Woman goes viral for breaking down TikTok\u2019s \u2018what about me\u2019 effect TikTok: sarahthebookfairyA woman on TikTok is going viral across social media for breaking down the internet\u2019s \u2018what about me\u2019 effect \u2014 and is bringing back up the \u2018bean soup\u2019 discourse. Back in August 2023, a woman went viral on TikTok for creating a specialized \u2018bean soup\u2019 that was full of antioxidants and iron to help people on their periods. However, a slew of commenters soon dove in, asking: \u201cCan I substitute the beans with something else?\u201d The incident took over TikTok, leaving many viewers disgruntled and appalled that so many viewers would demand the creator make exceptions for them regarding a recipe for simple bean soup. This issue is a good example of what TikToker \u2018sarahthebookfairy\u2019 calls the internet\u2019s \u2018what about me\u2019 effect \u2014 where netizens will interact with something online and make it \u2018all about them.\u2019 What is the internet\u2019s \u2018what about me\u2019 effect? \u201cThe \u2018what about me\u2019 effect is when someone sees something that doesn\u2019t really pertain to them, or they can\u2019t fully relate to, and they find a way to make it about them,\u201d she explained. \u201cOr try to seek out certain accommodations for their very nuanced, personalized situation instead of recognizing that they\u2019re just not the target audience for that thing.\u201d She used the TikTok-famous \u2018bean soup\u2019 as an illustration for the \u2018what about me\u2019 effect, saying that it\u2019s \u201cvery easy to write off as a lack of common sense, but\u2026 I think it\u2019s this individualistic culture that we have created in the United States.\u201d In a follow-up video, Sarah explained that she doesn\u2019t believe it\u2019s only young netizens making these kinds of comments. She argues that it could be anyone of any age who deals with \u201cimmaturity, insecurity, or people-pleasing and a fear of being seen as a bad person.\u201d Sarah\u2019s spiel has gone viral on TikTok, racking up over one million views as commenters chime in agreeing with her stance on the subject. However, her video has also taken X (formerly Twitter) by storm, as well, with plenty of netizens chiming in with their own thoughts on the subject. \u201cThis video should be shown to everyone before having access to the internet,\u201d one user wrote in response. \u201cI think it\u2019s because this world has become so easy because of technology that people cannot critically think anymore,\u201d another suggested. Yet another commenter brought up an issue where a woman got death threats for saying she wanted to have a \u2018healthy baby,\u2019 writing, \u201cSomeone said that wishing for a healthy baby at a gender reveal party was ableist. No one was saying anything about people with disabilities or health problems.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Woman goes viral for breaking down TikTok\u2019s \u2018what about me\u2019 effect TikTok: sarahthebookfairyA woman on TikTok is going viral across social media for breaking down the internet\u2019s \u2018what about me\u2019 effect \u2014 and is bringing back up the \u2018bean soup\u2019 discourse. Back in August 2023, a woman went viral on TikTok for creating a specialized […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64799\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}