Ep. 40: Chris Stokel-Walker “TikTok Boom”

Author of TikTok Boom and journalist Chris Stokel-Walker explores the strategy behind TikTok’s explosive rise in the west, the differences between Silicon Valley and Chinese technology, and how the features of TikTok are designed to mirror people’s performances back onto themselves, allowing them to feel like they are part of a community.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

TikTok Boom - Chris Stokel-Walker
YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created a New Generation of Stars - Chris Stokel-Walker
How We Came to Live in Cursed Times - Jia Tolentino
charli d’amelio - YouTube
TikTok Teens and K-Pop Stans Say They Sank Trump Rally - Taylor Lorenz, Kellen Browning and Sheera Frenkel

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