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[–]Jackalope[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Any armchair psychologists wanna try and explain what would possess someone to do this? This is baffling.

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    [–]Jackalope[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    So you are saying you think pedos are manipulating youngsters by creating these challenges?

    Makes more sense than anything I could think of I guess, I mean I did some dumb shit as a kid, but filming yourself pissing your pants? This is truly bizarre.

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      [–]Jackalope[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Yeah, I can see how this is a problem. I hadn't really put much stock in the 'social media harms kids' talk, but there are some disturbing societal issues here I have to admit

      [–]lunarstrain 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

      According to the article, the guy who created the "challenge" made it to parody TikTok challenges and how stupid they are. He had no idea that other teens would be stupid enough to do it.

      As for why they did it, probably for the same reason that children's YouTuber Blippi made that Harlem Shake parody, when he had an adult YouTube persona, where he shat all over his friend's asshole. (It's an article about the video, not the cursed footage itself.) To be edgy, crude, and garner attention.

      [–]quantum-step 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      It's almost like the Chinese company that wrote the Chinese algorithm for the Chinese program is purposely promoting dumb things to American audiences.... Almost.