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Cocomelon is designed to be addictive (www.youtube.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Wawe@lemmy.world to c/parenting@lemmy.world

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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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[–] waterdog9@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

They actually did something similar when creating Sesame Street (and I think Blues Clues); the main difference being the goal was to make the educational parts the most attention grabbing, so kids with parents who just plop them in front of the TV would be more prepared for school.

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