Short thread on why ya’ll need to chill out with the TikToks right now.

I get it. You want to blow off steam and you are working hard. I believe you and you deserve to do so; however, forgive me for saying so, the optics are REALLY BAD. Really really bad.

Your videos will get lifted and used as evidence. People will say, “ah ha! You see? The pandemic isn’t real! Here’s proof!”

I’m not exaggerating.

Evidence of this happening.

Check out the PPE.

Read the comments on each of these.

https://twitter.com/thejeremyoakley/status/1244450454697902081?s=21 https://twitter.com/thejeremyoakley/status/1244450454697902081

Look at the smiles

https://twitter.com/_vanessaa_2/status/1247687776943968257?s=21 https://twitter.com/_vanessaa_2/status/1247687776943968257

Look at the number of people who are participating.

https://twitter.com/alkalinecook/status/1248416182752800768?s=21 https://twitter.com/alkalinecook/status/1248416182752800768

Be smart. Before posting, think about how your content could be repurposed.

It can happen. Once it does, no amount of explanation will convince them that your video is innocent and that it only took a few minutes to make.

Ask yourself before posting - Could someone repurpose my content to fit a new narrative?

Thread over.