That’s not what “dying” looks like. That’s “mutating”, in the horror movie sense.

Indeed. “The Thing” comes to mind :-(

I mean, YMMV. Lots of people don’t watch them. Lots of people just kinda flip through what’s on their feed and land on whatever catches their eyes. Lots of people get this stuff jammed down their throats through different flavors of marketing, engagement, and native-ized slop.

Yeah sure, people DO watch those turds. Yet there’s still a difference between watching them because they just came up and boredom makes me watch or actively subscribing, clinging to everything they do and…ugh.

Wikipedia isn’t where people naturally go for fashion tips and entertainment promos.

Fair point. If anyone ever needs “fashion tips” :-)

I really think a lot of this boils down to “I’ve completely forgotten what it’s like to be a teenager”.

Actually I didn’t watch stuff like that when i was teenager either. Despite then it wasn’t youtube/tiktok but MTV or boybands or whatever other kids fancied.

A lot of it boiling down to hormones, boredem, and Freemium ad-slop being the entertainment they can afford.

Also fair point. Though i usually say “boredom is for the boring mind, the world is teeming with curiosities and wonders”. “Not able to afford” is a solid point sadly, as nearly everything costs money nowadays :(