Uh Oh. Tik Tok Brain

Like a moth to a flame. Like a reader to a book sale. Like a trick or treater to Halloween candy. Like all of those three, I am drawn to Tik Tok. Wait! It’s even worse than that. I have Tik Tok brain! Yes. I’ve become addicted to a silly app that is filled with amateur videos posted by everyday people like you and me. Well, I won’t speak for you. I don’t know how everyday you are!

But I do know this. If I have five minutes to spare, it’s off to Tik Tok. I start watching the videos and before you know it the five minutes has turned into twenty-five! Day has turned into night. Summer has turned into Autumn. I go online for a counseling session. My client isn’t online yet. Yes!! Tik Tok!

I’m not sure what the big attraction is. Maybe it’s how short the videos are? Less than a minute each. Maybe it’s how amateurish they are? They really are, though some add sparkles. Maybe it’s how hilarious they are? That joke was really funny and I bet the next one is even funnier. Let’s see. One little finger swipe and on to a new joke. Maybe it’s the bikini clad women coming out of swimming pools? Hey! I’m 68. I’m not dead!

Here’s my worry. Not for me but for the world. If more and more people get addicted to Tik Tok, will all progress stop. The scientist on the verge of curing cancer. What if she instead spends too much time watching normal folk lip sync comic routines! The diplomats on the verge of world peace. What if a meeting ends with them doing Tik Tok challenges instead. Maybe our President is right in wanting to ban Tik Tok! Oh no. did I just agree with Trump? More proof that I have Tik Tok brain!

But no. I don’t want it banned. It’s too much fun! The Tik Tok songs are in my head. Banning Tik Tok won’t get them out. I think they are in there forever. I’ll just take the advice of Benjamin Franklin, all things in moderation. Speaking of Ben Franklin. He started the first zoo, the first post office, the first newspaper. If he were alive today, he may have made the first Tik Tok video. Just sayin’.

I apologize in advance for any spelling mistakes in this post. I have no time to proofread. There are too many Tik Tok videos to watch! I’ll end with a little tease for my fellow Tik Tok addicts. “Last night I had the strangest dream”. You know who you are.