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Created: 18 January 2025

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There is a new disruption separating the strong from the weak. I’m talking about the halt of TikTok—a platform I recently began experimenting with. I got a few likes on my admittedly dull videos, but for the most part, I used it for entertainment. Now it’s gone, its future unclear. It might return, or it might not. Coincidentally, my go-to video editor, CapCut, is also banned, leaving me without the ease of creative expression. The good news is that many alternatives exist.

For those who don’t rely on platforms for creativity, one option is to create and host your own content independently. You could edit your videos using any available editor, upload them to a cloud service, and create a website to feature your content. This alternative is purely for creativity—it won’t make you viral or generate income. A typical approach might involve recording a video, editing it with a video editor (perhaps accompanied by royalty-free music), uploading it to AWS or Google Cloud, and then using a WordPress blog to feature it. Alternatively, you could hand-code a website from scratch.

Of course, there are also plenty of social media alternatives: Facebook, Facebook Pages, Instagram, YouTube, and newer options like Rednote, which is marketed as a TikTok alternative for younger audiences. I’ve heard Lemon8 is also banned, alongside TikTok and CapCut—all three owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company. There’s talk of transferring these platforms to U.S.-based owners, but naturally, any buyer would require access to the underlying algorithms and code, which ByteDance is unlikely to allow. Incidentally, Rednote is also owned by a Chinese company.

The primary reason for these bans lies in security concerns and mutual distrust between the U.S. and China. Notably, TikTok is banned in many other countries, and there may be valid reasons for these decisions. While I won’t delve into national security matters, I’m more interested in what all social media platforms have in common: they cater to human social needs. Some people find rejuvenation, meaning, financial opportunities, and a way to curate their lives through these platforms, and that’s entirely normal. We’re all human. However, others view these platforms as distractions—especially for children with developing minds, potentially fostering shallow, short attention spans and non-creative thinking.

For people like me, the creative aspect is the primary draw. I’m fascinated by the design of these platforms, what makes them successful, and how they attract large audiences. I’m not overly disappointed when these platforms are banned because I can find other ways to express my creativity. But for those who depend on them for satisfaction or income, it’s a different story. Ultimately, it comes down to one’s needs, wants, and purposes for engaging with social media.

As time passes, I observe these changes with a sense of detachment. At my age, I feel more immune to the ever-shifting trends and upheavals of the world. Administrations change, norms evolve, and disputes arise—but I try not to let these fluctuations affect me. I’m older, and I understand that life’s inevitable decline will continue until I’m no more. I choose to maintain my peace and focus on my health, minimizing engagement with the chaos of the world.

That’s not to say my perspective is universal. Some people my age thrive on the excitement of upheaval, finding meaning and passion in chaos and change. I admire those who find energy in these pursuits, but I prefer to channel my efforts into more personal, introspective goals. I don’t deny the occasional thrill of navigating change or experimenting with alternatives to TikTok. However, I aim to avoid dependency on any single platform by building my own creative solutions.

For me, technology represents a puzzle to solve—a construct to deconstruct and re-engineer. I approach it with the curiosity of a child who wants to understand the inner workings of a car, a watch, or a music box. I’m as interested in understanding how something functions as I am in using it. In web development terms, I want to explore both the front end and the back end. I want to appreciate the beauty of a user interface while learning the code behind it. I’m fascinated by how software instructs hardware, how data is stored and retrieved, and how algorithms deliver seamless user experiences.

Isn’t that, after all, the essence of why computers and all their descendants exist?

The following is a video I made through Inshot. You can also use Adobe Express or Canva for video editiing.  I applied royalty-free music and uploaded it to AWS. You can also use Google Cloud for this. I then created a link to share it through this website. It is not as perfect as Youtube and may be very slow for a mobile device but creatviity is the point, not to become viral LOL.