is supplants or ever becomes their irony income! Of course, the chances of being able to do that are not unlike the chances of becoming a professional athlete: one in a million.

Meanwhile…

Somethings going on with me, and I can’t put my finger on it. Tomorrow is the last day for the school yard my work and I’m nowhere near as excited as I usually am.

The weather is great. The tigers are having their best season in 20 years, and somehow I’m just not feeling it.

I’m not anxious, and I’m not depressed. At least, I don’t think I am. I suppose it’s possible that I could be either anxious or depressed and not really realize it. But something is just off lately. I woke up today completely exhausted. I need to get back to the gym because I can feel the muscles in my legs, just getting so sore as soon as I wake up in the morning Maybe with summer vacation starting, I’ll be able to get myself into the gym and order a consistent basis.

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