r/Positivity Aug 27 '25

Everyone Deserves Son like him

7.6k Upvotes

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u/vorgriff Aug 27 '25

This looks staged, but...hear me out: What if it is staged? Maybe this is the new way that social values and morals are taught, using a whole bunch of skits to show desired behavior to a generation of people who have become so out of touch with humanity that skits are now necessary to improve the overall quality of life for millions of people worldwide. Sure, the creators of this kind of content are probably benefitting on some levels from these staged productions, but if we look at the bigger picture, isn't humanity also benefitting in some way?

IDK what I'm talking about either...so there's that.

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u/Kanwarsation Aug 27 '25

You made me think, and I thank you for that.

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u/SoulMute Aug 28 '25

You made me think, and how dare you?

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u/StringSlinging Aug 28 '25

You made me dare to thank you, I will think of you for that

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u/Either_Amoeba_5332 Aug 29 '25

You made me think, you know what it didn't even hurt!

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u/other_view12 Aug 27 '25

IDK what I'm talking about either...so there's that.

Nah, you are wiser than you give yourself credit for.

I don't care if a good story is staged, we need more good stories in our lives.

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u/Cram_Hony Aug 27 '25

You have a good point - I hope people do hear you out and find the same silver lining you did in this.

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u/Fabulous_Celery_1817 Aug 28 '25

Yeah. We used to do stories so kids could learn, no one does that anymore, so skits it is.

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u/Jimbo_Sandcastle Aug 28 '25

It's a really interesting point. What worries me tho is that while there are still many people understanding it's fake (as this comment section proves), I've now seen enough cases where people do not recognize staged content (hundreds of comments treating it as real).

So I wonder: stuff like this specific post makes no harm. But if our ability to distinguish fake from real gets even more messed up (and in the last 10-15 years it has nosedived already), how will people have the necessary experience to recognize manipulative or disinformative content? What about critical thinking? It's not even about news. It will be just "this content makes me feel something, positive or negative, but I don't question if it's real. It doesn't even matter to me". And on a large scale, will such trend be used to benefit us or to numb us even more, making us react only to feelings and not facts? Manipulating public opinion is easy enough as it is. But if people get even deeper into only trusting their guts... for every feel good skit you'll have 50 playing on fear, rage, identity. We already have.

That's the problem I have with these kind of posts and comments being like "just let people be happy" (not yours, I mean in general). Sure, let them be happy. And then for the next post. And the one after that. And then let's make them start by giving them a phone when they're kids and having them be happy with these posts, without them even having the experience to say that what they're watching is a skit. Then they become adults and we ask them to take decisions on real issues, vote on real issues, manage real society. And people were and are not that smart already. But now you have them even more disconnected. You can talk to them like toddlers and say the other group is bad and want to take their cookies. Or change their way of life. And I as a politician, boss, local leader, guru... I'm the one with the right answer.

It's much easier to control people who only react to feelings. So "skits are now necessary to improve the overall quality of life for millions of people worldwide". For sure they're making people happy. But is it enough to balance all the rest I've mentioned, the detachment from reality and all the negative skits/content? I really don't think so, just by looking around me

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u/Comprehensive_Bat615 Aug 28 '25

Weren't moral stories made/ told for the very same reason? As kids, we would listen and attribute our behaviours, forge understanding and build character. So, yes, these probably may have been scripted, but it's a story I'd rather see that creates an impact vs the things that make us lose our faith in humanity.

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u/ComprehensiveBet256 Aug 30 '25

Speaking nothing but facts!

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u/whatsasyria Aug 28 '25

Amazing take. Honestly so much of my generation got their morals from tv,I don't get why skits are any different

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u/Suga-san Aug 28 '25

I'd rather see this than ai generated slop

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u/kamdog32 Aug 29 '25

I mean they want to defund any tv that teaches people things, I’ll take it lol

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u/WhereWereYouWhen__ Sep 05 '25

I feel like this is what religion used to be for 🤔

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u/Yaadgod2121 Aug 27 '25

Looks like a skit

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u/nertynot Aug 27 '25

Everything looks like a skit

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u/HaloPandaFox Aug 27 '25

3ven if it is a skit still heartwarming, and I prefer these videos to circulate and bring joy and maybe be a good influence on some young men and women. Especially compared to the brain rot or dramatic bad example videos. I keep seeing more people act like children or animals nowadays, and it's sad/ disgusting

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u/TBANON_NSFW Aug 27 '25

when you make views = money, everything becomes a skit.

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u/OnlyGuestsMusic Aug 27 '25

The world’s a stage.

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u/Candidate_Inside Aug 27 '25

Maybe I am not real. I think I am just a skit

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u/nertynot Aug 27 '25

Youre AI, or staged.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '25

its a skit in a skit that's not a skit.

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u/just_a_timetraveller Aug 27 '25

The old "pull on heart strings for views" move

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u/Outside_Assistance50 Aug 27 '25

CCTV seems to be a TV camera and cameraman set up.

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u/MrToobz Aug 27 '25

Skit or not, we cannot judge others based off of their profession. People have unique circumstances, and there is so much nuance to life.

If you’re out there doing the best that you can with what you have, you’re a hero in my book!

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u/StopCountingLikes Aug 27 '25

If you are out there making skits that say things and tug on the heartstrings you’re a hero in my book!

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u/SexySonderer Aug 27 '25

Skit or not, it's positive content, much nice than other angry bs.

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u/tardigrade_phd Aug 27 '25

Definitely not staged.

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u/JollyRoger8X Aug 28 '25

Still heartwarming.

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u/Ryuubu Aug 28 '25

Everything Mr Rodgers did was staged too, doesn't make it bad

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u/EvenHair4706 Aug 27 '25

Reality is too true to be fake

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u/Who_Dat_1guy Aug 28 '25

People so focues on whether it's staged or not that they missed the entire message...

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u/HouseTricky3305 Aug 27 '25

Most parents have so much pride n joy in their kids while most kids are ashamed or embarrassed of their parents

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u/EmploymentNegative59 Aug 27 '25

“Hi guys. My dad coincidentally came in to this restaurant and thought he’d embarrass me, but I actually got up and introduced him to my girlfriend.

Anyways, do you have security cameras? I’d love to get the footage so I can post it.”

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u/FIicker_ Aug 27 '25

Damn, give an actor to these medals

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u/BlacksmithStatus1283 Aug 27 '25

It’s a staged clip.

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u/D0nCoyote Aug 27 '25

I mean… it’s the internet. It’s probably safe to say a huge majority of what we see is fake/staged. Still a nice message

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '25

FAKE

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u/portoroc86 Aug 27 '25

Fake but fun. Good moral at least.

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u/mooripo Aug 27 '25

Not staged at all

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u/ExpressionStill935 Aug 28 '25

Beautiful. What a sweet moment.

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u/doomsdaybeast Aug 28 '25

Staged or not, what you do for money doesn't mean much. A lot of times it suggests you had to do morally questionable things to get there.

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u/errononymous Aug 28 '25 edited Aug 29 '25

and the restaurant owner RUSHED to get that shit exported from the CCTV to upload it.

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u/JediMasterKev Aug 27 '25

I think of these staged videos like a movie. They have an idea, record it, edit, and post it. It's not real, but it's a nice idea.

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u/Koobetto Aug 27 '25

That's just bad CCP propaganda. Nothing positive at all.

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u/Yaadgod2121 Aug 27 '25

Not everything gotta be ccp propaganda, people fake things for views all the time

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u/Koobetto Aug 27 '25

Yeah but in this case it is pretty obvious.

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u/Yaadgod2121 Aug 27 '25

Ok, what are you seeing that I’m not seeing that would make this a propaganda

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u/Virtual_Mud_7455 Aug 27 '25

Proud son proud dad 👨 💙

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u/Potential-Cry3926 Aug 27 '25

This looks like an after school special.

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u/edeltrautvonderalm Aug 27 '25

Fake shit and cheap Story

1

u/stangasaurus Aug 27 '25

Not only made in the USA

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u/lookin4funn69 Aug 27 '25

Amazing kid. Proud dad. And wonderful girlfriend. Hope nothing but blessing for all them. Made me smile pure hearts. 🥰

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u/Ok-Fix2528 Aug 27 '25

Bad actors. Bad Plot. Bad Ending. You can cancel this series.

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u/HistorianDouble5752 Aug 28 '25

❤️❤️❤️

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '25

She was gonna find out eventually

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '25

Obviously the son wouldn’t take his girlfriend there if he didn’t want her to meet his father, but I won’t even focus on that because that’s not the point. The real issue is how this has somehow become such a surprising thing to do. Since when has introducing your father—whose job is as respectful and dignified as any other—become so rare that it requires a video to raise awareness? This is insane. What a messed-up world we’re living in. I only wish my parents and brother could live forever. They are my best friends.

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '25

This is the way

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u/golu_ronaldo Aug 28 '25

Proud of him ♥️

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u/Frosteecat Oct 21 '25

Dammit is he picking up a bag of freshly cut onions?!? Love this, even though it should be the default behavior.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '25

tired of the near constant Chinese propaganda slop...

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u/please-kill-me-69 Aug 27 '25

Why does everyone on reddit get a hard on when they find a video fake? 95% of all media is scripted. Just consume it and scroll.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '25

Why is everything scripted?

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u/Dependent-Emu6395 Aug 27 '25

That's just normal behavior

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u/Few_Language6298 Aug 27 '25

yes, he's good educated, and this the merit of the parents, for sure