TikTok Is Not Your Doctor

ICYMI

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Entertainment News, News, Tech News, Society & Culture

3.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

TikTok doesn’t know you better than you know yourself, even if you think it does. On the show today, Rachelle and Madison talk about two different ways the app leads people down dangerous paths. First, they discuss the recent uptick in posts and advertisements focused on diagnosing mental and physical health issues, and how it’s so easy to convince yourself that you’re suffering from whatever malady TikTok has presented. Then, they discuss the tragic death of Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst, who died by suicide last week, and the alarming development of TikTokkers convincing themselves that there was some nefarious conspiracy behind it. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Race the rudder, raise the sails, raise the sales!
0:05.0	Captain, an unidentified ship approaching. Over.
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0:21.4	To get 100 pounds off your first campaign, go to LinkedIn.com slash lead to claim your credit.
0:26.7	That's LinkedIn.com slash lead. Terms and conditions apply.
0:37.4	Welcome back to another episode of Is That ADHD or Am I Just Weird?
0:43.2	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton.
0:45.0	And I'm Madison Malone Kircher.
0:46.7	You're listening to I-C-Y-M-I.
0:48.7	In case you missed it.
0:49.9	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:52.5	And it's Madison's favorite time of the year.
0:55.5	Olympic season, you get it back to back, baby.
0:59.8	D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d- I love the Olympics so much.
1:05.5	I thought you're about to sing the Genovian National Anthem.
1:10.2	Genovia, the land I call my home.
1:13.5	The thing is, I don't know any of the words after that,
1:15.0	so I usually just switch to the Canadian anthem.
1:21.7	It's just Genovia.
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