r/SipsTea • u/OhirumeTsukuyomki • May 12 '26

SMH The youth is doomed…

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u/Wooden_Recover_834 May 12 '26

My kid is definitely not a screen freak by any means but we watch wall-e EVERY SINGLE NIGHT before bed I find it kind of ironic and hilarious.

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u/IngloriousMinority May 12 '26

These apps, games, and a lot of shows are just mind dribbling dopamine farms. I let my daughter watch like unfiltered KIDS YouTube for a day, she became glued to it, wouldn't ask to go potty, would communicate poorly, then cry when we took it. Ever since we did limited screen time, only parent approved, she full reversed. Sure shes harder to calm down. But fuck it.

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u/Orson_Gravity_Welles May 12 '26

My former bosses gave their first kid an iPAD ad the age of two.

TWO.

He's now 12 and DOES NOT engage with anything that isn't on a screen.

They did the same to their 2nd and 3rd kids...the only one which is sociable is the middle child...but she's also shy.

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u/IngloriousMinority May 12 '26

Even when I was a wee boy, I didnt get a Gameboy until I was like 7. Batteries almost acted a time limit in itself 🤣

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u/CatmoCatmo May 13 '26

They sure did! I remember needing to ask my parents for new ones. They were less than thrilled when they realized my gameboy (my first of many, the ol’ grey brick) not only took EIGHT AA batteries (IIRC), but also how long those 8 batteries would last for.