The Most Entertaining Takes From TikTok This Week (November 12, 2024)

Ally Perry • Writer and Editor

Nov 12, 2024 1:00 PM EST

When we look back on the 2020s, at least half of the decade is going to feel like it was defined by one platform. Like it or not, TikTok has made an irrevocable impact on the society that we live in today. The short-form video has never been so accessible, dumb, and addictive. Just when we've seen it all, another revelation comes from the land of the clock app that reminds us it has plenty of distracting tidbits to offer us yet. Some of these can be found below, dealing with all manner of different aspects related to the human condition. We give thanks to everybody looking for the sweet, sweet validation of online virality for sacrificing their inner life to the public podium of TikTok. It keeps the rest of us entertained when we want to procrastinate, and this is possibly the most valuable asset in our attention economy.