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Publication: The Hillsdale Collegian, , Hillsdale College , Hillsdale, MI
TikTok has an iron grip on cultural trends, fashions, and nearly every industry. What started as a silly app filled with lip-syncing clips and dances has evolved into a platform that praises alien-like beauty standards, shortens people’s attention spans to that of mice, and further propels culture into an insatiable and superficial mess.
Social media affecting young people’s mental health is no new problem. Parents and psychologists alike have blown the whistles and spread the news. But nothing is quite as disturbing as the TikTok filters that have completely warped the...