My 12 y/o son was willfully ignorant of politics until he calculated the potential cost of a Switch 2 with tariffs. Now he is radicalized. - ThreadSky

saragoodman.bsky.social • 48 days ago

My 12 y/o son was willfully ignorant of politics until he calculated the potential cost of a Switch 2 with tariffs. Now he is radicalized.

Reposted from G Elliott Morris

young men will be D+20 in 2028

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gdewilson.bsky.social•47 days ago

David Frum has written that Canada should welcome American smugglers for some cross-border shopping. Looks like Canada will get it on time. Maybe time for a family vacation to Toronto or Vancouver?

mellowghost.bsky.social•47 days ago

@brokeymcpoverty.bsky.social

bonkoboi.bsky.social•47 days ago

Hi, hello, what was his answer?

Not because i can’t do the math, but i just want to see if we got the same answer and i have to know his answer first before i reveal mine.

boringbutadequate.com•47 days ago

I grew up in a steel town and was always vaguely pro-union, but it was watching the Disney Newsies movie on repeat in the 90s that motivated me to learn more about the history of unions and labor rights in the US.

evmeistah.bsky.social•47 days ago

@ywfyf.com

djessup.bsky.social•47 days ago

A Switch 2 might be too expensive now, but he can get a nice hardcover copy of 1984 for a fraction of the price!

olivrser.bsky.social•47 days ago

They are too young for r/anarchychess

stryder.bsky.social•47 days ago

Never too young for the anarchy. Comes natural to the kids.

atxdem.bsky.social•47 days ago

Get a copy before it’s banned

kobayashimaruu.bsky.social•47 days ago

at this point, I will take whatever to get folks to realize lol.

overunderclover.bsky.social•47 days ago

We need to SWITCH 2 a new president

mediumvillain.bsky.social•47 days ago

a corny line that might actually work lmfao

adw.bsky.social•47 days ago

Pokémon Switch (who you vote for) at the polls

overunderclover.bsky.social•47 days ago

I mean if ppl had paused mocking that line it wasn't fkin wrong!

splainer.bsky.social•47 days ago

She is, in fact electable if you vote for her.

mediumvillain.bsky.social•46 days ago

i mean, so is literally everyone. im extremely electable if you vote for me

psephographic.bsky.social•47 days ago

I laughed

the-art-of-hobbes.bsky.social•47 days ago

I honestly don't know whether to laugh or sob hysterically at this. On the other hand, it's a beautiful encapsulation of how way too many people approach their engagement with politics: Unless it affects them directly, they don't care, even if it's something that affects the people around them.

muppetbaby68.bsky.social•47 days ago

Whatever it takes!

reginaldedward3.bsky.social•47 days ago

😂😂

photaculous.bsky.social•47 days ago

Trump take egg..

workerinntx.bsky.social•47 days ago

There's a chance that coffee drinkers, beer drinkers, and gamers can unite in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save America and make history.

lkthompson.bsky.social•47 days ago

And Nintendo is delaying pre-orders of the Switch 2 because of the tariff's. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-us-delayed-trumps-tariffs-rcna199729

lkthompson.bsky.social•47 days ago

Not sure why, but when I first saw this post, the attachment about the delay didn't load. My apologies for duplicating.

archeryfan93.bsky.social•47 days ago

Don’t mess with boys and their toys

briandw.bsky.social•47 days ago

Who wants to start a Switch smuggling ring?

sherribells.bsky.social•47 days ago

These are wonderful teachable moments! Every parent needs to take advantage of the opportunity to teach their kids what is happening, who’s causing it and why.

pdmeggan.bsky.social•47 days ago

When I told my 11 YO about the delay and tariffs, he said, "man, fuck Trump," and went to text all his friends about it.

wake.bsky.social•47 days ago

whatever moves the needle

sherribells.bsky.social•47 days ago

notexxonsbitch.bsky.social•47 days ago

Top post of the day.
🥂

shriketron.bsky.social•47 days ago

Same calculation for Disney trips. It's "cheaper" to just fly over to Tokyo Disney & DisneySea than to go to any US Disneyland.

https://bsky.app/profile/shriketron.bsky.social/post/3llyy2qogy22s

newsglanses.bsky.social•47 days ago

More knoledge = more radicalizition 😀

mcopelov.bsky.social•47 days ago

Sorry, couldn't resist...

neuronine.bsky.social•47 days ago

Bravo, bravo!!!

lajoiemedia.bsky.social•47 days ago

Mario instead of Marianne

smedleybutlerghost.bsky.social•47 days ago

along with the falling prices on the dollar it added an additional $4,570 (pre tax) to the watch I should have ordered today but didn't.

tbas7000.bsky.social•46 days ago

Your post reminds me of when my daughter was younger, and started wanting an American Girl doll. I explained that for the cost of 1 doll, she could get 5 Wii games (this was a while ago) from the resale shop.

Boy, that lesson got through😁

qmargaretten.bsky.social•47 days ago

Our daughter is paying her way for her graduation trip to Greece. We just explained to her that the dollar was weak and it would cost her $.10 more or $250 of her goal. Plus, I might think.

kproud.bsky.social•47 days ago

that should turn the entire Rogan crowd.

kaymay4444.bsky.social•47 days ago

Lol, that'll do it

guyincognito303.bsky.social•47 days ago

Whatever it takes to radicalize the youth

williamthecat.bsky.social•47 days ago

You think fentanyl being smuggled into the US was an issue? Just wait...

gromenaware.com•47 days ago

Your son, right now....

williamadler78.bsky.social•47 days ago

excited for your forthcoming article about the politics of video games

saragoodman.bsky.social•47 days ago

Leveling up: game system tariffs and youth mobilization

williamadler78.bsky.social•47 days ago

Would read

rescbr.bsky.social•47 days ago

As a Brazilian nerd kid I can say half of what we discussed in the gaming forums with fellow nerds was how the 60% import duty was unfair and outright robbery.

All I can say is that the kids will be mad!

jetgurl.bsky.social•47 days ago

Christmas of 2023, my millennial stepkids mom and I were talking to them about Trump, and they poopooed us. Told us we were nuts. Christmas 2024, they didn’t want to talk anything about the election. They wouldn’t be affected. Okay. Today…stepson panicked. Stock market and switch.

devawo.bsky.social•48 days ago

I’m excited for my own son’s reaction, honestly.

vrextea.bsky.social•47 days ago

I knew this would happen 😭😭😭😭😭😭

salynch.bsky.social•47 days ago

That is genuinely badass.

frommeshed.bsky.social•47 days ago

Nintendo players ...geez get a life tell him. Waste of a generation. Great for stress, angst, operating in a fantasy world, desensitizing death ...+ good cardio workout, great for hip flexor shortening skills.
Ban it.

raisingonebrow.bsky.social•47 days ago

Same with my 14 year old

knicksrip.bsky.social•47 days ago

I initially thought that OP was a D&D reference

neuronine.bsky.social•47 days ago

The D+20 also made my brain blip for a second as it just read it as d20

raxileigh.swifties.social•47 days ago

😭😭😭

debateshark.bsky.social•47 days ago

Whatever it takes!

purpleagent.bsky.social•47 days ago

SAME!! He's been saving for months and is PISSED!

chaimkatz47.bsky.social•47 days ago

Oh man, GOPpers are fucked now.

mheymsfield.bsky.social•47 days ago

From apolitical to socialist.

zmurr33.bsky.social•47 days ago

Welcome, comrade.

wisdombox.bsky.social•46 days ago

I guffawed.

illuminatisocialclub.com•47 days ago

I'm 51. This radicalized me, too.

stefinatrix.bsky.social•47 days ago

Twitch streamers who are very much "keep politics out of my chat" because they don't want people to know which direction they lean in private are frothing at the mouth over this now.

overunderclover.bsky.social•47 days ago

Do not obey Stefinatrix!

stefinatrix.bsky.social•47 days ago

overunderclover.bsky.social•46 days ago

Im just agreeing with you, fk anyone saying herp derp dont blame the actual placing of a tax on the product thats politics in my chat", say all the things : )

strandjunker.com•47 days ago

🤣🤣😂

jeffdavenport.bsky.social•47 days ago

My 14 y/o son is going to get an education on this tonight.

bd-sint.bsky.social•47 days ago

Just like we saw in 2020, people hate the reality of a Trump presidency.

riverane.bsky.social•47 days ago

Somewhere there’s a buildup detailing how many countries components are in a console, it will deradicalize him and laser focus his academic and emotional IQ on the substantives. He’ll be a better man.

ecomigrant.bsky.social•47 days ago

🤣👍

jdoyleoss.bsky.social•47 days ago

My 13 YO did the same yesterday.

willowd.bsky.social•47 days ago

It's amazing how much much more you care once you realize how it's affecting your pocket book.

What amazes me is how many people are still remaining willfully ignorant after getting repeated significant kicks in the but.

jordiv.me•47 days ago

❤️

atxdem.bsky.social•47 days ago

Kid is ready to make good trouble

godless2.bsky.social•47 days ago

I finally figured it out. All these tariffs are somply to ensure young people aren't introduced to Luigi.

johncluverius.bsky.social•47 days ago

20 states allow voter pre-registration (starting at age 16).

dahliarose.bsky.social•47 days ago

Exact same with my 13 year old son!!

steviegogo.bsky.social•46 days ago

$80 digital download games. "One day you'll own nothing."

$95 'physical' copies of the game that's actually just a doohickey in a box giving the buyer access to....a digital download.

The latter killing off the cheap secondhand games market.

Exploiting addicts is a very reliable revenue stream.

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