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Underlying these acts is a common theme—an insatiable desire to share personal trauma, bodily alterations, or morbid curiosities with the world. This phenomenon stems from a culture that equates visibility with validation, often oblivious to how such sharing might desensitize viewers or propagate harmful behaviors.
For example, a TikTok user with a terminal illness or severe injury recorded her conscious decision to share a simulated "funeral" for her amputated limb, framing it as a gesture for closure. While her intentions might be genuine, critics argue that turning such profound personal pain into entertainment risks trivializing suffering and encouraging others to seek similar viral notoriety at the expense of dignity.