One job that Social Media is good at is distraction. TikTok is no exception.
Most of us have been sucked into the world of Social Media, and we have no idea how to get out of it. We love it, but then we hate it. We enjoy being connected to others, yet we are disappointed when of our lives don’t measure up to the highlight reels. It’s the worst kind of relationship to be in, and it’s self-inflicted.
What’s wrong with TikTok?
So, what is wrong with TikTok? TikTok has been designed to collect as much information about you as possible, while also decreasing your mind’s ability to remember things, long term. Developers know that children love short bursts of fun experiences, which is why summertime can be so much fun!
Throughout the school year, you may have moments of really fun times, but that’s over a nine month period. During the summer, you may have access to as much 24/7 fun as possible. No schoolwork, maybe chores, and no pre-dawn or early morning wake-ups.
However, the summer is cut short by the responsibility of school. It’s like having a job. We don’t enjoy work as much as play and the things that make us squeal with excitement. This can happen everyday of your life when you’re on TikTok. It’s like you’re on a mini-vacation called Serotonin. You don’t have to focus on anything but the fun that’s right in front of you. And if that’s not enough fun or that fun is over, you can scroll to find the next “fun”. This is the epic dream for the people who want to control your mind.
But why would they want to control you?
For many years, Bill Gates and others have talked about controlling the population. Know anything about this? Well, one way to control a population is by the way we think. If a person can get someone to think their way, then they can manipulate the person to do what they want. This has been a long-term experiment, and phones are a big part of it. Tech companies have us convinced that we can’t leave home without our devices. We travel with these little eavesdroppers everywhere we go. It’s the only way they can know more about us than they should.
TikTok has been designed to do just that. Do you think China loves you enough to create an app for you to just enjoy and then go on with your regular day? No, the app is mind-altering. It changes how your mind thinks about things and limits memory. TikTok doing this to app users to dumb down its users. Not many people realize the consequences of scrolling on a mobile device all day.
Enjoy Your Life
It’s okay to enjoy things like Social Media in dosages but not all day and maybe not even every day. Your brain isn’t meant to operate that way. Even when you are having fun, you can do it without letting the whole world know. You’re meant to have various experiences – real life ones that you can touch and feel, and you don’t need an audience to do that. A touch screen can never replace real life, unless you allow – it’s up to you.
The best way to live is by reading the Word of God. It teaches us about life. The next best way is by hanging out with actual family and friends. Your life would be much simpler and more peaceful, believe it or not. There are people who want you to believe that community is better through the screen. It can be good at times, but nothing’s like having actual people around whom you can touch.
You’re smarter than this!
You have to remember that Yahuah (God) created you. He didn’t create you for TikTok. Yes, people make money on the app, but everyone’s not meant to be doing one thing in one place. God is infinitely bigger than that. The phone, apps, Internet and SM have been created by man. God is not man, and He created you to do things that maybe man hasn’t thought of, yet. Maybe, Yahuah wants you to communicate with people the way He designed us – with eye-contact and in-person.
God has the best plan for you. You can read a chapter or several verses in a day, which is less than most people read all day when it comes to books. You can come here and read about God and life!
Who else will do it?
Parents may not stand up for you because they’re on the app, too, giving them serious guilt trips! So, what are you to do? You have to make the wise and mature decision to seek God for yourself. Ask Yahuah what He wants you to be doing. No matter His answer, you’ll enjoy it so much more than scrolling, all day. Even if you begin to miss the virtual reality, and go back, you won’t want to stay there.
We’re not meant to use our fingers to scroll or type. Hands are meant to do things like write, be held and eat fruit! We’re far from God’s design, and it’s time to get back. There used to be a saying, “TikTok, time’s up!”. Where will you be when the next TikTok deadline comes? Do you want to live like that? At the mercy of an app? It’s not worth it to give power to such things. Let God have the power He already has over you, anyway. He’s just letting you choose. Choose Him, and you’ll be so much happier, ever after.
