Clepsydrae
@Clepsydrae@lemmy.world
- Comment on Atom-Thin Tech Replaces Silicon in the World’s First 2D Computer 1 week ago:
They just keep making phones thinner and thinner
- Comment on YouTube’s Deliberate Indifference Exposes Kids to disgusting Content 1 week ago:
Honestly, I haven’t followed the state of Western animation much the last few years, so I can believe that there are fewer good shows than there used to be.
That said, animation is extremely expensive to produce for the amount of media it creates. Combine that with creative writing being very under-appreciated, and therefore poorly-paid-for, there are a lot of societal/business pressures working against shows like this being produced. I only bring that up because people being unwilling to pay for non-slop is a big contributor to the problem.
(Not to defend Disney or the other mega-corps nickel-and-diming us for shareholder profits, of course. If only these companies would use their billions to fund shows from enthusiastic new creators rather than dumping everything into forgettable live-action remakes and CEO bonuses >_>)
- Comment on Tesla is trying to prevent the city of Austin, Texas, from releasing public records involving self-driving robotaxis 1 week ago:
Melon Usk doomed their FSD efforts from the start with his dunning-kruger-brain take of “humans drive just using their eyes, so cars shouldn’t need any sensors besides cameras.”
Considering how many excellent engineers there are (or were, at least) at his companies, it’s kind of fascinating how “stupid at the top” is just as bad, if not worse, than “stupid all the way down.”
- Comment on YouTube’s Deliberate Indifference Exposes Kids to disgusting Content 1 week ago:
Talk to them honestly without pandering about how to be discerning about what they watch?
Find things to watch with them that are genuinely enjoyable for you both?
Make sure you always interact with them in an open, accepting, genuinely-involved way so that they tell you what they’ve been watching and respect your opinions on those things?
- Comment on YouTube’s Deliberate Indifference Exposes Kids to disgusting Content 1 week ago:
There’s a post I ran across a while back that might be exactly what you’re looking for: lemmy.world/post/30235633
There are a lot of good shows for kids that age (and the adults watching along with them), they just tend to not be all that well known. There are also a decent number of older cartoons not in that list that are kid-friendly while being just genuinely good art; off the top of my head:
- Samurai Jack
- Invader Zim (if you’re ok with its particular style of weirdness, parent discretion advised)
- Courage The Cowardly Dog (also weird, but not as weird as Zim)
(Because I’m slightly an animation dork, I’d also personally include Batman The Animated Series and Batman Beyond. Mostly just standard-but-high-quality action cartoons, but both occasionally did some really impressive artistic stuff, especially TAS)
- Comment on YouTube’s Deliberate Indifference Exposes Kids to disgusting Content 1 week ago:
Seeing TADC in the thumbnail and the “stock footage with scaryvoice” shockumentary intro immediately put me off this video (plus a link to another video from the same person with the same thumbnail but with Minecraft characters; seems like a good racket) . So, my two cents:
1🪙: The Amazing Digital Circus is a pretty-brilliant psychological horror adult animation. It shouldn’t be recommended to little kids, for sure, but it’s not “disgusting content.”
2🪙: There is definitely a problem with the stuff being recommended to kids on YouTube. Google has no real incentive to fix it, of course, but leaving a kid to watch YouTube at random long enough to wander into the really weird shit is kind of on the parents. It’s a video service that cares only about serving ads, not a babysitter; either adjust your expectations or stop complaining. There are plenty of services for only a few dollars a month that are actively safe for kids. Quick DDG found this (and I’m a little dubious about them including the big players like Netflix and Prime, but they also list stuff that looks better: thestreamable.com/…/best-streaming-service-for-ki…
Anyway, here’s a much better video courtesy of Dan Olson about the weird stuff on YouTube aimed at kids: youtu.be/LKp2gikIkD8 (and its only 15 minutes long)
- Comment on "And my dick fucks your wife more than you do. What's your point?" 2 weeks ago:
Look of confusion Does…does that make you happy?
- Comment on I won a key code for life of p does anyone want it? 3 weeks ago:
I suspect I’m number 31, but just in case, I’d be interested in a Steam key. Thanks!
- Comment on Rhubarb 3 weeks ago:
Narrator: Phil is a rabbit. This sign will not work.