TikTok Is Changing How Young People Think — And Not for the Better.

TikTok is one of the most powerful influences on young people today. What started as a place for fun and creativity has turned into something much more serious — a platform that is quietly shaping how people think, act, and even see themselves.


The biggest concern isn’t the dancing or the jokes. It’s the way TikTok rewards a certain way of thinking and punishes anything outside of it. It pushes the same values over and over: seek attention, share everything, follow trends, and stay in line with what’s popular. It doesn’t encourage self-respect, discipline, or original thought the things that actually build character.


Many people, especially girls, start to believe they need to look or act a certain way just to feel seen. They base their self-worth on how many views or likes they get. And over time, they stop thinking for themselves. They repeat opinions they’ve seen online. They copy others to feel accepted. They post vulnerable content for strangers, thinking it’s a form of confidence  when really, it’s just another way of performing.


These habits might seem small, but they add up. TikTok is normalising a culture where people feel the need to be seen constantly, where privacy is rare, and where nothing feels real unless it’s shared. It teaches people to depend on others to feel good enough, instead of building that feeling from the inside.


That goes completely against the values I believe in. I respect independence, emotional control, quiet confidence, and thinking for yourself — not just going along with the crowd. I believe you don’t need to overshare to be real, and you don’t need strangers to approve of you to know your worth.


TikTok doesn’t support those values. In fact, it makes them harder to live by.


We need to be honest about the effect this platform is having. Not just on trends but on minds, on confidence, and on the ability to grow into someone real. Because right now, too many people are performing who they think they should be, instead of becoming who they really are.

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