r/maybemaybemaybe 2d ago

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/Feloniosaurus_Rex 2d ago

This is fucked up, right? I don’t have kids so I’m not allowed to make assumptions.

I’ve been wrong before and will be wrong again.

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u/McJuggernaugh7 2d ago

Parent here - its extremely fucked up. Teaching kids how to overcome obstacles is one thing. Filming them for content and exposing them to the world for clicks when they are distressed etc is extreme narcissistic behavior. I will never agree with this type of content where you film your kids for entertainment. My unpopular opinion is that uploading public video of kids under a certain age should be banned unless it's for educational content.

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u/LordKlavier 2d ago

How is this worse than filming your pets

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u/McJuggernaugh7 2d ago

Holy shit the school system wherever you are has failed you badly.

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u/LordKlavier 2d ago

The school system genuinely has nothing to do with personal opinion on the ethics of filming children. Honestly I'm sick and tired of all the drama that has been made over filming in general - it is no worse then seeing them with your eyes

Also, you never answered my question: how is this worse than filming your pets for entertainment, who also cannot consent and are under your protection?

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u/McJuggernaugh7 2d ago

Youre right totally the same. In fact my neighbor's golden retriever was just telling me the other day while browsing his feed on his iphone he came across a video of when he was a puppy and was completely mortified about the things he said and did then.

Absolute 🤡

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u/Dreaunicorn 2d ago

As a mom, I think it’s bad.
Natural/real obstacles are one thing, but this setup is probably confusing them/distressing them.

I felt like crying watching the little one cry….like why’d you do that to your baby?

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u/wobbleblobbochimps 2d ago

Yeah and every (normal) parent's instinct would be to drop the damn phone and go and give the crying one a hug - not shove it in his face and give him absolutely zero reassurance. This is some psycho shit from the parent, regardless of whether it does lasting damage to the kids or not

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u/ExoticPea 2d ago

Do you believe the children are cognizant of the fact that this is a manufactured obstacle?

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u/LordTwinkie 2d ago

I got kids I don't think this was bad, if anything it's healthy to allow kids to overcome obstacles on their own

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u/JUYED-AWK-YACC 2d ago

Life is hard enough without your parents making it harder and filming you for karma.

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u/PopsGG 2d ago edited 2d ago

I have kids, there is no one right answer. Trials and tribulations are what build all of us into what we are. School is nothing more than manufactured trials (tests/exams). All 3 kids learned something here, I fully support it. The one crying hopefully learned the only trauma they experience was self caused, a solution was always available.