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briendoesitallbad t1_jdac4yn wrote

I'm a Xennial and im on there. I don't know if it's been curated for me over time or what, but I almost never get younger people in my feed. It's usually people similar in age to me (44).

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Stuckinatrafficjam t1_jdbj04w wrote

You’re not alone. Almost my entire feed is people over 30. The only people who act like tik tok is nothing but children are the ones that have never used it and have zero understanding beyond what the news reports.

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garden-girl t1_jdahbob wrote

Same here. Tons of gardening, crochet, and cooking fills my FYP.

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GoNinjaGoNinjaGo69 t1_jdbtwin wrote

Its because it has an amazing algo that does this for you. Its so stupid when people post that its teenagers dancing. I haven't seen that in years. All you do is swipe past one of those videos fast or click and say dont show content and it never does again. They know what you want.

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LADYBIRD_HILL t1_jdajuvt wrote

I use it to build a social media presence for my Lego room- I see a ton of other AFOLs (adult fan of Lego) on my feed and go live with some of them, but I only ever see teens when they're commenting on stuff. Never posts from them.

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a_rainbow_serpent t1_jdc22vv wrote

This is also why the app needs to suck up so much data about you. Who you are what you do where you go how you interact with the device.

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vkashen t1_jdajxt0 wrote

Hi chinese propagandist or person who doesn't understand technology in any way!

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matts1 t1_jdaymn1 wrote

Please enlighten us on:
- How you know what they have and haven't seen.
- What ages of those they have or haven't seen.
- Why you think curation isn't the same as the "algorithm" learning what you do and don't like.
- How any of what they said implies they are technologically ignorant.

Go on, I'll wait.

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vkashen t1_jdf4tpj wrote

As I already said, if you haven't already seen it all you're a lost cause. Or a chinese bot/propagandist.

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matts1 t1_jdf8wgo wrote

So you think briendoesitallbad and I are the same person or a self-aware bot? What bot have you seen that can craft those specific questions? And you've never spoken to me, so what am I supposed to have already seen to become a lost cause?

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