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Eh, I'll "have at" TikTok for being shit because historically, it has been. It's driven by memes and trash.
That said, over the past couple years I've heard lots of good things. "BookTok" and other -Tok's being communities within the service — I admit I don't know how it is because I've never used it — but also, the rapid decline of YouTube has made me seriously consider getting on TikTok just to have something different. My resolve to be anti-TikTok has greatly reduced over the last couple years, as an "old guy" who does not like "social media".
So yeah, credit where it's due.
I'd love for the Fediverse to have a strong alternative, but again, the costs of running a video server that is anywhere close to being "widely used"...