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My kids have literally zero disposable income. I'm not saying I enjoy ads or that we need more, but HN goes really over the top against advertising.
by owlninja 7y ago
My kids have literally zero disposable income. I'm not saying I enjoy ads or that we need more, but HN goes really over the top against advertising.
- ceejayoz 7y ago> My kids have literally zero disposable income. They can ask to use yours, though, which is what most kid-targeted advertising looks to cause.
- owlninja 7y agoAnd you just say no?
- ceejayoz 7y agoSure, you can, but most parents don't say no every time, and that means sometimes asking's going to pay off. Some of the "kidfluencer" content out there is clearly aimed at giving kids talking points to bring to their parents. Before we banned YouTube from the house a few years back, I had a couple experiences where my kids would come and give me canned marketing copy - "it's fun and educational for the whole family!" sort of nonsense - they'd clearly cribbed off a video. One specific example of this I can remember: "EvanTube". Started off cute and relatively non-commercial, but turned into very clearly paid marketing. https://www.fastcompany.com/3045807/meet-the-father-son-team-making-13-million-on-youtube https://www.fastcompany.com/3045807/meet-the-father-son-team...
- rpedela 7y agoDo you want them to constantly ask for useless junk or unhealthy junk (e.g. sugary cereal)? Throwing a tantrum when they don't get their way?