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In a year where a pandemic locked us all up in our houses without further notice, not much could have made it better. Our usual coping mechanisms disappeared overnight; trashy reality TV shows and movies were postponed, clubs ceased to exist and travelling abroad became a luxury afforded to the very few influencers sponsored to fly to Dubai.
Yet there was one unlikely hero that came to everyone’s rescue – TikTok. In 2020, there was only one winner and it was the app that got everyone hooked on badly choreographed dance routines and Dalgona coffee. The platform provided a digital space for all our needs and more. It became a space to let go, create and connect with people on the FYP who are the same type of weird as you.