After speculating that TikTok might be contributing to the rapid deterioration of world civilisation, the Tesla mogul is once again stirring the pot in the internet community. As of Tuesday morning, a tweet that explains the billionaire skeptic’s contentious hypothesis had garnered more than 425,000 likes.
“Is TikTok leading to the downfall of civilization? Musk, who is 50 years old, wrote that “some people think so,” and then added in a follow-up tweet, “Or possibly social media in general.” The Chinese video-sharing app has been criticised in the past for creating stupid and dangerous social media phenomena such as the possibly fatal skull-breaker challenge as well as the slap your teacher game.
The comments made by the chief executive officer of SpaceX are a complete about-face from the words he made in a recent virtual conference with employees of Twitter following his $44 billion offer to acquire the social media company. According to Business Insider, during the sit-down, Musk had commended the Chinese video-sharing app for “doing a terrific job of making sure that you’re not bored.”
“I do find some of their videos offensive, but they’re not boring,” added the serial entrepreneur, who attributed TikTok’s attention-grabbing prowess to the fact that they “honed the algorithm to be as engaging as possible.” “I do find some of their videos offensive, but they’re not boring,” said the serial entrepreneur.
When asked about his first experience with the video platform aimed at Generation Z, Elon Musk responded as follows: “‘It does really feel like ADD [attention deficit disorder]…. But like, next level.” Although it was obvious that he was exaggerating, in the past year, medical professionals issued dire warnings about a terrifying phenomenon in which young girls began exhibiting tic-like symptoms, which they attributed to the young women mimicking the actions of popular influencers who had Tourette syndrome.
“Is TikTok destroying civilization? Some people think so,” Tweeted Musk. BACKGRID
Musk has stated that he wants Twitter to have a comparable engagement but “in a different way,” notwithstanding the criticisms that have been leveled against TikTok.
The mastermind of Neuralink said something to the effect of, “TikTok is interesting, but you want to be informed about serious topics as well.”
“I do find some of their videos offensive, but they’re not boring,” added the serial entrepreneur, who attributed TikTok’s attention-grabbing prowess to the fact that they “honed the algorithm to be as engaging as possible.” “I do find some of their videos offensive, but they’re not boring,” said the serial entrepreneur.
Musk, during another portion of the conference, explained his free speech philosophy for Twitter, arguing that users should be able to “say anything they want” as long as it does not “break the law,” as reported by The New York Times.
The innovator in the aerospace industry sacked numerous SpaceX employees the week before last after they published an open letter in which they criticized their CEO.