discussion are virtue signalers on TikTok insufferable?

[CottageHore]

I'm a progressive gay at heart but some of these chronically online "progressive" ppl on TikTok are so insufferable, specifically the white queer ones. Everything is a trigger, they have no time for nuance and civil conversation. Anyone with a slightly different take than them is "evil". It's like everyone there is offended by everything yet it's so clearly forced and disingenuous.

 

Am I turning into my boomer uncle or do y'all notice this too? 

[dumbsparce]

Let me guess. Do these people have more than one color on their hair too?

[Jotham]

I constantly mark their videos as "not interested" yet they somehow ALWAYS find a way back to my FYP.

[TouchinFree]

When it started a few years ago it was actually valid. Now it feels like self projection and inner issues.  

[Pavement Princess]

I think the extremist, self centered with little perspective for nuance sort of "progressivism" is actively anti progressive by validating all the arguments against any sort of progressive movement with the theatrics and reactionary antics. Also wanting open mindedness also entails you have to have an open mind yourself and be up for dissent.

[Bubble Tea]

They're insufferable on ATRL too. 

[Shinkirou]

Virtue signaling is such a dumb term I'm sorry. Just say "prude", "puritan" "moralist". "Virtue signaling" is such a nothing term it doesn't even register as a pejorative in my brain.

[Phaunzie]

Yea, srry can't elaborate right now, listening to Uffie Cool. 

 

Update: Ok back, they are annoying, especially the weird grandstanding ones that proceed to make video essays that say nothing than 'this person is weird, this person is strange, or the worst "the internet does not like this person, so I won't".

Edited August 28 by Phaunzie

[Junipero]

These people are usually narcissists with a high ego.

I have a theory that they say the most fringe and "shocking" stuff because it is an easy way to gain attention; they also usually attach a trending topic to go viral. I don't think they actually believe what they say.

 

For exmaple, if one said "Taylor Swift fans are racist because of X, Y, Z and if you support her, you are upholding white supremacy, anti-feminism; look at this 10 second clip of her singinger which is a white supremacist dogwhistle" it would probably bring hordes of Taylor Swift fans to try and debate in the comments; for example, this would be taking advantage of her huge fanbase to go viral, but also claim stuff that is soo out of scope that people want to comment and say "that is a stretch/reach." The part that really makes it go viral is that people will question "DO people like this person with this opinion really exist?"

 

Edited August 28 by Junipero

[Devin]

most ppl on tiktok are insufferable. 

[CottageHore]

22 minutes ago, Shinkirou said:

Virtue signaling is such a dumb term I'm sorry. Just say "prude", "puritan" "moralist". "Virtue signaling" is such a nothing term it doesn't even register as a pejorative in my brain.

Nah not everyone opts for the most pretentious words possible to convey a simple point  you know what "virtue signaling" means and I didn't use it with the intention of it being a pejorative so perhaps that's why it doesn't register as such. Put down the thesaurus and stay on topic   

Edited August 28 by CottageHore

[CottageHore]

3 minutes ago, Junipero said:

I have a theory that they say the most fringe and "shocking" stuff because it is an easy way to gain attention; they also usually attach a trending topic to go viral. I don't think they actually believe what they say.

This is exactly it. It riles people up when they speak so definitively and it's so abnormal in normal human interaction. I'm over it 

[Trent W]

Tik tok is nothing more than an attention ***** cesspool 

 

They say anything or do anything for attention 

 

The way some people trigger and manipulate audience for attention is scary

[White Rabbit]

Aren't these people just sjws rebranded

[Marianah Adkins]

These people are usually black and white thinkers who have no ability to discern nuance. Not any different from Republican/Conservative bible thumpers.

 

 

[Bhabylon]

so annoying

[Europe]

You keep seeing these video because there is an active push to radicalize people and social media is great for that. My life became much better after I stopped using TikTok.

Edited August 28 by AbeHicks

[terrorblade]

i hate clout chasers everywhere they all can go to HELL💜

[P!NK2LOVE]

I like to confirm their speculations by baiting them. Like now what. Gonna jump through your phone and punch me? Touch grass *****!

[YourFavoriteWeapon]

Yes, the amount of Gen-Z'ers who try to claim that using the words "stupid" "dumb" is akin to saying ******ed and the amount of people who need trigger warnings for food  

[Namie-Knowles]

This thread stank. Dogwhistles already jumping out.  Someone crosspost this thread on QAnon and Stormfront too

[Princess Aurora]

TikTok is probably the most brainrot app after Facebook and Twitter or XYZ whatever its name is now.

[Kayseri Mantisi]

 

[Khal]

I think there are people who genuinely feel passionate about the topics/issues they are discussing, and there are others who have discovered in the age of 'hot takes', that any publicity is good publicity as long as it gets engagement, and are now milking it. It's important to differentiate the two.

[CottageHore]

6 hours ago, AbeHicks said:

You keep seeing these video because there is an active push to radicalize people and social media is great for that. My life became much better after I stopped using TikTok.

I took a 3 month break from TikTok and now I can't unsee the insanity on the app