Just someone getting older and repeating the ancient mantra of "things are getting worse! because children are not educated the way they used to be".

Sounds like someone doesn't know what 'better' actually means.

It's more of an alias for the zeitgeist.

It's the current Boogeyman.

Gosh darn KIDS these days TICK TOKING all the DARN time, back in MY day we'd just PLANK on RANDOM THINGS then hit the WHIP and yell YEET and post it on INSTAGRAM for LIKES.

You'll see.

Now, you control your car, though with increasing friction.

I see the analogy. TikTok has streamlined the consumption UI to the point where your control is extremely rudimentary -- you like it or don't. The car makers are doing the same, to some degree -- you follow the 95% use case or you experience pain. I had a rental car last weekend for 4 days. I turned on the radio and didn't like the station. I tried to figure out how to tune a different station and couldn't, so I just turned it off. Perhaps they should switch to a model where they just play me random music and I say "yes" or "no" until they learn how to train me what to like.

Yes, and just wait until they turn on ads. You know it's coming. 'Two for one cupcakes this hour only at Let them Eat Cake!, coming up on our left in 30 seconds. Pull over Yes/No?'. Etc.

I say we go full tiktok and have the car just shove cupcakes in your face. If you swat it away, it tries other foods. If you accept it, more cupcakes.

Absolutely nothing. The problem existed before TikTok.