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Re:The Decline of the Working Musician by watwut on Thursday November 07, 2024 @01:35AM (#42074046)
Except that TikTok dancing does not create those connections. It is just something that does not happen.

Standarding in the same building does not create then either. People talking in groups and one-to-one, people meeting the same people regularly does. That is what dancing was.

Re:The Decline of the Working Musician by lmm on Thursday November 07, 2024 @01:51AM (#42074161)
> Except that TikTok dancing does not create those connections. It is just something that does not happen.

I've seen it happen, so it absolutely can. People have back-and-forth interactions, find regular partners, and form dance groups.

Re:The Decline of the Working Musician by swiftcoder on Thursday November 07, 2024 @11:43AM (#42078286)
If you are talking about connections between people who both create content on the network, sure - however, the vast majority of users only consume content.
Re:The Decline of the Working Musician by lmm on Thursday November 07, 2024 @07:46PM (#42082906)
I've seen people start creating content because of a conversation they had on that kind of network.