It's crazy how he (Daniel Mac) has gotten all these connections with rich people just by asking some questions for a tiktok

That don't abide by Chinese law. There's a reason Bing and Skype are still allowed in China. The US government has no proof of TikTok or WeChat violating any US laws that other American companies haven't.

All companies in China are required to do whatever the CCP tells them to do. If you have more than 100 employees, you must have a member of the CCP to provide oversight. Zhang Zhiming, the CEO of Byte Dance publicly grovels to the CCP. Here is his public statement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZa0FGThXak&t=5m4s

Maybe you just don't understand the particular brands of irony/satire or the current trends going on at the time those videos you've seen were made?

What's the long term end goal for society? I think one feature of such a society would be unlimited entertainment available for anyone, which TikTok provides.

I think with most work automated away humans should mostly entertain themselves in person. Art should be increasing interactive as everyone has time to level up beyond passive audience.

I don't think there's ever been a social media platform as widely loved but its users as TikTok, ever.

But should it?