When i was young i grew up with the internet. I never understood “normal memes” like the big caption memes “cat memes”. Maybe a little chuckle but it never got me addicted. I was more into “filthy frank - pinkguy” “idubz” “you tube poop” “Dank memes 2010 -2015” “WEBM”. These were tip top quality memes in my opinion…until i realized its not really funny. I still dont understand what makes “it funny”. Also my memes are very toxic for generation of young kids. Andrew tate is an example. I never watched logan paul videos. KSI used to be toxic.
Well Andrew Tate is a pimp and low-life.
In regards to the net it just depends on what you’re using it for.
The internet by itself is just a tool.
You can learn how to build a computer on the internet.
Or you can be a complete douche and troll people.
It’s all up to the user.
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Feeling really called out!!!
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Hello…I am the avenger for all those liberal heads you caused to blow up.
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I’m not actually that choosey about which heads blow-up - it’s all about getting the high score.
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LOL!
You really are a naughty man.
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I just think to much toxicity memes can ruin from kids to adult. Theres kids without parents out there or those kids who dont understand life. Im not sure if memes itself is literally an stimulant. Perhaps when they become teenagers. At that age they start influencing on substances.
My daughter grew up with memes and is doing fine. She doesn’t use drugs or smoke and it takes her two months to finish a bottle of wine.
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Some kids and adult take memes very serious. Memes are actually politically.
Some of those youtube compilations are actually designed to slowly radicalize kids into hate groups. Some of them are just edgy humor. Either way, I think the amount of mental harm it does heavily depends on the person watching.
Teens are in a stage of life where they are learning ethics and identity through trial and error. Kids with trusted adult role models tend to have an easier time developing these skills. Kids without adult role models tend to go looking for others, and can stumble onto extremist viewpoints by accident.
It is honestly a bit depressing. If I put silly kid songs on youtube and leave the autoplay feature on, it is only like ten videos until one pops up that is blatantly bigoted in some way. Kids who get plopped in front of the youtube without supervision are exposed to things beyond their scope of understanding way too young, and they don’t think critically about them because they are being said by Thomas the Tank Engine or Peppa Pig. Later on, teenagers will go onto youtube for game walkthrough videos, then the algorithm will lead them right to white supremacy. If parents aren’t around to talk about those things with them, they can develop warped views. This isn’t an excuse for bad behavior, but it is a very real issue kids face.
Starlet kept getting Andrew Tate videos because of his interest in GTA and fitness, and he and I had to have several uncomfortable discussions about the content of those videos because Tate presents his viewpoints in a way that makes sense to those who aren’t thinking critically. It only took about five minutes of conversation for Starlet to be able to identify the issues with what Tate was saying, but if I hadn’t had those conversations with him he might have gone on believing those ideas. If he didn’t feel comfortable asking me about the things he saw in the videos, we might not have had those conversations.
So, yeah, I do think you pretty much take what you want from the internet, once you have developed the skill. But not everyone has developed the skill.
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İ simply ignore the toxic stuff.i m rarely on social media and when i m in i usually avoid fb and watch instagram.i like my friends and relatives photos and watch some animal videos.some animal videos really fun.actually hell of a fun😄
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This is very similar to what went on with my son about 2 years ago. He began spouting off misogynistic stuff. I was like, hold up.
Everytime he would say nonsense, I’d ask him why he said it, what he thought it meant, and then ask how he’d feel if someone said something similar about me or his sisters.
We had a lot of talks about the reason that phobic, racist, and misogynistic material was popular in the spaces he frequented. I’m proud that he nows calls that stuff out if he sees it.
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We accepted that our daughter would encounter objectionable content on the Net. We made it clear that she could ask us or talk with us about any of it without being embarrassed or getting in trouble. Many problems could be avoided if more parents actually put more time into parenting.
Same. He recently told me that he hates the person he was before. So then we talked a bit about how we can never take back our hurtful choices, but we can resolve to do better in the future. And how life doesn’t end at our mistakes.
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It’s all about how one uses the Internet. Like @shutterbug says, it’s like fire, it can help you or it can hurt you.
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