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> FFS most parents will shove up an iDevice to their toddlers so they can play angry birds or whatever instead of caring for them more actively. This is such a
by judge2020 3y ago
> FFS most parents will shove up an iDevice to their toddlers so they can play angry birds or whatever instead of caring for them more actively.
This is such a 2010 way of thinking. Now they just hand their kids the YouTube app (signed into their parents' account) and let autoplay babysit their kid for hours a day.
- f1shy 3y agoBabyshit, instead of babysit…
- treeman79 3y agoI often tell people I was raised by NES and SNES.
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- remarkEon 3y agoYou do understand the difference between these mobile touchscreen devices and their apps and the UX/UI of NES/SNES, right?
- treeman79 3y agoSerious?
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3y agoI would guess that they are. One one hand, I agree with your point that putting one's kid in front of a TV connected to an NES console playing Metroid is the same sort of passive "caring" that is putting one's kid in front of a TV that's connected to a Chromecast playing Netflix or Youtube. On the other, I can also see (I believe per their point) that an NES doesn't have constant content updates or any sort of "feed" which instills a desire to constantly check for updates.
- drekipus 3y agoFor starters, SNES kids can sit up and walk by themselves, so there's an age aspect. My niece is 7 months old and is Infront of the iPhone always