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TikTok Remix Culture

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327 points demail | 3 comments | 15 May 21 00:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.615s | source
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herpderperator ◴[15 May 21 03:01 UTC] No.27161933[source]▶
I think part of TikTok's success is the fact that they have a public/guest browser platform[0] that doesn't restrict you from seeing content without an account. It means people who wouldn't usually have the mobile app can still be a part of the action, and that may eventually drive them to sign up.

It's actually almost unbelievable that you can browse endlessly and never once be prompted to sign up unless you try to engage in some way. Instagram, Reddit, Twitter etc all bother you from the very second you load the page with modals and banners bullying you into signing up or getting their mobile app, if they let you see anything at all.

[0] https://www.tiktok.com/foryou

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alex_duf ◴[15 May 21 11:37 UTC] No.27164342[source]▶
Oh it will happen once organic growth slows down and the various teams have KPIs and OKRs to follow. Every company bgoes through these phases.

They're still benefiting from their "underdog" status, that won't last

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bonestamp2 ◴[15 May 21 14:46 UTC] No.27165650[source]▶
Yep, reddit used to allow lurking too.
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1. hansel_der ◴[16 May 21 10:51 UTC] No.27172753[source]▶
why the past tense?

can lurk on old.reddit.com just fine

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2. Solocomplex ◴[16 May 21 16:18 UTC] No.27174677[source]▶
For now...
3. bonestamp2 ◴[17 May 21 00:08 UTC] No.27178566[source]▶
I should have added "by default", but you're right there is a work around. Eventually old.reddit.com will get in the way of a major infrastructure update and they'll kill it off. It will make a lot of people mad, but it will be such a small percentage of users that they will do it anyway.