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Re:The Chaotic World of Kids Trying to Play Video Games on S... by ihatepython on Friday April 28, 2023 @01:27AM (#35737745)
What if he is watching videos about quantum physics, and he might have been the next Einstein, if his parents didn't restrict his access to the information superhighway?
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Re:The Chaotic World of Kids Trying to Play Video Games on S... by 1letterunixname on Friday April 28, 2023 @01:34AM (#35737796)
1 in 5000 views. You can bet 20% are TidePod challenges and blowing up swimming pools with dry ice.
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Re:The Chaotic World of Kids Trying to Play Video Games on S... by laurels-marts on Friday April 28, 2023 @07:15AM (#35739857)
YT has a watch history so this “what if” can be easily tested. In case it’s true you can then supplement the internet superhighway with some relevant books on the subject.
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Re:The Chaotic World of Kids Trying to Play Video Games on S... by prepend on Friday April 28, 2023 @07:56AM (#35740182)
Kids know how to clear the watch history. YouTube has been a real struggle for me.

My kids cleared the watch history then I would notice the history was empty so I’d talk to them about it.

Then the started clearing and then leaving playlists of “educational” stuff running over night to poison the history.

Kids are smart.

I haven’t found a real solution yet other than banning YouTube on everything but the tv in the family room.

It’s funny because classes assign YouTube videos and the kids have to sit there and watch ads before their assignment.

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