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Baby Shark has more views than there are people on Earth, and it targets a demographic that can't chose what it watches. amirite?

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Trust me, even infants can indirectly choose what they watch with the right attitude and crying pitch

I didn't know there were any videos with even a quarter of those views. 10 BILLION. Just... Wow

Cant choose what it watches? You've clearly never had a 2 year scream "baby shark, baby shark" until its on the tv πŸ˜„

If you think a toddler does not control what s/he watches, you've clearly never been an overtired parent that just wants to take a nap for three minutes.

@teknogreek If you think a toddler does not control what s/he watches, you've clearly never been an overtired parent that just...

My toddler learned how to use Alexa and repeat at 3. He definitely has a say in what he listens to unless we unplug Alexa and hide the cord.

Kionixs avatar Kionix Yeah You Are +9Reply
@Kionix My toddler learned how to use Alexa and repeat at 3. He definitely has a say in what he listens to unless we unplug...

My 4 year old has actually worked on his pronouncing of words because our Google Home couldn't understand him. Now we have Meatloaf and Luke Combs for every sit down meal.

-avoidingwork-s avatar -avoidingwork- Yeah You Are +7Reply
@-avoidingwork- My 4 year old has actually worked on his pronouncing of words because our Google Home couldn't understand him. Now...

Huh, then could Alexas be be a good tool to help kids work on their pronunciation? Like, you dont get the media you want unless you say it right?

can't choose what it watches.

I beg to differ.
Toddler sees tablet in my hand, all I hear for 30 minutes is, "I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, BABY SHARK, BABY SHARK, BABY SHARK, BABY SHARK, BABY SHARK, BABY SHARK, BABY SHARK, BABY SHARK, BABY SHARK, BABY SHARK, BABY SHARK!!!!!!!!!!!

@dankXD can't choose what it watches. I beg to differ. Toddler sees tablet in my hand, all I hear for 30 minutes...

This is why I'm not a parent. I can't handle this. I would not hit the child, but I would sternly tell them it's not tablet time and make them cry. Then have to hear that for 30 minutes. I can't do it...

Apartlavishnesss avatar Apartlavishness Yeah You Are +10Reply

In Australia we are taught to use the baby shark song to keep rhythm when doing CPR. So anyone that's learning 1st Aid will be googling it.

Mrtechnohawks avatar Mrtechnohawk Yeah You Are +10Reply

Oh you best believe my almost 2 year old sister asks for baby shark... she knows what she's doing and can even put it on herself now!!

Written by a non-parent if you think they aren't choosing lol

They may not directly choose what they watch, but they can react very strongly and even request specific things. I doubt that baby shark would get so much play if parents were truly just picking whatever they wanted instead.

LookAnAltAccounts avatar LookAnAltAccount Yeah You Are +10Reply

Toddler looove to watch the same things 1000 times. So probably there's at least 50-100 views per child, if not more.

My friend's daughter loved it so much, when they got married in Cuba, they showed the song to the cuban band that was playing at the reception and they played it. That was ... quite the experience.

Apartlavishnesss avatar Apartlavishness Yeah You Are +9Reply

If there's one thing I've learned so far in life, it's to never introduce my children to this song.

lazar94s avatar lazar94 Yeah You Are +9Reply

As a parent of a toddler, I can safely say she absolutely chooses what she watches.

these days, that demographic does choose what they watch. they're running around with their own iPads.

browndog888s avatar browndog888 Yeah You Are +8Reply
@browndog888 these days, that demographic does choose what they watch. they're running around with their own iPads.

I find it crazy when I see a family sit down at a table and all the kids get handed their electronics immediately. Sometimes the kids are walking with them. I let my daughter use an iPad but not like that. That's insane.

Larny2019s avatar Larny2019 Yeah You Are +7Reply

You have obviously never met a toddler before if you think they aren't choosing

@Alixkast You have obviously never met a toddler before if you think they aren't choosing

My son figured out how the roku remote works and was picking his own shows on netflix at 3 years old.

Pheniz21s avatar Pheniz21 Yeah You Are +7Reply

Toddlers do choose what they want to see. My niece comes into my room, hands me TV remote and says 'baby shaak baby shaak' if I ask her what about coco melon.. No no baby shaaaak shaaaaaaaaaaak...

Ps: I don't feel too annoyed with baby shaak. My niece loves it and some minutes -(usually 15mins) is not much. I usually turn into shaak to nibble off some yummy fingers. So it's all fun.

Pheniz21s avatar Pheniz21 Yeah You Are +7Reply
@Pheniz21 Toddlers do choose what they want to see. My niece comes into my room, hands me TV remote and says 'baby shaak baby...

Just put on Bury The Light and walk away.

They might turn emo, but at least they'll get a head start on developing a sense of taste.

Boknows12s avatar Boknows12 Yeah You Are +12Reply

Do you have kids? They can choose trust me. They also are a demographic that will watch the same things over and over and over and over.

synthsexuals avatar synthsexual Yeah You Are +7Reply

How many little kids have you been around? They most definitely have a say in what they watch. My daughter, when she was 18 months old had very strong opinions on wanting to watch the SAME Twinkle Twinkle Little Star video over an over again many times.

Effectlive97s avatar Effectlive97 Yeah You Are +6Reply

You obviously don't have kids if you think they aren't choosing what to watch. They are insufferable about what to watch.

Someone doesn't have kids. They can definitely choose what they watch and are pretty vocal about it. What they can't do is do it themselves.

Mcgee0s avatar Mcgee0 Yeah You Are +5Reply

My toddler is literally hitting the button to repeat that song right now sooooo

You are obviously not a parent. They can, and they will choose. For sure.

by demographic that can't chose what it watches, you meant the parents?

srilarts avatar srilart Yeah You Are +3Reply
@srilart by demographic that can't chose what it watches, you meant the parents?

Agreed! This would be a great "tell me you don't have kids, without telling them you don't have kids". πŸ˜‚

@srilart by demographic that can't chose what it watches, you meant the parents?

My daughter puts her nose up against my face like Alien, and goes, "COCOMAAA" aka Cocomelon

@srilart by demographic that can't chose what it watches, you meant the parents?

"Hey Google, Play Baby Shark on a loop until bedtime"

And there's your views.

@opensofias "Hey Google, Play Baby Shark on a loop until bedtime" And there's your views.

Thankfully my Google home device doesn't speak toddler and refused to respond to requests like "hey goo-goo, pay baby fark!"

Framie1s avatar Framie1 Yeah You Are +7Reply
@Framie1 A toddler slowly getting frustrated at a smart home device is quality entertainment

Mine says 'hey google' instead of 'ok google' slowly getting more frustrated each time it doesn't work.
and the 5 year old gets frustrated trying to correct her each time

@SnooStories Thankfully my Google home device doesn't speak toddler and refused to respond to requests like "hey goo-goo, pay...

It's all fun and games until they figure out how to use the saved payment method to buy baby shark merchandise.

@srilart by demographic that can't chose what it watches, you meant the parents?

Idk what they're talking about. Not only could my son use his baby shark app at 2 years old he also set the language to Japanese through his own preference.

"Chibi same, kawaii."

Larny2019s avatar Larny2019 Yeah You Are +9Reply
@Larny2019 Idk what they're talking about. Not only could my son use his baby shark app at 2 years old he also set the...

My daughter changed the language on several apps. It was a pain to set back because the parental control test question was now in another language and the menus were all that language.

@Eastern-Spot2023 My daughter changed the language on several apps. It was a pain to set back because the parental control test...

His mom had that issue. She's not a very educated person especially when it comes to other cultures and she was like "Why are you listening to that, you speak English." And changed it to English and his first action was to change it back to Japanese with no hesitation. And he never chooses another one.

EmigrandEs avatar EmigrandE Yeah You Are +9Reply
@srilart by demographic that can't chose what it watches, you meant the parents?

We need better sources. I grew up with the great mighty poo

@srilart by demographic that can't chose what it watches, you meant the parents?

Yea OP doesn't have a toddler. Been held hostage by Pink Fong for 2 years now.

-avoidingwork-s avatar -avoidingwork- Yeah You Are +7Reply
@srilart by demographic that can't chose what it watches, you meant the parents?

I came here to make this point. The children around here are running the show.

Mcgee0s avatar Mcgee0 Yeah You Are +7Reply
@srilart by demographic that can't chose what it watches, you meant the parents?

Thank you! I can still hear the cries of "Baby Shawk!!" R's were difficult for a bit.

@Kasie Thank you! I can still hear the cries of "Baby Shawk!!" R's were difficult for a bit.

Baby laaaawk in this houshold.
My two year old even names the colours bij the name of the shark. So a blue cup is a daddy shark cup, he wants a pink sweet: mommy shark sweet. We're now trying to reteach him the colours :-D

@Kasie Thank you! I can still hear the cries of "Baby Shawk!!" R's were difficult for a bit.

Thankfully my daughter has forgotten about baby shark but i did love the way she would say "baby shahk"

@srilart by demographic that can't chose what it watches, you meant the parents?

Honestly.

If you think todlers don't choose what they want to watch, you don't have one.

"Want shark. Want sharrrrrkkkk!"

Iapetus-11s avatar Iapetus-11 Yeah You Are +4Reply
@Iapetus-11 Honestly. If you think todlers don't choose what they want to watch, you don't have one. "Want shark. Want...

Shoot, I remember once my daughter was 4 or 5 and we were grocery shopping. My wife gave her her cell phone to distract her and she immediately opened Netflix and pulled up Pippa Pig.

Kids know tech now, and absolutely can get what they want.

Effectlive97s avatar Effectlive97 Yeah You Are +11Reply
@Effectlive97 Shoot, I remember once my daughter was 4 or 5 and we were grocery shopping. My wife gave her her cell phone to...

in 1998 I was 4 and I could already open the computer and find Age of Empire 2 and play. Not well, but just clicking the images I eventually juste learned to get around the game. Young kids brains will learn anything intuitively if left alone just by exploring.

@Iapetus-11 Honestly. If you think todlers don't choose what they want to watch, you don't have one. "Want shark. Want...

They don't even need to be able to speak. My freshly turned one year old will point and yell at the speaker. Then will sort of sideways clap and put her hands on her head.

In case you don't know what she wants her 3 year old sister will tell you!

Sleeping bunnies request involves pulling self to stand, bouncing, then callapsing on the floor! Then repeat with more pointing and telling at the speaker.

We don't even have a smart speaker. They know my phone makes the songs come on!

Achilles982s avatar Achilles982 Yeah You Are +7Reply
@Achilles982 They don't even need to be able to speak. My freshly turned one year old will point and yell at the speaker. Then...

Mom of a toddler here, sick of sharks and checking out "sleeping bunnies" nowπŸ€£πŸ™ƒβ˜ΊοΈ

Apartlavishnesss avatar Apartlavishness Yeah You Are +8Reply
@Achilles982 They don't even need to be able to speak. My freshly turned one year old will point and yell at the speaker. Then...

And yet somehow whenever the 3-year-old tells me what the sister wants, it's always also want she wants. So strange. Apparently yesterday the one year old wanted to watch TV with her sister

@Some-Noname-idk And yet somehow whenever the 3-year-old tells me what the sister wants, it's always also want she wants. So...

or the 1 year old "wants" some McDonald's. Hahaha as an adult it seems like a foolish thing, but as a kid I really did think it would work

@Thenaturelover I secretly not so secretly love sleeping bunnies

You're not alone! The wee lady also likes to gather all her bunny teddies and honorary bunnies (panda and pumba mostly) and action out this song. Adds even more entertainment to it

@Achilles982 They don't even need to be able to speak. My freshly turned one year old will point and yell at the speaker. Then...

My freshly turned one year old

How often are you turning it? Just when it goes crispy?

Effectlive97s avatar Effectlive97 Yeah You Are +6Reply
@Iapetus-11 Honestly. If you think todlers don't choose what they want to watch, you don't have one. "Want shark. Want...

Kids 2 years old can tap the YouTube video they want on the iPad and tap to skip the ads. They just can't type the name of the video, but they can certainly tap it if it comes up or tap to watch a different video.

vcsandfecess avatar vcsandfeces Yeah You Are +7Reply
@Iapetus-11 Honestly. If you think todlers don't choose what they want to watch, you don't have one. "Want shark. Want...

Even my 6 month old grandson knows what he likes. I put on Hey Bear and he's smiling and kicking his legs and flinging his arms. I put on Toy Story and he's not interested. My son says he's too old for Hey Bear but if he's that happy, grandma is obliging.

Pheniz21s avatar Pheniz21 Yeah You Are +7Reply
@Achilles982 Definitely too old for abortion

Depends how much excitement you're willing to have on a Tuesday.

Milkzeys avatar Milkzey Yeah You Are +12Reply
@Kasie How can a six month old be too old for anything?

There are multiple different trains of parenting.

The one you are referring to and the one many people here are referring to is "let your kid do whatever it wants" as a way to make the infant happy and sated. Often this can lead to a stronger bond between an infant and the guardian.

Whilst there is another train that believes that a young infant is prime for development and you should use the opportunity whilst you have it. Like giving them something multi-lingual to watch (think Dora as a kid). This train can mean making your kid do things it doesn't immediately want to, which can cause a bit of resentment in the infant.

@Iapetus-11 Honestly. If you think todlers don't choose what they want to watch, you don't have one. "Want shark. Want...

My daughter has very specific (to her) ways to describe things that she wants to watch.

For example, there's a SpongeBob episode she wants and she will say "The one where Sandy is mad". That's it. That's all she will say.

Took forever to find out she means an episode where Sandy is trying to hibernate, but gets interrupted by SpongeBob and Patrick.

Hah! You can have my 2 year old for a day and see if you can dictate what he wants to watch XD

Vic8760s avatar Vic8760 Yeah You Are +3Reply
@Vic8760 Hah! You can have my 2 year old for a day and see if you can dictate what he wants to watch XD

Right. OP, tell everyone you don't have kids without telling everyone you don't have kids.

@Vic8760 Hah! You can have my 2 year old for a day and see if you can dictate what he wants to watch XD

I can easily win a 2-year old in a fight so in the end I cam dictate what they watch.

@Crazymotherfuker I can easily win a 2-year old in a fight so in the end I cam dictate what they watch.

But that crying game is strong with 2 year olds. Their consistency is key. They wear you down over time.

@contextrip But that crying game is strong with 2 year olds. Their consistency is key. They wear you down over time.

Word. It gets to where you're desperate for a few minutes of peace. I was also like this before kids and when I had just 1. 3 now and a few minutes of calm are the only thing keeping me sane.

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