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Signups opened this week for Loops, a short-form looping video app from the creator of Instagram alternative Pixelfed, reports TechCrunch.

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[–] [email protected] 250 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Dude, it's the airport. It's boring as fuck.

[–] [email protected] 109 points 5 days ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 109 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Maybe the next one won't be boring though

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 46 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Millions upon millions disagree. Some people are alcoholics and some people can enjoy a drink now and then. It's the same with short form video content. Not everyone is an addict and I like that I can search something and actually get answers instead of an article or 10 minute video begging for subscribers and 1/3 of the video being an intro.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 5 days ago (1 children)

TikTok quantified the precise amount of viewing it takes for someone to form a habit: 260 videos.

Kentucky authorities note that while it might seem a lot, TikTok videos can be just a few seconds long.

“Thus, in under 35 minutes, an average user is likely to become addicted to the platform,” the state investigators concluded.

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/12/g-s1-28040/teens-tiktok-addiction-lawsuit-investigation-documents

[–] sukhmel 6 points 5 days ago

If only I could get addicted to something socially acceptable in under 35 minutes, like doing chores, or at least maths

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 days ago (1 children)

For what it's worth, getting in the habit of making excuses for one's use is part of alcoholism.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

I'm not an alcoholic and I'm not addicted to TikTok because I watch it at the airport.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Right, exactly this. Also not ALL of the stuff that's shortform is brain rot or nonsense. There's so many different people doing so many different things and if you give it a chance enough to find the things you like it can be as enjoyable as a long form YouTube video or whatever form of media you do consider to be more respectable than short form videos. Dismissing ALL short form content is just silly. And sure if you actually just don't enjoy it than that's your thing.

[–] sukhmel 4 points 5 days ago

You're right that there is a lot of good content, too. The problem is that a platform doesn't care as long as you stay and watch, also you'll need quite a lot of effort to find your own good content. So when I come to YouTube for something and end up watching more, I always know that I failed to YouTube trying to rip me off

[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They should go do a crossword puzzle and get off my lawn.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Tbh, doesn't sound like a bad option.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah there’s probably a park with a lot more grass

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Sudoku is my go-to for boring time on the airplane

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

also not a fan of them, but people are enjoying it. so by definition it's not boring for them

[–] [email protected] 55 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You can have tons of fun at the airport as long as you don't mind getting on the no-fly list.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Fair, but I traveled for a music festival and saw lots of people pulling up their phones to get a few hits of TikTok/insta when there was a small lull in action. And most of them were with friends. Just enjoy your surroundings.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago

I was at a party with a small group of friends recently. We were all talking in a group and then one guy started watching tik/insta/whatever with the volume on. Everyone kinda looked at each other like wtf? I asked our friend if he wanted to borrow my headphones to watch that. He took the hint and rejoined the conversation. I still was gobsmacked someone would do that while hanging out with people.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Next time I'm in an airport food court I'll try to really take in the view of the cinnabon next to the starbucks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And there are so many things you could do even just on your phone than mindless, objectively bad for your mental health shit like tiktok style content. Watch actual videos about interesting, cool and/or fun things, play a game, talk with a friend etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

TikTok DOES have videos of interesting, cool, fun, and even educational things. If the algorithm has you on garbage, it's because of what you watch.