@quynhxvan: What is it about the internet that doesn’t make us feel human? Is it really as simple as the digital nature and lack of face to face or is it something deeper? Idk this comment made me thing what does it really mean to be human when access to the culmination of humanity doesn’t cut it. What are the parameters? It’s just fun to think about :). #socialmedia #internet #doomscrolling #human #digitaldetox
My theory is that people feel so overwhelmed by having acces to so much information online and feeling like they have to keep up with trends, but also following and staying connected with all their friends. And by having so much information it could feel like too much or as if you’re ’not human’ because you stare at the phone spending hours gathering info instead of regulating that screentime and just connecting with people in real time and have real conversations. And constantly thinking about other people and what’s happening outside your own bubble so logically you might have less interesting thoughts about your own self and living your own story
2026-05-28 17:05:19
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themothergooose :
We turn into observers instead of doers! You can see and connect with relatable content but it is usually passive and one sided.
2026-05-28 23:53:52
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Fake8Betch :
But I get nothing from real life but depression wgere else can I go
2026-05-28 21:02:02
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amarie :
but I learn so much here
2026-05-29 10:35:11
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Senam :
I went on a walk yesterday while my phone was dead and I felt so much more regulated and free. I get on these apps and feel a numbness I can’t fully describe - very detached.
2026-05-29 12:22:22
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𝙷𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊𝚑 ❀ :
I love cooking from scratch, I feel more alive and more human, every time I do things the long way i kind of feel there’s a certain sense of purpose and satisfaction in me. I think the world is becoming “boring” because everything is ready, like if we want something, we just go and search it on the internet, we even can get grocery shopping online, we’re slowly losing our sense of belongingness to a certain community, like when we saw children on the park and had small conversations with them. But the good thing about this is that, slowly we’re becoming aware. Let’s start living again and not against ourselves. I love this kind of community though, I like your contents and comments inside it. I’m also learning every time from strangers.
2026-06-04 05:02:20
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Kady White :
We don’t know each other besides the curated version we get to post I think unfiltered version in person is more human than through a screen tbh
2026-05-28 19:18:08
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SlowLiving | Life at 40+ :
i been deleting all meta products for quite a loooong time. but I cant delete tiktok because I learned a lot here. somehow I learned more from contents on tiktok than tons of time I wasted in school!!
2026-06-04 10:36:27
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genbytex :
I agree 100%. I replace doomscrolling with healthy habits like exercise and workouts. Break Scroll: Stop Doomscroll -> search it on the app store.
2026-05-29 06:17:27
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kforkunn :
The only reason I am on TikTok rn is to listen to you 😁
2026-05-28 18:55:52
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Gavin :
I’m thinking of deleting this app myself. As someone who doesn’t post and just scrolls through videos/comments, there has been a lot of hate recently. And I understand we should be good to one another and I try to of course, but I feel like people on here are making up new “red flags” and I can’t keep up with all of them (but I try to) I hope this makes sense lol
2026-06-01 04:21:22
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Clare :
My conclusion in life so far is that being human means having real community: sharing the human experience with others and giving to people without expecting something in return. I think this is something we truly feel most deeply in person. Social media often feels like a watered-down version of community, something packaged to resemble connection, without fully being it.
2026-05-28 19:43:43
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sammgucci :
This is such an interesting take I love your perspective!!!!!
2026-05-28 19:14:26
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Jack Habits :
This was such a well articulated video
2026-05-30 23:31:12
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Beenthatmf :
I used and still think I don’t have a soul bc of how much doomscrolling
2026-05-28 20:40:49
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sky :
I really love your mind.
2026-05-28 17:15:28
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pouchfitapp :
Lets stop doomscrolling!
2026-06-13 14:21:27
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iza andrade :
i love the question “what makes us human?” and to answer it i like to think of another question: what can we do that AI/technology can’t? and it seems what we’re lacking is FEELING. to feel alive we must act, create, move. but all we do here is consume (and let ourselves be consumed)
2026-05-29 00:06:18
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Nathan Gregory :
Yo you’re the best so smart
2026-05-28 16:58:04
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lahnaranda :
Honestly I think humanity consists of a lot.. there isn’t a singular or correct definition that encapsulates what it is (just think of the multitudes of cultures that exist) BUT if I had to guess what it means to “feel human”, it might just be having our most basic primal needs fulfilled but *especially connection*? Maybe we aren’t able to find fulfillment in this bizarre digital world because it’s simply not organic. We yearn to be understood and love feeling a part of something bigger and social media platforms still fail to emulate this natural part of being not just a human but a mammal too. We NEED it for survival technically. It is vital to our very being. The digital space is chaos that is falsely sold to us as community. It is cheap. Community is previous, and it is earned and it is warm and it is consistent. It’s beautiful. And I think it’s one of those few ubiquitous things you find across all tribes and cultures. The internet is just not THAT.. idk what it really is tbh 😅. I often think that we’d be better off without it. But what can we do except move forward as best we can?
2026-07-01 22:53:24
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Grace in Being⋆❀ :
Wow, beautifully articulated ❤️
2026-06-19 08:18:25
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Ela 🌟 :
We need to be authentic and messy and get up and live life 😌
2026-06-09 14:21:22
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lemonsandlight :
I delete tik tok on the weekdays to focus on work and real life
2026-06-19 23:33:51
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Amanda Warner :
I deleted it off my phone and make time to watch it on my free time
2026-06-14 22:38:38
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