TikTok Dancing Through The Apocalypse - Zack Telander - #582

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Zack Telander. He's a weightlifter, coach, and a YouTuber. TikTok may be a colossal waste of time, but at least most people consider it to be harmless. A recent blog post made me think differently. And today, we look at the world's first digital weapon of mass destruction through pleasure rather than pain. Expect to learn why digital dementia is a real phenomenon, how young girls are developing Tourette's like tics from watching videos, the danger of atrophying focus through watching too much TikTok, why Grammarly and ChatGPT are no longer impartial, the awkwardness of vlogging a day in the life at Google when you get laid off, whether calling a man bald is sexual harassment, and much more. Always very fun to have Zack on. It means I can talk about whatever I want. And today, it was this awesome new article about TikTok from Gwinda Bogle. You should go and check it out once you are done with this episode. Also, if you are new here or if you are a long time listener, make sure that you have hit the subscribe button. It really does make a difference. It helps the show grow, which means that I can get bigger and bigger guests. And it makes me very happy. So go and press it.

**Zack Telander** (1:12)
I thank you.

**Chris Williamson** (1:14)
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