In 2019 or basically in present times, social media platforms for people to express themselves are increasing in numbers, one of the platforms is what we used to call musical.ly, TikTok. This app allows you to make lip sync videos and let you be as creative as possible. Millions of people from different ages and countries are joining this community with different initial intentions. Some would chase for fame, others would be on TikTok just to put the stress they have away. We all know things we do in daily basis would have an effect or more. Same as TikTok, it will have effects towards us and this time, we will see how TikTok effects us psychologically. (Adzra)
We all need to see the positive in every situations and for TikTok itslef there are some positive impacts to its users. First of which and most obvious is to use it as media for youth entertainment. While their ‘fun’ contents are sometimes inappropriate for young users. It can be handled by teaching young users to safely use it as proper entertainment. Second is purely material benefit where some TikTok users made money using the app to promote products to their followers. Last benefit is as media for its users to express themselves and show off their hidden talents of acting and performing arts. (Joseph)
On the other hand, in accordance of the growth of the TikTok users ranging from adolescent to elders, there are problems arise along with that. The problem being the age restriction used to be 13 years old, so those adolescent who have no clear idea about what is suitable for their age might do or view something that is inappropriate for their age. Another thing, users can feel down or even depressed if the attention or feedback they got were not a positive one or not as what they expected. Lastly, users might get addicted of the overwhelming fame even though it is actually very toxic for themselves. (Natasya)
The world isn’t black and white, meaning there isn’t anything that’s pure evil nor good. TikTok and other similar apps, have both good and bad impacts on people’s psychological state. The app provide a platform for people to express their interest , expression or even their talents, and for others it may simply just be a source of entertainment. But, as everything else, if it were to be used excessively, it would cause bad psychological impact such as depression or psychological disorder of ‘Attention Seeking’. At the end of the day, what we all need is to do is balance. Use TikTok and other similar apps wisely. (Sabrina)
