Welcome to the Ohms Lounge podcast! episode 22. Today we have OHMS and thelonesalesman discussing BRAINROT and a deep dive of the effects of consuming this content and what it can do to kids. We share some personal anecdotes on what we've experienced and compare to our generation's version of current trends. We also do a deep dive of negative and positive outcomes from this.
@ohmsdev is looking for indie devs to help collaborate and ask questions with. Specifically expats or expats in Japan however all are welcome. Find him here on twitter
https://twitter.com/ohmsdev
Find us on our socials to ask questions and we will follow up with them in our next episode:
https://linktr.ee/Ohms.Lounge
Hosts:
OHMS and thelonesalesman
00:00 Intro
01:00 thelonesalesman's perspective on "brainrot"/ Discovering Sprunki And Italian Brainrot
04:17 Ohms research into effects on consuming this content
06:25 Comparing trends of Gen A to our generation
10:19 Positive Influence on Social norms vs Negative ones
14:00 Controls on Media and how kids bypass them/ How older kids are effected
20:00 Internet is an essential resource/ Growing up with AI and Tech
25:00 The future of this generation / What can parents do?
28:00 Toys that benefit kids for STEM/ Positive ways to play
31:00 Disney and other content
34:30 Conclusion
References:
Research papers:
https://www.aecf.org/blog/impact-of-social-media-on-gen-alpha/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10809394/
Scott Gallaway:
youtube.com/watch?v=MkZd7ECo8OM&t=127
Visual Venture video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKmj5p2XmBo
