Sorry I don’t live in Boston so no rec but I love how you described the tik tok addiction. It’s so real, I was just trying to tell my mom that I’m actually addicted to it, like for real (I need to go to tik tok rehab), and she was like how is that even possible, it’s literally just an app? Stay strong🫡
Apr 2, 2025

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PLS it’s so bad, I would shamelessly spend like full days on it. It’s actually brought such a freeing feeling for me now to be off of the app and if you find the strength to delete it you totally should. I feel like I’ve reclaimed my free time lol - thanks for the solidarity. Good luck on ur journey 💌
Apr 2, 2025

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If you’re “not on it cuz you don’t want another addiction”: A) learn some restraint out of self-respect (tough love) B) LIVE A LITTLE! Shit is not only useful, but hilaaaarious https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8novhQM/
Jan 31, 2024
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So i recently I've deleted tiktok, again. I deleted in 2020 then re-download it 4 years later when a friend reminded me that I never actually got rid of my account. I hear a lot of people say "I want to delete but i cant cuz I learn so much!", or "I able see this niche thing I can't find anywhere else!". And that's fair to an extent but it's an algorithm. You didn't "find" anything. You enjoy being fed your slop instead of finding it yourself. I think this is fine! I found this amazing site through tiktok myself. I just hate when ppl complain about something that's supposedly causing them more harm then good, but still go back to said thing. If you really care about a topic, you WILL find an alternative way to consume that topic. For instance, I like saving recipes and tiktok can be good for that. However, tiktok also makes me want to kms so I will use Pinterest instead. Or I like watching lifestyle content so I'll go on YouTube instead. Obviously other platforms have their own issues but if you really wanted to leave the app, you would've but you don't because ur addicted to the slop and u hve fomo.
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The Tik Tok trend and the way we’ve normalized scrolling the app for hours is alarming. Tik Tok videos aim to deliver little doses of dopamine or a type of virtual reality. It’s evil and distracting. The “high” one feels from scrolling the app is a lie, just like doing a bit of crack or heroin. Tik Tok is more harmful to our society and our minds than Instagram, because Tik Tok distances you from reality even more. But of course, there are some people who create great art on Tik Tok and I feel proud of those people.
Sep 29, 2022

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