By skyforbes 
TikTok: The Colosseum of Hate — and Why We’re All Guilty of Feeding It
The internet has always had its share of trolls and “keyboard warriors.” But TikTok has taken that culture and supercharged it. With a single swipe, anyone — a bored teenager, a disgruntled worker, a wannabe influencer — can go from obscurity to viral fame overnight.
And in this new digital arena, outrage has become the weapon of choice.
Overnight Fame: The Drug Everyone Wants
TikTok’s algorithm is seductive. Unlike Instagram or Twitter, you don’t need a following to go viral. One clip, one rant, one calculated insult can catapult you into millions of feeds overnight.
That means the reward system is broken by design. Being controversial is often more profitable than being correct. Hatred, packaged neatly in a 30-second video, is far more clickable than empathy. And once you taste that validation — the comments, the shares, the dopamine rush — it’s hard to stop.
Hatred Disguised as Entertainment
TikTok hatred rarely looks like hatred. It’s slick, funny, and often dressed up as:
• “Hot takes” designed to provoke rather than inform.
• “Call-outs” that blur the line between accountability and bullying.
• “Debates” staged more for likes than for truth.
• “Humour” that punches down on race, body image, religion, or trauma.