By skyforbes 
Alt Title: I Joined a TikTok Cult for the Aesthetic—Now I Sacrifice Sleep for Algorithm Approval
📱 Introduction: It Started With a Hashtag…
It was innocent at first. I was scrolling through TikTok at 2 AM, like any normal dopamine-deprived millennial, when I stumbled upon a pastel-filtered video captioned:
“✨Only the chosen ones understand #Frogcore #MushroomWitch #LiminalSpace✨”
Suddenly, I wasn’t just watching TikToks—I was being summoned.
I had entered a realm where hashtags weren’t just metadata.
They were rituals.
🔍 Chapter 1: TikTok Isn’t an App—It’s a Recruitment Tool
TikTok claims to be a social media platform.
That’s adorable.
In reality, it’s an occult recruitment algorithm dressed up as Gen Z’s entertainment.
From #CleanGirl to #DarkAcademia, TikTok doesn’t suggest trends.
It indoctrinates.