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Another unpopular opinion: Parents should not let their children watch something that they have not themselves watched and approved. Edit: This isn't smugness.
by myWindoonn 8y ago
Another unpopular opinion: Parents should not let their children watch something that they have not themselves watched and approved.
Edit: This isn't smugness. Do you think it's also smug to not run untrusted binaries? To not copy-and-paste from Stack Overflow into production? To say "thank you," or "yes, I've got it," when taking a blade from somebody else? To not run with scissors is my opinion, not because of smugness, but because I care about safety.
- skywhopper 8y agoYour brilliant insight is addressed in the article. It's fun to feel smug and say "just don't do X, duhhhh", but you are just ignoring the problem. "Just don't let your kids play with matches, duuuhhhh." Brilliant solution! Unfortunately your city is burning down around you.
- Avamander 8y agoWhat you just said is like saying: ""Brush your teeth" is a bad advice when you already have cavities". "Don't do X" is not ignoring the problem, it's literally the only way to avoid Y negative effect caused by X.
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- jstarfish 8y agoKids shows are pretty inane. Sesame Street (and Spongebob, if you can stand it) at least throw bones to the adult audience every now and then, but there's nothing in an episode of PJ Masks to keep me engaged. That said, parents that unleash their kids on YouTube make about as much sense as encouraging them to go play in a dumpster. Its all fun and games until the obscenity surfaces and the feedback loop begins.