I don't understand the fad of watching videos of others playing video games

Jan 18, 2021
7:46:04am

RockyBalboa Truly Addicted User

My son is obsessed with them. I'm completely baffled. He would seriously rather watch those than play the games himself.

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RockyBalboa

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Why can’t my kids just watch a normal cartoon? I hate YouTube

Lakerone

1/18/21 7:27am

We recently deleted YouTube off our AppleTVs. Couldn’t stand them watching

JohnnyB

1/18/21 7:30am

I have smart TVs and they won’t allow you to. I should just get rid of TV as I

Lakerone

1/18/21 7:44am

You realize, as an adult parent, you are allowed to kick your kids off the tv

LiveCoug

1/18/21 7:52am

RE: You realize, as an adult parent, you are allowed to kick your kids off the

Lakerone

1/18/21 8:09am

We nipped YT in the bud after about a day when my daughter was 3

Mrs Featerbottom

1/18/21 8:55am

I have a kid who watches YouTube constantly. However. . .

ReyOso

1/18/21 7:31am

RE: I have a kid who watches YouTube constantly. However. . .

vagabonder

1/18/21 7:39am

My little girls watch craft videos and then imitate the crafts. YT can be

runnincoug

1/18/21 8:02am

Not to mention all the crap in the comments.

ReyOso

1/18/21 8:06am

Yeah, my older son shares lots of interesting 'facts' that he finds.

Benfica1

1/18/21 8:49am

This.

Hoax

1/18/21 7:32am

Related: watch one Joe Rogan or Jordan Peterson clip and say goodbye to sane

vagabonder

1/18/21 7:38am

I don't understand the fad of watching videos of others playing video games

RockyBalboa

1/18/21 7:46am

Similar things were likely said about cartoons when we were kids.

Mister P

1/18/21 7:47am

And even innocent-looking videos have grown ups using serious swear words

Doozy

1/18/21 7:50am

Why the laughing icons? My 7yr old learning swear words on videos that lure in

Doozy

1/18/21 3:29pm

When I was a youngin we just popped a vhs in. That was all we had. No cable.

Jimmertime

1/18/21 7:54am

VHS? You must have been rich. We had some crappy Betamax.

WDaddy

1/18/21 8:10am

I’m 27 idk if that makes a difference

Jimmertime

1/18/21 4:16pm

RE: Why can’t my kids just watch a normal cartoon? I hate YouTube

WDaddy

1/18/21 8:10am

This gave me PTSD

Lakerone

1/18/21 8:25am

Both my kids watch a lot of stupid stuff...but they also learn a ton.

ordinary tri guy

1/18/21 8:15am

I like some channels like Mark Rober

Colorado

1/18/21 8:16am

Do they have you locked in a room? Do you need us to call in help?

kccougar

1/18/21 8:19am

I second this. Hours of watching an endless supply of 15 seconds snippets of

Benfica1

1/18/21 8:47am

It contributes to short attention spans imo

ByuImaginesDragons

1/18/21 9:13pm

Wow, a bunch of parenting all stars in this thread

DeekLyfter

1/18/21 8:52am

OTA in Utah, channel 4.2 Metv has started showing Saturday morning cartoons.bugs

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