tiktok is a dystopian hellscape. the tiktok obsession with the idea that aging is the worst thing ever is so ingrained that skincare influencers providing instructions on how to smuggle black market prescription anti acne medication via the mail because it can make you look younger (whilst also increasing potential for sun damage and skin cancer due to the intensity of the medication) is basically just passively accepted in that space. i didnt even realize just how fucked up that is a common occurrence there until i deleted the app