Just like the people of yesteryear used to pick up the morning paper to inform themselves of what was happening in the world, many of the youth of today wake up and open TikTok. The key difference is that while current events may make a feature on many For You pages, the main character of the day is almost always the TikTok creators themselves. The mundanities of their everyday lives are rendered fascinating purely by their inclusion on the clock app, and oftentimes, they can be quite amusing as well.