Oddly, some girl hobbies seem to do quite well on TikTok. BookTok, for one, but anything and everything DIY seems to do fine, whether it’s home decor or sewing.
(I personally don’t use TikTok, but I know there’s some overlap with these topics on YouTube.)
I don’t know why history would do worse than popular literature, but maybe it’s the relative nuance not lending itself to punchy impact. (The lack of a product for sale probably doesn’t help, either.) Hence, I guess, podcasts and YouTube being more conducive?
Also, of course, as you mention, the TikTok algorithm does seem to be less geared towards particularly niche subtopics. Maybe that’s just the cost of aggressively algorithmic feeds.
Oddly, some girl hobbies seem to do quite well on TikTok. BookTok, for one, but anything and everything DIY seems to do fine, whether it’s home decor or sewing.
(I personally don’t use TikTok, but I know there’s some overlap with these topics on YouTube.)
I don’t know why history would do worse than popular literature, but maybe it’s the relative nuance not lending itself to punchy impact. (The lack of a product for sale probably doesn’t help, either.) Hence, I guess, podcasts and YouTube being more conducive?
Also, of course, as you mention, the TikTok algorithm does seem to be less geared towards particularly niche subtopics. Maybe that’s just the cost of aggressively algorithmic feeds.
This was amazing and fascinating--i had no idea about this tiktok trend. thank you for linking the boredom PDF!