• schmidtster@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    11 months ago

    Signs of the times, there was usually only 1 tv so they had to make the media touch everyone. Now a days they can actually make media just for kids, since the parents can watch something else.

    • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      arrow-down
      6
      ·
      11 months ago

      I’d argue it’s also a deliberate attempt to destroy attention span like most things targeted towards kids nowadays.

      You can’t notice the problems in the world and fix them if you’re constantly searching for that next dopamine hit.

      • discostjohn@programming.dev
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        11 months ago

        There’s a global conspiracy among cartoonists. They want to destroy the world one kid at a time. Lmao get real.

        • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          11 months ago

          Yeah it’s not the cartoonist. It’s the media corporation they operate through.

          It’s not a secret that media outlets heavily influence what is aired on their channels. Hell they determine what they air in the first place. That and the FCC is a govt agency that determines what is or is not appropriate for public television. And with half our govt trying to strip education it’s not that far of a stretch.

          The actual cartoonist is usually on the lower end of the power dynamic. You make what they tell you to make or you don’t work for them.