'Spent $150 on groceries and I still need $150 worth of groceries': The most entertaining takes from TikTok this week (September 24, 2024)

Ally Perry • Writer and Editor

Sep 24, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

The psyche of the average person who posts regularly on TikTok must be a fascinating thing. Exchanging your story, your deepest held secrets, your most shameful thought processes in exchange for virality—it's nothing new, but was it ever this popular and widely accepted? TikTok is in part so popular as it is a continuation of trends that started elsewhere on the internet, but it presents them in a shinier and more addictive package. We are not immune to its questionable charms, so we make a point of collecting some of the highlights in screenshot form here. They do a great job of giving us a taste of the highs and lows of the clock app without getting sucked into the endless scroll of the FYP. The TikTok creators of the world are here to sacrifice their privacy for the sake of our mindless entertainment, and we're all here for it.