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I’m Posting on TikTok Now
If you can’t beat ‘em…
Today marks a historic day.
I never thought, as a millennial, I would be out of touch. After all, I was there when dial-up changed to wireless; when MySpace died; when Apple changed the world.
But now that world is leaving me behind.
I glean what I can from YouTube videos of Twitch streamers, struggling to remember nomenclature I have no practical use for. It probably feels like this for every generation approaching middle age: just when you begin to slow down the world seems to speed up.
My first foray into the realm of TikTok was a shock to my aging nervous system. Upon opening the app I was immediately bombarded with a video of an insane cat.
Challenge accepted.
I will not fade into obscurity. I will boldly go into the hyperactive hell-realm of cracked-out content. Before too long, the Zoomers will remember the name, “Benny Carts”.
And, however tempting it might be, I vow never to post boring, derivative, trend-following bullshit, no matter how much money it might make.
No, I will stay true to my values, and only do my best to produce content that is real.
I believe there’s an audience out there for all of us.
Join me on this journey.
Follow me on TikTok.
Do it.
