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MAN, I DON'T

@julie.says.things

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Why it worked

The video uses dark humor and sarcasm to critique societal issues affecting children, which can resonate with viewers who feel similarly frustrated. The rapid-fire questioning and absurd suggestions create a sense of shared outrage and validation.

Summary

The creator questions various societal issues that may be contributing to children's depression and inability to read. She sarcastically suggests extreme and harmful solutions, highlighting the absurdity of current approaches.

Structure

1Posing the problem of children's depression and illiteracy
2Questioning societal factors like unaffordable spaces and criminalization
3Highlighting the impact of AI and illness on young minds
4Critiquing the school-to-prison pipeline and lack of support
5Sarcastically proposing extreme 'solutions' like shock gloves
6Concluding with a statement about loving children

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MAN, I DON'T BUT THE KIDS THEY ARE DEPRESSED AND THEY CAN'T READ. HMM. WHAT A MYSTERY. HAVE WE TRIED TAKING AWAY THIRD SPACES? YEP. MAKING BASIC ACTIVITIES UNAFFORDABLE? YEP. CRIMINALIZING THEM HANGING OUT IN THOSE BY CALLING IT LOITERING? YEP. UNLEASHING GENERATIVE AI AT THE PALM OF THEIR HAND AT AN IMPRESSIONABLE AGE? YEP. HOPE FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND LIVABLE FUTURE? YEP. NON STOP EXPOSURE OF ILLNESSES IN SCHOOLS AND THEN PENALIZING FAMILIES IF THEIR ATTENDANCE DROPS AND THEN NEVER GIVING THEM ANY SUPPORT FOR ANY NEWFOUND CHRONIC CONDITION CAUSED BY SAID ILLNESSES OF A NOVEL VIRUS OF WHICH LASTING SYMPTOMS IS BRAIN FOG? YEP. TANKING THE ECONOMY NOTHING TO FINANCIALLY LOOK FORWARD TO OF CAREER IS ABSOLUTELY MOOT? YEP. KIDNAPPING THEM, THEIR PARENTS, PARENTS AND PUTTING THEM IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS? YEP. CUTTING COPS IN SCHOOLS TO FURTHER PERPETUATE THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE? YEP. JUST TREATING THEM CITIZENS AT EVERY TURN? YEP. DARN... I'VE GOT IT. WHY DON'T WE SHOCK GLOVES TO THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND JUST ELECTROCUTE OF THE CHILDREN IN LINE? AH, DING DING DING! LET'S TRY THAT. SURELY THIS WILL FOR THE KIDS. WE LOVE CHILDREN WE LOVE CHILDREN

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*obviously this is not aimed at the amazing educators trying to teach kids amidst the literacy crisis, and there are a lot of elements at play. But this is an invitation to consider the many compounding external factors that might be affecting kids and their abilities to learn and succeed in academia. Nothing happens in a vacuum, and we can’t just say “it’s the damn phones” and then continue to treat kids in a carceral way. #news #literacy #unitedstates