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Cocomelon is designed to be addictive (www.youtube.com)
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I though that Cocomelon videos are just dumb videos to keep children distracted, but I didn't know that they are purposefully designed to keep children hooked. What's your stance on their videos?

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[โ€“] virku@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My twins were hooked on it for a while. Made us parents absolutely insane. The kids learned a lot of simple English words though, so it wasn't completely for nothing.

[โ€“] Leolam84@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Agreed. The toddlers I taught loved to watch cocomelon, but not addicted too much. They just followed the characters to act and play. They learned some words and also learned to get along with others nicely.