I learned how to garden, grow food, ferment food, and some plant identification. I have a working knowledge of sewing. I’ve watched volcanoes erupt. I saw deep space imagery from JWST and followed along the Voyager 1 communications issues. I get a stream of physicists and physicians sharing about the latest in their field.
It helped me realize many limiting beliefs I’ve had about myself and I love myself more than I ever have.
I could have done those things elsewhere, too. But just like Pandora / Spotify are a tool to discover things you like that you didn’t know before, so is algorithmic video delivery.
Is everything on any social media good? I’m sure there are corners of Tiktok that are as deplorable as anywhere else.