JA Westenberg

Open TikTok right now and try to find a single video that isn't selling you something. A political identity. A digital product. A lifestyle. A personal brand. A course. An affiliate link. A substack. There is always a funnel. It's next to impossible.

The latest daily vlog:

https://youtu.be/JM8Ig4f0E50

TikTok Influencers Are Faking Surprise for $3 a Clip

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Apr 12 at 10:04amTypefully
Show thread⠠⠵ avuko2d ago

@Daojoan

I LOVE your way with words. Literally laughing out loud.

"AI content creators aren't even poisoning the well, not really. They are simply drawing from the well we already puked in years ago".

Show threadcpkimber2d ago
@Daojoan is this you funneling me to your YouTube channel? It’s kinda working
Show threadSebastian2d ago
@cpkimber @Daojoan Like & subscribe 🙃
Show threadcpkimber1d ago
@sherold @Daojoan yea I guess this is tongue in cheek and I’m being dumb for not getting that it’s a joke.
Show threadSebastian1d ago
@cpkimber Nah, you're good. 👍🏻 I just wanted to address the overuse of this term, given that, for me, virtually every piece of content on the internet is now somehow under general suspicion.
Show thread^[[200~Michael2d ago
@Daojoan You talk fast, but 0.5 makes you sound drunk, so I'll just listen harder. 😁
Show threadTerje2d ago
@Daojoan Depressing
Show threadelmo2d ago
@Daojoan in germany they are mostly selling racism via tik tok
Show threadJonathan Stanis2d ago
@Daojoan Definitely understand and feel this. It’s my I find Instagram so boring. Everything is an ad. It’s like scrolling through commercials. And yet I know people who are addicted. Heck, as a marketer in hell make content for the machine.
Show threadNix is Risen (not hungover!)2d ago
@Daojoan I hate the fake shock reactions with the fire of a million suns. "gasp, oh my god, it's even better than I imagined!"