Results: TikTokers are asking to go viral to pay off debt
Published on 06/10/2024
Is one viral video all it takes to pay off hundreds of thousands in debt? Plenty of TikTokers hope so − and thousands more are happy to help them find out.
Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/05/30/tiktok-pay-off-my-debt-trend-viral-but-does-it-work/73903138007/
Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/05/30/tiktok-pay-off-my-debt-trend-viral-but-does-it-work/73903138007/
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TikTokers are banding together to help each other go viral in the hopes of getting money from TikTok so they can pay off student loans and mortgages. "So, I've done the math and, apparently, in order for TikTok to pay off my student loans in one fell swoop, I would need 247 million people to watch this video for five seconds, which you've just done" a TikToker named Jake says in a video viewed 25.1 million times. Experts say the "pay off my debt" trend reveals a lot about the financial stress Gen Z is under, as well as their willingness to both help others and unabashedly ask for help. Would you be willing to watch a video to help someone pay off their debt?
Yes
31%
793 votes
No
38%
984 votes
Undecided
32%
823 votes
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The aim of the trend, TikTokers say, is to get money from the website's Creator Rewards Program. The program is meant to reward high-quality, original videos over a minute in length, and is based on four metrics: originality, play duration, search value and audience engagement. Despite his video getting more that 25 million views, Jake revealed in a follow-up TikTok he only earned $4,200 for it, barely a dent in his six-figure student debt. How do you feel about TikTokers asking for help to pay off their debts? It's a smart and innovative way to use social media
20%
531 votes
It's understandable given the financial pressures many face
20%
523 votes
It feels like an unrealistic and desperate attempt
23%
601 votes
It's inappropriate to ask for financial help this way
33%
852 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
93 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.65% | 43 | |
| N/a | 0.19% | 5 |
| NA | 0.15% | 4 |
| I m not interested | 0.08% | 2 |
| I couldn't care less | 0.04% | 1 |
| TikTok is a website that is close to being outlawed and I do not think anyone should be using it period. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Don't care one way or another | 0.04% | 1 |
| DON'T HAVE THIS SITE | 0.04% | 1 |
| Amet ipsam dicta voluptas reprehenderit aliqua Voluptatem asperiores consectetur ad | 0.04% | 1 |
| Stupid points here are paltry scam | 0.04% | 1 |
| I don't feel anyway about it | 0.04% | 1 |
| none | 0.04% | 1 |
| I don't like social media | 0.04% | 1 |
| Not sure | 0.04% | 1 |
| Not Applicable | 0.04% | 1 |
| idk | 0.04% | 1 |
| I do not thing that is what social media should be used for. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Tic Toc is a known link to the government of China. Those who use Tik Tok should be ashamed. | 0.04% | 1 |
| do not use | 0.04% | 1 |
| How about not put yourself into debt??! | 0.04% | 1 |
| too lazy to work method | 0.04% | 1 |
| It sounds like another plea to be famous and get free money, these people are trying anything, instead of actually doing positive things for no reason, they all have a selfish goal. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I'm not certain that the person asking for money is honestly needing it, and that this is not a scam. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I stay away from TIK Tok | 0.04% | 1 |
| Placeat in quod quia quia obcaecati ut qui non at et animi non | 0.04% | 1 |
| I'd do it, if need be. | 0.04% | 1 |
| ... | 0.04% | 1 |
| Not sure what to make of it. Many people do ing an actress but you do not live in Hollywood or get rewards maybe. | 0.04% | 1 |
| These losers should concentrate on making engaging videos that are worth watching, instead of asking people to waste time to watch their terrible video | 0.04% | 1 |
| pathetic. Go get a damn job. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I do not use this platform | 0.04% | 1 |
| Not really sure what to think about , would need to research more information. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I refuse to use Chinese gov't/company Tiktok | 0.04% | 1 |
| Never will I use any Chinese app. Not safe. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Undissided | 0.04% | 1 |
| If it s for a student loan, it should never have been provided. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I am just getting very tired of finishing and not getting credit for nothing, | 0.04% | 1 |
| Get a job, or a second job | 0.04% | 1 |
| NA . Not on Tiktok | 0.04% | 1 |
| Sign of our capitalist rot | 0.04% | 1 |
| I believe President Biden just signed ANOTHER bill for student loan forgiveness | 0.04% | 1 |
| My give-a-****'s busted in this case. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I do not approve as we the consumer will end up paying for it through higher prices. | 0.04% | 1 |
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Have you or would you create your own TikTok video to help pay off debt? Yes
11%
276 votes
No
57%
1491 votes
Undecided
16%
427 votes
Not Applicable
16%
406 votes
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