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 I would 100% pay for ad-free TikTok. I’d pay more than I pay for YouTube Premium or Netflix or Apple Music.

You do not have to reply to this post with your disdain, the numbers are on my side and the format is full of intellectual content. Perhaps it is not the children who are wrong. 
 @53de482a 
Generally, I think people's issue with TikTok isn't the content so much as the fact that the app itself is a massive privacy violation. 
 @53de482a on TikTok, I follow of historians, teachers, cats, naturalists and artists. 

Oh, and a guy who will type your name in Morse code for free! Some people would charge 10 roses for that. 

There are people who offer exam prep for different disciplines and all the news orgs are on there. 
 @53de482a I just wonder how much extra data is being collected. 
 @53de482a Oh for sure, whenever I watch recommended tiktoks, they are really good. I just don't care much for signing up for it. 
 @53de482a Sure, I don't have to reply, but I will 
 @53de482a Clear answer: no data protection, no minor protection, data go to china’s government, lethal accidents w/ choking challenges, …
Just don’t use TikTok. 
 @53de482a any good creators to recommend? If taken this as a sign to reinstall TikTok and I generally like your vibe. 
 Sometimes I will talk on here about something mainstream that I like. Sometimes this thing is something that some men do not like – and have made not liking into part of their identity and personality.

I can write whole disclaimers asking them to just let me talk to the people who like this thing about this thing, I can explain that I have heard their viewpoint and considered it, I can cite facts or figures, and they will, without fail, jump in to explain to me why I shouldn’t like this thing. 
 @53de482a How do you control your time on it? 
 @53de482a gross gross gross gross 
 @53de482a I'm not a TikTok fan, but I absolutely get it. I'd probably pay a reasonable amount to never, ever, again, see a "suggested for you" post on Facebook. They can shut up and take my money, though with emphasis on the "shut up" part.