The future is fucked. We're all doomed!
Grace Keeling, AKA gkbarry, is—according to the BBC Newsbeat droid—One of the UK's top TikTok creators
, who's known for her candid, funny, short videos
. Well, okay then.
She admits users can become "wrapped up" in the app, but also says she's "probably learned more on TikTok than I did at school".
I don't know whether this tells us more about the quality of the education she received at school, or her as a student. (SMH)
Worse, of 2,680 young people in the age range 16–24 years who used at least one social media platform monthly, 24% trust the news they find on social media. Looking on the bright side, it means that 76% are not complete dumfux. Nevertheless, 24% is a sizeable minority.
As the moovrz 'n' shaykrz of tomorrow are educated by, and form their opinions courtesy of, the mouth breathers on InstaTokTube, I take some solace from the fact that I'll've shuffled off this mortal coil before too long and it all turns to shit.