Becoming Obvious That Friend Not Doing Tik Tok “Ironically”

Everyone seems to be doing it. Your parents sent you an emoji-riddled text saying they downloaded it. Your little cousin has almost a million views. Even with its popularity, you have a hard time seeing why so many people use Tik Tok. You know that any of the truly funny ones will be posted on Twitter, so there is no point in downloading the app. Some of your friends try to tell you that it’s worth it, but you just won’t be convinced. The internet teens and unemployed say its fun to make Tik Toks, but you can tell that at least one of your friends is past the point of being completely ironic.

“I’m telling you, dude, it’s so funny. There are a bunch of dumb little kids and old people too. It’s so stupid, dude. It’s not that bad, though,” said Jamie Gardner, the type of friend that would have nominated you for the ice bucket challenge like two whole months after everyone stopped doing it. “I’ve made a few videos that went kinda viral. It’s just a lot of footage of me in my room just messing around, dancing and stuff. And obviously, I’ve got my shirt off in all of them. It’s a good creative outlet. It feels so satisfying to be able to sit down and make some real content. I mean, I don’t take it seriously. I’m just doing it ironically. It’s pretty fun, though.”

“Jamie really needs to stop with this Tik Tok stuff. It’s starting to get really weird. I’ve seen him spend more time in the library working on brainstorming ‘content’ for his ‘audience’ than studying. You’re gonna fail Orgo, man,” whispered Noah Edwards while Jamie heated up Totino’s pizza rolls in the other room. “Jamie is one of my closest friends, and I hate to see him go down this path. What’s the best scenario? He becomes Tik Tok famous? I don’t know, the whole thing just seems embarrassing. Like, isn’t it an app for kids? I don’t want people to think he’s a creep or anything. I just think he wants attention. He keeps saying he’s doing it ironically, but he definitely has been drafting sketches for merch. Like, I’d buy it but as a joke.”

Jamie is currently working to build his Tik Tok platform. At 32 followers, and averaging 45-50 views per video, Jamie is getting his first taste of fame. From an outside perspective, it seems that nothing will stop him from achieving his dreams. However, if enough of his friends become aware of what he’s doing, maybe they’ll be able to convince him to slow down. If you take anything away from this cautionary tale, let it be that social media is forever, so Jamie’s children will one day have the great displeasure of seeing their father gyrate to “Señorita.”