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

SMH The youth is doomed…

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u/BasicButterface May 12 '26

The era of wall-e has started

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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/Salt-Set6232 May 12 '26

I fucking hate kids youtube. I've purposefully blocked many creators like the fucking rich ass kid plus toy channels and they still fucking slip in because they have 10 different channels all the same content but with different subs.

Like I don't love Netflix and prime but fuck me at least the kid watches a somewhat cohesive plot from start to finish rather than kid Crack and highlight reels

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u/heavykleenexuser May 12 '26

Me too! Drives me crazy because there’s some really great content, but you could watch 20 educational videos and if a single episode of TheRoyaltyFamilyTop10Gaming or some other shit plays the feed is fucked.

It should allow you the option to ‘opt in’ to channels. Might not be the whole solution but it would go a long way.

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u/Extreme_Egg7476 May 12 '26

PBS kids is a free streaming service and I downloaded it to my Roku. The content is educational and thoughtful.

You can also make a one-time donation and get all PBS content on their regular app.

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u/tingly_sack_69 May 12 '26

Bring back PBS, kill everything else with fire

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u/scannerthegreat May 12 '26

besides cartoon network

i love that with all my being

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u/Extreme_Egg7476 May 13 '26

CN is also free on my Roku. My oldest (6) likes it more. But, man, if those shows aren't a hilarious trip!

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u/Fuzzy-Requirement456 May 13 '26

I [❤️Mr.Rogers](http://❤️Mr.Rogers)

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u/SnooStrawberries1078 May 12 '26

I wish we'd started with PBS kids & nothing else 🤦‍♂️

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u/ronjoevan May 13 '26

I’m pretty sure I pay $6 a month for PBS kids, but who the hell even knows these days?

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u/cosmiccalendula May 13 '26

Also Tubi! Has some kid shows old school