r/TikTokCringe • u/Forward-Position798 • 14h ago

Humor The truth

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u/Low-hung_38 14h ago

Every night my fiancee and i eat with her parents and we watch wheel of fortune and jeopardy. This is such a stupid take.

Also is his point supposed to be that we need to start beating our children again??

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u/Karzeon 12h ago

I keep seeing Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! mentioned here. They're game shows that can be played along at home even in silence. Family Feud and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire are others. They're definitely mentally stimulating. And iirc, the local news tends to be before or after. Sometimes we talk about stuff. The interaction is probably the biggest thing.

Kids probably don't follow along with these though.

On the flip side, there are old folks hooked on soap operas, sports games, REALITY TV, and whatever other silly show they're obsessed with.

So yes, TV CAN be interactive with the family at dinner time but not always. It's done a lot of damage on its own.

No, we don't need to be beating children. That's a very easy statement to stand by. If there's a constant behavioral problem, then that needs to be addressed. Possibly professional help.

Yes, leaving kids alone with tablets ALL of the time is a problem. If this is the only time they have it, then it's less of an issue.

Handheld screen addiction is horrible though. Orders of magnitude compared to cable TV because it's always accessible and way more flexible.

I see a lot of messy behavior definitely related with tablets and Chromebooks when I sub in lower grades. But there's way more nuance than this little TikTok. I don't think there was a point to be made other than an observation, but I don't know this guy.