Katie Nolan

Yes.

Yes.

And I have like 9,000 like disparate thoughts on it that like don't all... So number one, I think a lot of the narrative about TikTok is like it's just stupid dances. And I feel like we are glossing over a lot of the value that TikTok provides. Like I feel like... people were very, oh, I don't use TikTok. I'm not, I'm not a child. I'm not dancing on the internet.

And I have like 9,000 like disparate thoughts on it that like don't all... So number one, I think a lot of the narrative about TikTok is like it's just stupid dances. And I feel like we are glossing over a lot of the value that TikTok provides. Like I feel like... people were very, oh, I don't use TikTok. I'm not, I'm not a child. I'm not dancing on the internet.

There's a lot of people who like run businesses on TikTok. There's a lot of like interesting commentary on TikTok. Musicians that you would never have heard of that you know now because of TikTok. Like it's, it, It is what it is. It's a it's a social media app. It is a center for brain rot.

There's a lot of people who like run businesses on TikTok. There's a lot of like interesting commentary on TikTok. Musicians that you would never have heard of that you know now because of TikTok. Like it's, it, It is what it is. It's a it's a social media app. It is a center for brain rot.

But it is also like it's it has it's let's not paint it with a broad brush and say that it's just like garbage. Like it's they all are then in that case.

But it is also like it's it has it's let's not paint it with a broad brush and say that it's just like garbage. Like it's they all are then in that case.

I think the comment sections in my experience tend kinder. I think when they are mean, they can be very mean. But I do think my first reaction when I was first started scrolling through TikTok was that like, whoa, the comments are like hyping this person up instead of bullying them.

I think the comment sections in my experience tend kinder. I think when they are mean, they can be very mean. But I do think my first reaction when I was first started scrolling through TikTok was that like, whoa, the comments are like hyping this person up instead of bullying them.

I will also say it's a place where like, I know that the government's issue with it mainly, as you said, Mina, wasn't the propaganda aspect of it, but... It is a place where you can hop on and share your opinion. And it's possible your opinion is being influenced by these opinions that are being put out there by people that have nefarious means.

I will also say it's a place where like, I know that the government's issue with it mainly, as you said, Mina, wasn't the propaganda aspect of it, but... It is a place where you can hop on and share your opinion. And it's possible your opinion is being influenced by these opinions that are being put out there by people that have nefarious means.

You can see how it could be used, as any media could be used, to spread propaganda effectively.

You can see how it could be used, as any media could be used, to spread propaganda effectively.

Yeah, I think kids were born into a world where that's everything. They just watched an inauguration where the owners of all of the social media were with the president.

Yeah, I think kids were born into a world where that's everything. They just watched an inauguration where the owners of all of the social media were with the president.

Right, and you're like, okay, so the government's always got my data. Kids care so little that when they got rid of TikTok for a few hours, they downloaded an app officially owned by the government of China. Yes. to replace it.

Right, and you're like, okay, so the government's always got my data. Kids care so little that when they got rid of TikTok for a few hours, they downloaded an app officially owned by the government of China. Yes. to replace it.

If I'm honest, if I'm completely honest, I think what I would miss the most is hearing other people's drama, drama that does not affect me, but that someone else is really fired up about. I would miss that. I would miss getting face to face. Like I've watched a lot of TikToks where I feel like I'm FaceTiming with somebody who I don't know. And they're telling me a juicy story.

If I'm honest, if I'm completely honest, I think what I would miss the most is hearing other people's drama, drama that does not affect me, but that someone else is really fired up about. I would miss that. I would miss getting face to face. Like I've watched a lot of TikToks where I feel like I'm FaceTiming with somebody who I don't know. And they're telling me a juicy story.