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"for the nostalgia of the old stuff" I don't care for new TV shows, but I sometimes wonder about cutting kids off from a source of pop-culture for their genera
by alexmat 17y ago
"for the nostalgia of the old stuff"
I don't care for new TV shows, but I sometimes wonder about cutting kids off from a source of pop-culture for their generation. It may not seem like it to us, but for them, the crap that's on now will be the stuff they watch on Cartoon Network in 20 years and laugh about or turn into surreal parodies.
Maybe moderation is a better solution?
- jimbokun 17y agoThe underlying question is to what extent do you want your children to be passively absorbed into the prevailing culture. There is a lot about the prevailing culture that we don't endorse, and I would hope that's true for most parents. If left to their own devices without a screen in front of them, our kids can get pretty creative with drawing, making little crafts, building stuff with their toys, reading books they picked out on their own from the library, playing outside, etc. etc. I'll take that over some nostalgic cartoon memories any day.