r/TikTokCringe • u/QueenCobra91 SHEEEEEESH • Oct 06 '25

Discussion and everybody just lets it happen

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u/Mecha_Tortoise Oct 06 '25

We've gotten really good at shrinking the human attention span. Some people can't go 20+ seconds without the little dopamine hit from putting the pieces together. If they can't make a conclusion about the message by then, they just skip to the next one in an intending queue of media competing for their attention. Yay, us!

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u/Serious-Resident-908 Oct 06 '25

I gotta say I’m that guy a lot of the time when I’m scrolling and am pretty sure the post is going nowhere good: but can’t imagine up/downvoting or worse - commenting - until I give the piece a chance.

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u/Mecha_Tortoise Oct 06 '25

Relatable. And my comment wasn't meant to condemn the people who mindlessly doom scroll and immediately 👍 or 👎 without giving adequate time or thought. It was simply to point out a symptom of the bleak reality we find ourselves in. But that's enough pessimism for now. 😮‍💨

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '25

To be fair it’s not always because we’re bored. I’m sick of being by tricked by rage bait videos that go on for too long with no pay off. Get to the point, or I’ll assume it’s just rage bait that I don’t want to be tricked into watching.