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I have never used tick tock but the first time I was introduced to it was by my younger cousin who was probably about eleven at the time and my thoughts on tick tock were mostly negative. I thought it was just an outlet between younger people to post random funny videos, or something similar to Instagram or Vine, but I had no idea teens or young adults used it too, to create fame. The concept of posting short funny videos of mimicking recordings, memes, or songs is very strange to me. This article was very interesting due to Marcella sharing how when she posted a funny video she had thousands of likes and recognition from famous youtubers. I think it is so crazy how it is even possible. As I read further I was in even more shock that people have actually died from creating tick tocks by posing dangerous stunts. I noticed the many negative aspects of tick tock such as young children exposing their locations by mistake or trying to pose as an older person to receive inappropriate attention. however I have also seen some positive aspects such as tick tock being a form of entertainment for everyone. I thought this article was great in showing both positive and negative aspects of tick tock and using real life examples.