I regret buying the viral TikTok skincare wand

Person holding Medicube Age-R Booster-H with a massive skincare collection in the background

The ad campaigns for the Medicube Age-R Booster-H eventually wore me down. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge

It’s got nothing to do with whether it works. It’s how I’m trapped in TikTok’s neverending product-recommending algorithm.