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When I was a kid, I always promised myself I would never become one of those lame adults that said things like "kids these days, look at the junk they listen/wa

When I was a kid, I always promised myself I would never become one of those lame adults that said things like "kids these days, look at the junk they listen/watch etc...!". PewDiePie has single-handily made me break that promise. WTF are kids watching these days????

minimaxir 12y ago
If you think PewDiePie is ridiculous but still popular with kids, you won't believe YouTube's Minecraft subculture.
- imaginenore 12y ago
  Or HowToBasic. https://www.youtube.com/user/HowToBasic https://www.youtube.com/user/HowToBasic
  - quink 12y ago
    For me, the only surprise was that the guy is from Perth - my number 2 guess - instead of Sydney's inner west or south or Campbelltown, which was my #1 general area guess.
  - skeletonjelly 12y ago
    yeah but this is a highbrow psychology experiment...or something
- ktsmith 12y ago
  My son and all of his friends, ages 5-7, all love evantubehd and stampylonghead and I just don't get it. The weirder part for me is then they pretend they are making youtube shows when they are playing.
cheald 12y ago
That was basically "twerking" for me.
niix 12y ago
It's true. This is why websites like Twitch.tv are extremely popular and profitable as well.
zobzu 12y ago
yeah its pretty random but apparently does 4mi view per vid. imma join ur ranks.
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nikster 12y ago
I have a 7 year old son who loves nothing more than youtube videos of a guy playing Zombies vs. Plants and commenting on it. Of course being a kid his video time is strictly limited. But the fact that he would choose that activity on his iPad vs. playing all sorts of games makes me think there is something huge there. Huge as in the future of mass entertainment. You know all those cheesy Sci-Fi books and movies where new sports are invented and masses of people cheering them? This is the future. PewDiePie is competing with Formula 1 racing, World Cup Football, and prime time TV. He's got more people watching than most TV shows. In some ways this this is just classic entertainment - good looking guy being funny, doing funny stuff. Take out YouTube and video games and it's the same formula for entertainment we've seen in the last 100 years. PS: And yes you should stick with your promise.
- jsnell 12y ago
  A colleague of mine told exactly the same story about his ~8yo son (even down to the game being Plants vs. Zombies). I thought he was exaggerating until I observed my 7yo nephew, who would spend the whole day watching MineCraft videos from YouTube if possible. Despite not really even playing MineCraft. I don't understand the appeal at all, but you're almost certainly totally right that there's be something huge there.
rasz_pl 12y ago
pretty much this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK8ednS0skQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK8ednS0skQ
fekberg 12y ago
I'm close to 30 (oh my, can't believe I just said that) and I still find some of his videos amusing. It's like any type of tv-show, sitcom or movie: we all like different things and have different humor. His channel appeals to a lot of people and he's probably inspiring a lot of people (hopefully).
jimejim 12y ago
To be fair, many of us used to watch He-man and a variety of other really bad tv before the internet came along. Now, there's just way more options to waste time. It gets worse though. My daughter likes to watch some girl make up stories with barbie dolls and other similarly sized characters. Every one of the videos I've looked at has millions of views, so she's not alone. It's a little weird.

minimaxir 12y ago

If you think PewDiePie is ridiculous but still popular with kids, you won't believe YouTube's Minecraft subculture.

imaginenore 12y ago
Or HowToBasic. https://www.youtube.com/user/HowToBasic https://www.youtube.com/user/HowToBasic
- quink 12y ago
  For me, the only surprise was that the guy is from Perth - my number 2 guess - instead of Sydney's inner west or south or Campbelltown, which was my #1 general area guess.
- skeletonjelly 12y ago
  yeah but this is a highbrow psychology experiment...or something
ktsmith 12y ago
My son and all of his friends, ages 5-7, all love evantubehd and stampylonghead and I just don't get it. The weirder part for me is then they pretend they are making youtube shows when they are playing.

cheald 12y ago

That was basically "twerking" for me.

niix 12y ago

It's true. This is why websites like Twitch.tv are extremely popular and profitable as well.

zobzu 12y ago

yeah its pretty random but apparently does 4mi view per vid. imma join ur ranks.

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nikster 12y ago

I have a 7 year old son who loves nothing more than youtube videos of a guy playing Zombies vs. Plants and commenting on it. Of course being a kid his video time is strictly limited. But the fact that he would choose that activity on his iPad vs. playing all sorts of games makes me think there is something huge there. Huge as in the future of mass entertainment. You know all those cheesy Sci-Fi books and movies where new sports are invented and masses of people cheering them? This is the future. PewDiePie is competing with Formula 1 racing, World Cup Football, and prime time TV. He's got more people watching than most TV shows. In some ways this this is just classic entertainment - good looking guy being funny, doing funny stuff. Take out YouTube and video games and it's the same formula for entertainment we've seen in the last 100 years. PS: And yes you should stick with your promise.

jsnell 12y ago
A colleague of mine told exactly the same story about his ~8yo son (even down to the game being Plants vs. Zombies). I thought he was exaggerating until I observed my 7yo nephew, who would spend the whole day watching MineCraft videos from YouTube if possible. Despite not really even playing MineCraft. I don't understand the appeal at all, but you're almost certainly totally right that there's be something huge there.

rasz_pl 12y ago

pretty much this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK8ednS0skQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK8ednS0skQ

fekberg 12y ago

I'm close to 30 (oh my, can't believe I just said that) and I still find some of his videos amusing. It's like any type of tv-show, sitcom or movie: we all like different things and have different humor. His channel appeals to a lot of people and he's probably inspiring a lot of people (hopefully).

jimejim 12y ago

To be fair, many of us used to watch He-man and a variety of other really bad tv before the internet came along. Now, there's just way more options to waste time. It gets worse though. My daughter likes to watch some girl make up stories with barbie dolls and other similarly sized characters. Every one of the videos I've looked at has millions of views, so she's not alone. It's a little weird.