Bob Dylan, that rabble-rouser, prankster and social media maven, has struck again. Dylan, who hasn’t been exactly prolific on the social media platform X, posted on TikTok this week for the first time — just as the app might get unplugged in the United States.

It must be tough being an iconoclast. The temptation to join with the popular taste must be resisted. This could mean you are a visionary, arriving early at an alternative trend, or, to quote Bob Dylan,

While Dylan’s appearance on the app in the wake of the release of James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown biopic has been well-received by his fanbase, much of the attention is being focused on his somewhat late arrival given the impending TikTok Ban.