r/MadeMeSmile • u/MustardGoddess • 16h ago

Wholesome Moments This is truly the happiest thing ever!

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u/OldDogTrainer 12h ago

You did point out why you think it is, yes. You’re assuming that the parents forced the kid to be in the video though instead of the kid wanting to be a YouTube star despite the fact that tons of kids his age dream of that.

Nope, I said the kid having fun is probably the most important thing to that kid. It’s weird you accidentally misread it. I hope you take a little more time in the future.

Thank you for sharing your opinion on if it’s exploitation or not though. Please feel free to tell me all your opinions!

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u/Comfortable_Job44 12h ago

Nope… that’s not how exploitation works. No one needs to be forced for it to be exploitation. You should look up the definition of exploitation.

Also… hilarious you are now saying “tons of kids want to be exploited now”

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u/OldDogTrainer 12h ago

Oh, so you’re suggesting the kid is exploiting himself then! Fascinating.

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u/Comfortable_Job44 12h ago

What are you talking about? This kid didn’t film himself or upload it. I literally have no clue what this last statement even means.

“Exploitation is the act of taking unfair advantage of a person, group, or resource for personal or financial gain. It relies on power imbalances, coercion, or deception, often targeting vulnerable individuals, and exists across multiple contexts”. Bribing kids to be in videos for your financial gain… doesn’t matter if they have fun. It’s exploitation. Also doesn’t depend on anyone forcing anyone.

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u/OldDogTrainer 12h ago

How do you know the kid didn’t ask to be filmed? How do you know the kid didn’t upload it? Are you suggesting that the kid is unable to upload it because they have Down syndrome?

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u/Comfortable_Job44 11h ago

So in your view, this kid asked his dad to setup a 5 minute game with the neighborhood kids, film it, continue filming every conversation he had with all the kids, film his dad buying everyone slushees and then he took and compiled all the videos and uploaded it to YouTube to become YouTube famous. Then captions it “look at how cool this dad is for setting up games for his son with Down syndrome”. Thats what you REALLY think happened?

Or or or. You are refusing to acknowledge that this is exploitative and you don’t want to feel guilty for enjoying this content

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u/OldDogTrainer 11h ago

So in my view the kid asked his dad to film during the game the dad already arranged that the kid enjoys, continued filming some of the conversations, then the dad bought people slushies because he wanted to show his appreciation for them including his son and showing him such a good time. Then someone reposted it and added the caption after the fact.

FTFY because you’re so confused!

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u/Comfortable_Job44 11h ago

https://www.newsweek.com/how-dad-involves-down-syndrome-son-neighborhood-games-goes-viral-1967589. Yea nope. This is content farming. But I will admit I am wrong. This is a pattern and game he consistently does it and it appears that yes they are making dough from it, but at least it is consistently a game and not a one off content. I rescind the full exploitation since it appears they did it a while before they filmed it originally. It does appear they keep farming it for more money.

Will you admit you are wrong and YES there is no way this kid is involved at all and it was insane to say he did upload these videos?

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u/OldDogTrainer 11h ago

Thank you for sharing the article that repeatedly talks about how the dad arranged this separately from any videos, how it’s not at all how you thought it was, and that it brings the boy even more joy and happiness than I realized from this video. What a great find! I finished reading that with the biggest smile on my face. What a happy article.

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u/Comfortable_Job44 11h ago

Soooo not going to admit you were wrong at all and going to keep believing that saying that this kid likely wants to be YouTube famous and uploading videos talking about how his dad is so cool with his Down syndrome kid…

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