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There is a coordinated attack on Coco Melon because parents/caretakers are being hyper irresponsible and not spending enough time with their kids and instead let the TV co-parent (but I also feel like the attack is happening because Coco Melon is unsanctioned).

The attack on Coco Melon is weird when you consider that most of the media recommended as alternatives to Coco Melon has the same songs/video styles as Coco Melon (even Sesame Street has a few videos with the same songs). These alternatives are ultimately not the remedy! And very sure when the alternatives start becoming popular these alternatives will be seen in the same light as Coco Melon and whatever developmental issues a kid has will be pinned on the media (when the kid doesn't touch grass).

Kids will want to watch/listen to any media that is catchy. Coco Melon doesn't even have the catchiest version of some of their biggest songs, like Baby Shark, but they do repurpose the catchy part on their other songs more often. Also also, Coco Melon has been creating Youtube videos for over a decade and Youtube has made analytics available to viral creators for years now. Many content Youtubers also have access to the same watchtime analytics that Coco Melon is being criticized for using. This is the internet, any creator who has a large audience can fine tune their media in ways previously unimagined. But ultimately regardless of these tools, the audience will always have their subjective taste, as every individual has subjective tastes.

Subjective taste is how your child would always prefer you read them their favorite bedtime story on a frequent basis (if you do read them bedtime stories), they would want to sing and dance to their favorite songs. In some cases they will learn to prefer stories they see their parents/caretakers enjoy.

Spend time with your kids and don't have them watching content you have not curated from a device connected to the internet (even with your supervision). It's also only going to get worse because we are now at a time where kids content isn't being produced by sanctioned/publicly funded entities. Kids focused internet content was crazier before the algorithm discovered channels like Coco Melon (which were initially by independent creators who filled a void). Y'all ever saw the Disney wrap off cos play kids movies??

Here's one of the videos that attacks Coco Melon.

https://youtu.be/YEFptHp0AmM

Never heard of Cocomelon before reading your post.

The teachers & childcare workers I’ve spoken to since my daughter’s birth have all told me that young kids should not be exposed to tablets & phones, especially if they’re unsupervised. Could be Disney or some independent production, doesn’t matter - the results are more or less the same.

My family is lucky in that my husband and I take turns reading her bedtime stories. We chose not to expose her to animated content when she was a baby & toddler.

Now she can watch two or three supervised episodes of Comfy Couch a week. (It’s the only kids’ show she knows because she saw it at my parents’ house 😂 Wait until she finds out what she’s been missing out on 😂😂😂😂)

Jokes aside, I feel for single parents with a full time job and a home to look after. It’s tough to find the energy at the end of the day to read to your kids.

I am loving being a parent.

My husband and I dropped my daughter off at a birthday party. We had two hours before picking her up so we played one-on-one basketball 🏀 while we waited.

#plebchain

It’s legal here in Switzerland. And I think it’s mandatory for them to get health insurance.

Back in the day, photographers would spend a lot of time “post production” trying to achieve the same results.

Yeah, right 😂

Although that would be a funny way to talk to a new audience about #bitcoin 😂

The background isn’t real. One tap and it’s added automatically. The makeup is enhanced automatically.

AI

#nostr #grownostr #plebchain #AISelfie

Ah, escaping wrist grabs.

I got a little carried away in Judo last night and hurt the fleshy muscle at the base of my thumb. I think it’s called the Thenar muscle. Hopefully the swelling will be gone in a couple of days.

🥋

#Judostr #Nostr #Grownostr #Plebchain

It was a pleasure to ask nostr:npub1rhh9pkmf6l6z7298yg6fgp95rzkmx4j9uxpekn8j73p5k95ck7gsvce7vj 21 Questions about Fedi, bitcoin games, and what it’s like being a third culture kid 👧🏽 👧

(Decentralized identity 😂😉)

Full episode: https://youtu.be/8cXXvpWm1aU

#bitcoin #nostr #grownostr #plebchain #thirdculturekid

More reflections from my judo & self-defense classes:

Maintaining flexibility and core strength seems to help in minimizing injury, especially when practicing with an experienced judoka who will put you in an arm lock or throw you without hesitation.

The thing about a judoka is that once they have a grip on you, it's over. You're seeing the mat.

#Judostr #Nostr #Grownostr #Plebchain

MJ is the G.O.A.T.🐐

I thought this was common knowledge 🤔

#AskNostr #Nostr #GrowNostr #Plebchain

https://video.nostr.build/3890ab7767e874de1c77263ed1bd9b7ff6cd845afa0e180c6002dbabf58d5b9d.mp4

I just recorded another podcast episode of 21 Questions about prison & Bitcoin. The topic of locus of control came up a few times implicitly, and then I mentioned it explicitly, referencing one of Ray Dalio’s books.

Question: Do you believe that you are responsible for the outcomes in your life? Is it the environment, or some mix of internal and external factors?

#askstr #Nostr #GrowNostr

Can you watch this without wanting to dance or at least smile?

#Nostr #GrowNostr #PlebChain #Dancestr #Smilestr

https://video.nostr.build/e53f13bc91f3dd98e1faa9e48d2481842b07ba845e7d599a0f859572421a8913.mp4

Proton doesn’t have lightning capabilities.

When I tested it out, Onchain fees were really low and the transactions confirmed very quickly.

I’m not based in the US. Haven’t tried Strike.

In terms of Zaps, I still use WoS. I downloaded it when it first came out. No issues. BUT it’s custodial. So tiny transactions only.

Phoenix has a decent Bolt12 solution but there have been times when transactions did not go through.

I just got access to the Proton wallet.

So far, it’s pretty easy and seamless to use.

In terms of privacy, it is of course linked to an email address.

Per Proton’s guide, a new #Bitcoin address from my pool is sent to each sender to avoid address reuse.

Anyone else have experience using the Proton wallet?

#Proton #AskNostr #GrowNostr #Nostr #Plebchain

You’ll have many more stories to share when they arrive!

We did wrist grap escapes in my Judo / Self-defense class last night.

Another student taught me a thumb lock.

Savage.

A reminder that I don't always have to "go big", for lack of a better term. Finger locks are painful AF.

#Judostr #Nostr #GrowNostr #Plebchain