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This will be booming once TikTok will be banned in the US haha
Definitely won't without an algorithm, the general public would hate just seeing random videos not tailored to their preferences.
I hope so, but I feel like people will move to youtube shorts or whatever instagram calls theirs before they would consider Loops, just like they chose Bluesky over Mastodon.
Instagram reels.
Exactly, these users want a relatively efficient app with an algorithm that shows interesting content without the effort of looking for it.
I personally love the things TikTok puts on my feed (philosophy, science, arts, political opinions, medical advice...). I don't think I would have been able to find a lot of those things on my own. For instance, it's been amazing to understand some of my health conditions: a video about a random symptom (and how to address it) sometimes shows on my feed and it's like: "Wow! I didn't know that! Thank you".
So... it's not just laziness, not in my case. I hate that algorithms have been radicalizing my parents politically. I love that my algorithm helps me with advice (for me, my cat, my home...) and it connects me with similar people. It's a bittersweet technology, I guess. Anyway, without it, Loops might not be a solid alternative.