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Parents puzzled by children growing up with AI-era media

Original: I don’t know what to make of kids growing in our current singularity. I’m showing my 6yo an insta video of a cat doing b

A parent is reflecting on raising a six-year-old in what they call the current singularity, describing how the child watched a video of a cat doing ballet and had no idea how to react. The parent compares their own childhood spent playing with mud and sticks, saying they feel equally unequipped to help their daughter make sense of this strange new media environment.

Why now: Many parents share the disorientation of raising children amid surreal, AI-shaped online content.

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• I don’t know what to make of kids growing in our current singularity. I’m showing my 6yo an insta video of a cat doing ballet and she has no idea how to react to that. When I was her age I played with mud and sticks, so I’m not equipped for making sense of it either. #… · kaievans · 2

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