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How to fix a lazy vocabulary - by Arden Yum - Ad Hoc

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Admittedly, I did not have TikTok on my phone for most of 2024. But on Saturday night, I got into bed at 9pm and scrolled through videos of influencers saying goodbye to the platform that changed their lives. Their expressions of gratitude were so dramatic and teary-eyed they almost seemed truthful. Creators also posted compilations of clips from the last five years, went live for the final time, and admitted to career-altering lies (the fitness girls don’t actually do their workouts, the big pranks were carefully orchestrated). It was all quite grand. Yesterday it was snowing and my friends and I sat on the couch in our pajamas watching Gossip Girl and picking the marshmallows out of the Lucky Charms box. Midway through an episode, someone exclaimed, “It’s back!” Of course, I thought, without any relief or surprise. It’s a weird day, and a weird message to see pop up on my phone screen. I don’t think I’ll be using TikTok much this year. An argument in favor of the app is that it quick

Admittedly, I did not have TikTok on my phone for most of 2024. But on Saturday night, I got into bed at 9pm and scrolled through videos of influencers saying goodbye to the platform that changed their lives. Their expressions of gratitude were so dramatic and teary-eyed they almost seemed truthful. Creators also posted compilations of clips from the last five years, went live for the final time, and admitted to career-altering lies (the fitness girls don’t actually do their workouts, the big pranks were carefully orchestrated). It was all quite grand. Yesterday it was snowing and my…

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