To my followers and friends of 🍋🎱, TikTok? No
In regards to the whole TikTok taking over situation,
Lemon8 was, let’s say a more peaceful side of social media. Things are slower. People are nicer. (Besides the one random wacko in the comments from time to time.) Posts are more real and genuine. It was easier to find friends. It was the app version of a good vibe. But TikTok is aggressive, fast-paced, overproduced quick content just made for doom scrolling. I don’t know how to say it well, but it doesn’t have the same peace and down-to-earth-ness as this app. Plus don’t even get started on how creepy it is they keep your content. ANYWAYS. Not going THERE. I already deleted so many posts. And unfortunately, I realized, I think it is time to delete the rest. I made some friends here, so many incredible people in the comments of my ‘Life Binder’ post I hope they do well! I won’t be able to check in and see how they did or their progress. But I’m glad I helped the few that I had. Hope to have inspired a few as well, and help them do their best. I could easily keep this app and all of my posts and not make such a big deal, but let’s be real. Another hyper content-crazed app is the last thing I need. Here’s to a more peaceful life, a great start to 2025. :) *letting a few friends save my life binder post then will be deleting everything shortly* 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 #deletingsocialmedia #tiktok #peace #2025
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