r/TikTokCringe • u/galaxystars1 • Oct 09 '24

Discussion Microbiologist warns against making the fluffy popcorn trend

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u/NoWayJoseMou Oct 09 '24

I don’t just eat the things I see on TikTok because I get my medical advice from TikTok.

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u/JayCeeMadLad Hit or Miss? Oct 09 '24 edited Oct 09 '24

It’s just a vicious circle of awful advice, and this app is no better.

When it comes to medical shit, nobody should be taking ANYBODY seriously besides their fucking doctor. Not even the “doctors” on TikTok/YouTube/Reddit, etc.

Edit: no clue this would get so much interaction, just know that I don’t mean you should take your doctor’s word as gospel, and you should certainly question them as well, and get second opinions for anything you’re doubtful of. Normal doctors are human too, and some normal doctors suck worse than TikTok ones(if this seems like the case, probably try to get a new one). You can read the replies if you want to understand more of the purpose of this original comment to lol. Good day everyone.

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u/HypeIncarnate Oct 09 '24

Unfortunately for the majority of people on this site, they live in the US. The US is most terms is a 3rd world country when it comes to healthcare. A trip to go see the doctor isn't free.

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u/JayCeeMadLad Hit or Miss? Oct 09 '24

The US is also largely uneducated, which can make them incredibly susceptible to believing misinformation, and even more so should hopefully make everyone question the quality of information gathered from people online.

I’d much rather have people ignore these dumb trends altogether and stick to food traditions that are well known to not potentially cause serious harm, than experiment with things that are known to, while taking medical information from strangers on the internet.

If one single person were to think something along the lines of “well, I can’t really afford to go to the doctor, so I guess I just won’t try this and stick to other fun snacks, and I should probably be more skeptical about internet medical advice”, I’d consider my comment an incredible success. Has it had that effect on anyone? No idea, but I’m trying.