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Ask HN: Do you watch cartoons?
Ive been a hacker for quite some time now, I find myself watching cartoons occasionally when I get my hands on television. I find them a very effective way to relieve the mental pressure. The absurd activities take my mind off of the issues at hand for a little while, which to me is a great mental relief.
To my surprise, a lot of hackers around me also watch cartoons. Compared to non-hackers, most of whom consider cartoons a childish activity and waste of time.
So here is my question, do you still watch cartoons?
- mcav 18y agoI don't watch old-school cartoons much, but I do enjoy shows like Family Guy, which has quite a bit of absurdity itself.
- Allocator2008 18y agoHeck yeah. South Park, Family Guy, The Simpsons, The Ghost in the Shell, Sailor Moon.
- noodle 18y agoyes, although not necessarily for the same reason your stating. cartoons are a medium i enjoy in many different forms because what is depicted isn't restricted by what can or can't be done on film. there are some great serious movies/shows in cartoon form that couldn't be done on film due to the restrictions of reality/cgi/etc.. and for that exact same reason, there are some great humor-based cartoons that are funny because of the absurdity introduced by removing the limitations of reality.
- satyajit 18y agoHey, that's very interesting, because I currently am working on a startup idea of my own, and today just about 2 hrs back, I wanted to enter our database with some random content (this is to do with multimedia stuff). And I chose cartoons. Not sure why! I find them creative, amusing, absurd, logic(&physics)-defying, and of course funny! I could have chosen anything though ... I think there is a synergy between hackers, sci-fi and cartoons!
- chanux 18y agoI love cartoons. Specially bugs bunny, X-men & Avatar. People say it's childish watching cartoons but not all the cartoons are childish.
- eru 18y agoCartoons are the only thing respectable on TV.
- HeyLaughingBoy 18y agoI seem to have become an evangelist for Robot Chicken!
- throw_away 18y agosome non-comedy cartoons that I have enjoyed for their escapism: afro samurai & death note.