A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse
www.theverge.com
Loops promises to bring the TikTok experience to the fediverse.

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

  • NineMileTower@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5011·
    20 hours ago

    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.

    • Rimu@piefed.social
      411·
      19 hours ago

      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

      • lad@programming.devEnglish
        5·
        3 hours ago

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

        • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          2 hours ago

          Unfortunately the addictability and social acceptability are mutually exclusive. I can’t think of anything that’s both. Maybe coffee.

    • praxis_jack@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      13 hours ago

      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.

      • lad@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        3 hours 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

    • fubo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      263·
      20 hours ago

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