I remember thinking that Reddit was the best of a bad lot when it came to social networks. Anything good happening on Twitter would get screenshotted on Reddit, same with videos from IG/FB. In some ways it improved the signal-to-noise ratio, as I guess my entertainment tastes were more compatible with the Reddit crowd.
Now, every network is becoming indistinguishable. Most Youtube Shorts I see are ripped straight from Tiktok. It has all the irritating telltale signs; wooden AI voiceover, stupid sound effects overlaid on top on the original audio, and of course a 5-second looping clip of some monstrously bad music.
It's draining. I now think of it as a reprise of the GIPHY era when lazy people would post GIF replies from [popular TV show] in response to posts.
> Now, every network is becoming indistinguishable. Most Youtube Shorts I see are ripped straight from Tiktok. It has all the irritating telltale signs; wooden AI voiceover, stupid sound effects overlaid on top on the original audio, and of course a 5-second looping clip of some monstrously bad music.
You forgot the fourth element: Some mid teen/woman preening in front of a mirror (because in 2022 people still can't figure out how to use the front-facing camera).
Now, every network is becoming indistinguishable. Most Youtube Shorts I see are ripped straight from Tiktok. It has all the irritating telltale signs; wooden AI voiceover, stupid sound effects overlaid on top on the original audio, and of course a 5-second looping clip of some monstrously bad music.
It's draining. I now think of it as a reprise of the GIPHY era when lazy people would post GIF replies from [popular TV show] in response to posts.