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As with literally every article written by kotaku, oh my god I just don't care
by webkike 11y ago
As with literally every article written by kotaku, oh my god I just don't care
- dragontamer 11y agoThe main problem with this article is that it makes the "Why Snoopy ruined Peanuts" article utterly redundant. Its clear that the author is just taking "Why popular character X ruined (show) he was from" as a formula. http://kotaku.com/how-snoopy-killed-peanuts-1724269473 http://kotaku.com/how-snoopy-killed-peanuts-1724269473 I guess its interesting from a sense of irony or maybe a creative exercise. But it almost feels like textbook "clickbait".
- batbomb 11y agoThe author wrote that article too. The author says he's a teacher, I'd be interested to know if he has children himself.
- DiabloD3 11y agoI agree with this. Kotaku articles have no place on the front page of HN, especially ones like this that don't understand the larger context of the program, and its inability to thrive in the "junk food media" environment that is being force fed to kids. If I ever have kids, I'm going to continue to not have TV in my home. They can read all the books I read when I was a kid, or watch select TV shows from the past 20+ years that aren't just constant pointless bullshit.
- asddubs 11y agoThere's many great modern shows, just like there's a lot of crap from the past. Try watching some steven universe, for example.
- gknoy 11y agoNetflix has amazing stuff for kids as well: Bill Nye, Magic Schoolbus, to name a few.
- fgsfds2015 11y agoI don't think Tumblr: The Show is something you should want to be influencing your kids.
- btilly 11y agoYes, there is always a mix, and the mix is always mostly garbage. But if you have a TV in the house, the tendency is just to watch whatever crap is on because it is easy. Any good current show will eventually become a good old show. And if it is good enough and matches my tastes well enough, I'll eventually hear enough about it that I choose to watch it. And I'm OK with that. I have enough going on in my life that I have no need to rush to watch things just because they are currently being released. So I believe you when you say that there are great modern shows. And I do not see that as a reason to get a TV. Disclaimer. I grew up without a TV back when that was really weird. As a grown-up I spent periods both with and without a TV. I have no TV by choice. I do have children, but youtube channels seem to fill the place in their lives that TV serves for most kids.
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- LastZactionHero 11y agoI have the same gut reaction, but as counterpoint, I know some people that grew up with parents that really restricted viewing- not 'no tv at all', but close enough. Later, the parents conceded that the media blackout backfired, as their kid couldn't relate to a lot of the things their peers were talking about- even if it is 'pointless bullshit'. They weren't like a social pariah or anything, but to this day, they feel uncomfortable in those conversations where you recall tv/movies growing up. Not really defending tv, but there's probably a good middle ground that lets the kid still participate in their culture.
- Albright 11y agoHow Massive Amounts of Non-Gaming Content and Inundation by Perpetually Offended Millenials Ruined Kotaku
- webkike 11y agoIs it so wrong to want gaming news but not care about cosplay?
- minimaxir 11y agoAgree that Kotaku is bad in general, but it is not fair to unilaterally disavow the publication from HN. Some Kotaku authors are very, very good (see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10460393 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10460393 ) The bad Kotaku articles rarely get submitted, and the ones that do never get upvotes. The system works.