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garuspl t1_j0pknpl wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Social media influencers are charged with feeding followers ‘a steady diet of misinformation’ in a pump and dump stock scheme that netted $100 million by Wagamaga

When all you consume is social media, then there's nothing else to base your decisions on. I read that children look for info on tiktok instead of Googling...

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danfirst t1_j0pnsm3 wrote

If by children you mean people in their mid 20s, then yes, I read that too. Crazy to me that you'll take the advice of some influencer trying to farm clicks and referrals for your finance options.

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Metue t1_j0q0itq wrote

I think it's more early 20s and teens than mid 20s. Source: mid-20s, most people I know don't use tiktok

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danfirst t1_j0qby38 wrote

Strange, lots of people in their 40s I know use it. I don't, but I feel like I'm the odd man out.

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Topalope t1_j0qdhib wrote

Is Google not some influencer trying to farm clicks and referrals?

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pm_me_your_smth t1_j0rbdx3 wrote

> If by children you mean people in their mid 20s

Except that the biggest age demographic of tiktok are 10-19 year olds

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TeaKingMac t1_j0rlxc4 wrote

Probably not 10-19 year olds looking for investment tips

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TeaKingMac t1_j0rltzu wrote

Lately lots of /r/<technologyhelp> posts are easily googleable questions, and people think it's easier to ask reddit directly, than Google the answer (which likely has a top result that's a reddit post from the last time somebody asked)

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