Maybe I'm out of the loop, but I think tragedy is a really strong word here.
this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2024
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This will literally be worse than 911 Holocausts
So many people want me to care so badly about fucking Tik Tok. It's not going to happen! I have real problems!
No it won’t. This is 1 of many lemmy gaming related communities. Living proof gaming communities don’t need TikTok to thrive
I'm subbed to eight myself, two of which are PC-specific, and one for Xbox.
Fucking Kotaku, suckin' that teat as always.
Lmao no it wouldn’t.
The fuck are they on about? The gaming community is centered around discord and twitch, maybe with YouTube and Reddit in smaller amounts. tiktok's death wouldn't even be noticed.
My gaming consumption has been fine without tiktok and the examples they posted didn't convince me I need tiktok.
L O L
Of course it's Kotaku.
Yeah, I mean whose going to steal popular content off of twitch and youtube, and then post it in a horrible bitrate with the wrong orientation.
Snap Chat?
I'm with you there.
Something filmed originally in 16:9 or 16:10 but pasted in portrait mode, using only 1/3 of the screen. Even if you flip your phone sideways, the video is even smaller. GAHHHHHHHH.
It really wouldn't be. Don't worry.
Lol nah. Kill that's shit.
Lol, I feel like many communities will become better if tiktok dies. It is the repercussions on specific freedoms that take a hit and it sets a dangerous legal precedent. But everything communitywise should be a net gain.
Would it though?
we should all be thanking congress for finally killing TikTok
This reads more like the panic of an addict who thinks they're about to be cut off and less like a coherent take on the issue.
In reality, even if this passes the Senate, TikTok will be sold to a US-based holding company. Little will change for the end user. It isn't going to shut down. And even if it did shut down (which it won't ), this article really cheapens the meaning of "tragedy."
No
Yeah but no.
Some tragedy.
They'll just be some people whining about it on YouTube and Twitch for about a month and a half and then forget about it when Lethal Company 2 or something comes out. Not only is that not uncommon, it's not even newsworthy at this point.