{"id":948,"date":"2025-11-15T08:13:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spirituality.catherineliew.com\/?p=948"},"modified":"2025-11-15T08:13:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:13:49","slug":"has-tiktok-killed-alternative-subcultures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spirituality.catherineliew.com\/?p=948","title":{"rendered":"Has TikTok Killed Alternative Subcultures?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Has Tiktok Killed Alternative Subcultures? Some argue that TikTok&#8217;s trend cycle that engulfed alternative subcultures post-pandemic, has killed alternative subcultures. Are we experiencing a new era of alternative subcultures, or has tiktok killed alternative subcultures? Enjoy \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n1:28 Tiktok Aesthetics<br \/>\n3:14 Alternative Subcultures<br \/>\n4:30 Tiktok Shop<br \/>\n6:30 Alternative Roots<br \/>\n7:12 Alternative Politics<br \/>\n9:06 Culture Shifts<br \/>\n11:47 Subculture Policing<br \/>\n13:41 Real World Implications<br \/>\n15:44 Final Thoughts<\/p>\n<p>See you next week! \ud83d\udc9b<\/p>\n<p>Resources:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1449227\/social-media-influence-tiktok-shop-usage-fashion-united-states<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/21\/magazine\/aesthetics-tiktok-teens.html<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/aesthetics.fandom.com\/wiki\/Aesthetics_Wiki<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/bvmkm8\/how-the-20-year-trend-cycle-collapsed\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/i-d.vice.com\/en\/article\/y3vj8m\/trendcore-tiktok<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8aTI7HqMvL\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/earth.org\/fast-fashions-detrimental-effect-on-the-environment\/\">The Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion, Explained<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;The Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion, Explained&#8221; &#8212; Earth.Org\" src=\"https:\/\/earth.org\/fast-fashions-detrimental-effect-on-the-environment\/embed\/#?secret=OW5Ek0gTbE#?secret=8aTI7HqMvL\" data-secret=\"8aTI7HqMvL\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/09\/12\/business\/tiktok-shop-e-commerce.html<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/celle_tattoo\/<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@celle_tattoo\" data-unique-id=\"celle_tattoo\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" data-embed-type=\"creator\" style=\"max-width:780px; min-width:288px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@celle_tattoo?refer=creator_embed\">@celle_tattoo<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/celle_tattoo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has Tiktok Killed Alternative Subcultures? Some argue that TikTok&#8217;s trend cycle that engulfed alternative subcultures post-pandemic, has killed alternative subcultures. 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