Same. The TikTok algorithm did more to fix my mental health post-lockdown than multiple therapists or any other social media. Rather than being tuned for maximal negativity it seems ByteDance tuned the algorithm for maximal positivity.

It's positive in the same way eating a bunch of sugary donuts gives you a temporary short lasting dopamine boost. It's easily digestible with zero nutritional value. Rapid videos in succession short video formats that inject you with a quick dopamine hit are in fact NOT good for your mental health. This is why you see people continuously swipe for hours a day There are plenty of studies showing this.

You're just rewiring your brain in a way that it'll want easily obtained dopamine with zero work. This leads to a rebound effect where you'll become bored quickly and depressed without it (similar to a recovering addict)

It's not really "what you make of it".