TikTok isn’t the real world. Social media isn’t real. If you find yourself scrolling and thinking everyone else has it together, remember most of what you see is staged. Perfectly edited photos. Fake trips. "Curated" lifestyles.

Are you or one of your loved ones one of the 63% of U.S. teens that, according to Pew Research, uses TikTok regularly? Are you, perhaps, one of the 32% of 18-30 year olds that use TikTok to get news?

If so, and even, frankly, if not, I implore you to dive into this article in order to give yourself a better understanding of the app that is most ascendant; it now garners more view-time per user than Facebook and Instagram combined.