A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse
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Loops promises to bring the TikTok experience to the fediverse.

Signups opened this week for Loops, a short-form looping video app from the creator of Instagram alternative Pixelfed, reports TechCrunch.

  • sudoer777@lemmy.mlEnglish
    34·
    2 months ago

    TikTok is popular because it’s addicting, not because it’s useful, so I don’t understand why anyone would use this.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      204·
      2 months ago

      TikTok is popular because it’s addicting, not because it’s useful

      TikTok is profitable because it is addictive. But the idea that short-form video is less useful than print or radio is flawed.

      I don’t understand why anyone would use this.

      For the same reason someone would turn on the TV, download a podcast, or pick up a magazine.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      52·
      2 months ago

      If it doesn’t work out, it doesn’t work out. It seems like an idea worth trying. What is there to lose?