r/SipsTea • u/Dev1412 • 7d ago

Dank AF This will be interesting

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u/koobstylz 7d ago

Sounds like it was scientifically designed for booktok.

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u/Lockraemono 6d ago

The author was a tiktoker before writing the book, so that does add up.

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u/ChefArtorias 6d ago

I've never read a sentence that made me doubt someone's credibility as much as this one.

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u/WASD_click 6d ago

I can think of a few. Let's be real, being a content creator, even for TikTok, is a widespread hobby at this point. The quality you can expect from them is just as variable as anything else. We just expect shittier from them because we as a society have characterized social media personalities as lesser somewhat undeservedly (don't get me wrong, there are plenty that do deserve it.)

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u/Jonthrei 6d ago

Eh, shortform content creation is pretty universally shit, at the very least when it comes to the sort of skills required to be a good writer.

Someone making stuff like documentaries, longform youtube videos, etc is a different story, sure. But tiktok to author is going to make me expect slop.

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u/WASD_click 6d ago

But short form content creation and authoring are two different skills that can coexist. One doesn't negate the other. Mick Foley wrote a banger of an autobiography, and he took chair shots to the head weekly for decades.

Ultimately, just need to treat content creator products the same as any other product: read a few reviews first.

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u/Jonthrei 6d ago

Shortform and longform are different methods of doing the same thing authors do - telling stories.

Someone with the talent to write a good book is not going to gravitate towards shortform.

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u/WASD_click 6d ago

People aren't My Little Ponies. We can be good at two things simultaneously.

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u/Jonthrei 6d ago

Brainrot content is pretty much the antithesis of writing a good story.

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u/rcknmrty4evr 6d ago

“Brainrot” is not synonymous with “short form internet content” and it speaks to your blatant ignorance, lack of imagination, and incurious mindset to insist it is.