Kids doing youtube knife video reviews

ToddM said:
You forgot the US is also the highest % of single parent children in developed nations. We're the only developed nation that has no mandated paid vacation or maternity leave, and the average offered vacation/maternity leave is much lower than our peers. We have some of the highest # of hours worked annually for full time (except for Asian countries). The highest health care costs not only as a % of GDP but also per capita, for what we're quickly learning is mediocre care (and getting worse). We have very high infant morality rates and low life spans compared to other developed nations. The highest secondary education costs for what is arguably sub-par. We also have some of the most lax restrictions on chemicals and pesticides used on/in foods so we consume.

Its not all bad though, we beat most countries in food, taxes, utilities, and gas prices (even when it was $4 a gallon)! Also while the European countries might only work about 1500 hours a year to our 1700 for full time, those Asian countries are well over 2200 so it could be worse!

Of course if you don't like it you are free to leave :) but it's interesting because we as Americans continue to have this belief that we are the best country by far, have the best of everything, excel at everything, and that was probably true until the 80-90's, but since then we've been complacent and everyone else has been catching up and in some cases surpassing us, for example China is now the #1 economy etc.
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Funnily enough, as a nation we don't really excel (in the sense that we are really the best at) hardly anything. Number of serial killers produced and number of citizens incarcerated being the possible exceptions :) Although I don't have a problem with incarcerating criminals, certainly.

I've been to a number of places I've enjoyed just as much, in some cases more. Didn't always have the best knife laws but, other than that, there are some great countries out there. And they even have freedom! :p
 
the thing that strikes me odd is that most kids nowadays can responsibly negotiate the internet and do darn near anything alotta adults can do with modern electronics but hand them something as simple as a tool that's been around for ages and they have no clue how to handle something with a safe end and a pointy end. :confused:
 
If the kids trying to do something positive with their time and puts thought into it then good for them. Regardless of whether I agree with/like their reviews
If they are a trolling jerk then all you really can do is ignore. Internet lets anyone put stuff up, so we must deal w it.
Same w adults.
 
Some of you guys are too serious. Knives aren't a "hobby", they are basic tools that children and adults have been (mis)using for thousands of years. I guarantee that kids have been doing stupid things with them well before youtube, and that parenting is not some lost art that stopped being practiced in the '80s.

Kids can be smarter than adults, but I'm not sure why serious adult knife aficionados would spend time watching a pre-teen knife review. What kind of illuminating insights could you possibly expect?
 
I'm 14, responsibly use my knives, and believe that if I wanted to I could make a decemt youtube review. Without smoking. Not all of us are complete idiots, just the ones who have 6 brain cells and can't figure out which end of the knife is pointy. :thumbup:

However, all of us enjoy a good fart joke. :D
 
Noswad0208 said:
I'm 14, responsibly use my knives, and believe that if I wanted to I could make a decemt youtube review. Without smoking. Not all of us are complete idiots, just the ones who have 6 brain cells and can't figure out which end of the knife is pointy. :thumbup:

However, all of us enjoy a good fart joke. :D
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Go for it. My one grandson was afraid to cut up stuff on his plate when he was younger. As he got older, he has learned about at least kitchen knives. He still has no interest in say folding pocket knives or frankly doing much of anything that is outside that he doesn't have to. Guess he'll grow up to be some computer jock writing software for video games and making millions of dollars in the process.

Parenting matters. Influence by both a father and mother matter to both boys and girls. Boundaries matter. Rules matter.
 
And my parents did a great job raising me in my opinion. Any faults I had then or have now are my fault, not my parents (again in my opinion).

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Well, I have to say, Well said!
 
That, as with all things, depends on the individual. If they are acting tough and speaking of/or pretending violent applications...HELL NO its not appropriate at all. If they are acting sensibly, explaining the knifes build, characteristics, etc..then thats not so bad. But then, Ive seen as many adults act just as juvenile and foolish in their reviews as kids, slashing at drapes, logs, etc.
 
With the careless use of the Internet I wonder what kind of videos and pictures a presidential candidate might have to explain in 30 or 50 years.
Even if he was just a teenager at the time an over the top knife review or any kind of knife review might not go well with certain folks.
But then even without the Internet some candidate got in trouble for ganging up on a weaker high school kid and pinning him down and shaving his hair decades ago.
Will be interesting for sure or people will be more careful with how they behave online and offline. Nah.

Since nothing gets deleted I will also teach my kids early on to think twice about what they want to leave in the net for everybody to see for all times.
 
RX-79G said:
Some of you guys are too serious. Knives aren't a "hobby", they are basic tools that children and adults have been (mis)using for thousands of years. I guarantee that kids have been doing stupid things with them well before youtube, and that parenting is not some lost art that stopped being practiced in the '80s.

Kids can be smarter than adults, but I'm not sure why serious adult knife aficionados would spend time watching a pre-teen knife review. What kind of illuminating insights could you possibly expect?
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Do you have kids? I have a 5 year old little girl. Since she has been in school i have got the chance to meet a lot of parents. Probably the only thing i agree with in regards to your post is that kids can be smarter than adults. From where i am sitting parenting is a lost art. To many parents want to be their kids best friend. There is nothing wrong with having a good relationship with your child. Hell my daughter is my best friend. But i never let that get in the way of the tough decisions. In most cases I witness the children controlling the situation and the parent looking around wearily like "im so embarrassed i hope no one is looking". I cant say i blame the parents entirely. These days being stern with your child (especially in public), not even yelling or spanking. Im saying just a stern "no, dont do that" and all of a sudded DCFS is knocking about child abuse allegations. I think many in society are actually avoid enforcing rules and enforcing punishment out of fear. Now, i would never raise a hand to my child but make no mistake she knows when im not happy. I think every parent needs to be prepared for one thing when raising a kid. Hearing the words " i hate you". If you havent heard those words you either have an angel for a child or you are avoiding the tough decisions.
 
PURPLEDC said:
Do you have kids? I have a 5 year old little girl. Since she has been in school i have got the chance to meet a lot of parents. Probably the only thing i agree with in regards to your post is that kids can be smarter than adults. From where i am sitting parenting is a lost art. To many parents want to be their kids best friend. There is nothing wrong with having a good relationship with your child. Hell my daughter is my best friend. But i never let that get in the way of the tough decisions. In most cases I witness the children controlling the situation and the parent looking around wearily like "im so embarrassed i hope no one is looking". I cant say i blame the parents entirely. These days being stern with your child (especially in public), not even yelling or spanking. Im saying just a stern "no, dont do that" and all of a sudded DCFS is knocking about child abuse allegations. I think many in society are actually avoid enforcing rules and enforcing punishment out of fear. Now, i would never raise a hand to my child but make no mistake she knows when im not happy. I think every parent needs to be prepared for one thing when raising a kid. Hearing the words " i hate you". If you havent heard those words you either have an angel for a child or you are avoiding the tough decisions.
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Is there any right decision you can't explain to a kid?
In an emergency where there is no time OK but other than that they understand everything if reasoned out properly. I admit mine aren't teenagers :eek: yet.
 
Jens Schuetz said:
Is there any right decision you can't explain to a kid?
In an emergency where there is no time OK but other than that they understand everything if reasoned out properly. I admit mine aren't teenagers :eek: yet.
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Your statement implies all kids have the same potential and reasoning skills. I dont believe that. I believe that to a degree we are all a product of our environment and our upbringing. So when you ask is their any right decision you cant explain to a child? For me that depends on the child. And i have seen many instances where a child understands right from wrong yet intentionally chooses wrong. Some times we need more motivation than simple understanding.
 
PURPLEDC said:
Your statement implies all kids have the same potential and reasoning skills. I dont believe that. I believe that to a degree we are all a product of our environment and our upbringing. So when you ask is their any right decision you cant explain to a child? For me that depends on the child. And i have seen many instances where a child understands right from wrong yet intentionally chooses wrong. Some times we need more motivation than simple understanding.
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Thanks. I guess I'm just lucky then. I really can't think of any tough decisions.
Do they want to brush teeth for example? Heck no. After showing them cavities online and teaching them about germs however they understand better and then it's not so tough to get them to brush even if they still prefer to do some math instead or listen to a story book. Takes 10 minutes of their lives. Once or twice and maybe a 20min movie with sid the science kid.
Taught them they'll live longer and become stronger if they do their daily exercise and eat properly and that's what they do.
Environment at that young age is 90% parents and if I do my exercise with them, they like theirs even more and if I let them brush my teeth it's all fun and giggles too.
In many things I treat them as equal even at that young age. Not like often touchy friends more like army buddies. Every day they do the few things they have to and they know why and see me do the same so there is no conflicting message and no toughness required at all.
After a while it becomes habit. Brushing teeth, sport, wearing proper cloths, sharing toys and caring isn't even actively thought about anymore but if you'd ask them why they would still be able to explain.
Normal kids are crazy smart and little sponges. If taught with proper attention I haven seen a kid which couldn't be taught chess for example at age 4 already. Now if you talk school or daycare where one teacher splits his focus between 20 little ones, forget it, I agree. :(
That's probably the reason why home schooling gives good academic results (maybe less social skills?) one parent can focus on one or two kids. Even if he or she isn't a professional teacher this 20 times more attention overrides any advantage a highly trained teacher might have if he's split among many students and many classes. Also parents have more skin in the game than teachers and want their (!) kids to become smarter stronger and better humans. Teachers can only care so much about any individual student.

Do you have some examples of a tough decision which couldn't be explained or would cause massive resitance even if reasoned out properly (provided the kid is capable of comprehending language)
 
Jens Schuetz said:
Thanks. I guess I'm just lucky then. I really can't think of any tough decisions.
Do they want to brush teeth for example? Heck no. After showing them cavities online and teaching them about germs however they understand better and then it's not so tough to get them to brush even if they still prefer to do some math instead or listen to a story book. Takes 10 minutes of their lives. Once or twice and maybe a 20min movie with sid the science kid.
Taught them they'll live longer and become stronger if they do their daily exercise and eat properly and that's what they do.
Environment at that young age is 90% parents and if I do my exercise with them, they like theirs even more and if I let them brush my teeth it's all fun and giggles too.
In many things I treat them as equal even at that young age. Not like often touchy friends more like army buddies. Every day they do the few things they have to and they know why and see me do the same so there is no conflicting message and no toughness required at all.
After a while it becomes habit. Brushing teeth, sport, wearing proper cloths, sharing toys and caring isn't even actively thought about anymore but if you'd ask them why they would still be able to explain.
Normal kids are crazy smart and little sponges. If taught with proper attention I haven seen a kid which couldn't be taught chess for example at age 4 already. Now if you talk school or daycare where one teacher splits his focus between 20 little ones, forget it, I agree. :(
That's probably the reason why home schooling gives good academic results (maybe less social skills?) one parent can focus on one or two kids. Even if he or she isn't a professional teacher this 20 times more attention overrides any advantage a highly trained teacher might have if he's split among many students and many classes. Also parents have more skin in the game than teachers and want their (!) kids to become smarter stronger and better humans. Teachers can only care so much about any individual student.

Do you have some examples of a tough decision which couldn't be explained or would cause massive resitance even if reasoned out properly (provided the kid is capable of comprehending language)
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Im not talking your kids or even my kids. You seem to have a pretty good grasp on parenting, so of course your kids cant be lumped in with the irrational and unreachable. Im not talking about kids that are having a proper upbringing. I am talking kids who may spend 20 minutes a day with their parents and that 20 minutes is spent telling them to put their shoes away do their homework and make sure to turn off the lights when they leave a room. But to answer your question yes there are a couple things that I have found particularly challenging to reason to a child. For one my daughter has no biological mother. She is a drug addict and hasnt seen her since she was 2 months old. And its very hard to get a child to understand that situation. Another is the first time they attach themselves to a person that is a bad influence. Children dont like to be told that they cant hang out with a certain person no matter what you tell them. Its a choice they make based on emotion and very little rationalization comes into play. Especially when all they can think about it "daddy" is being mean. Again though I think the ability for a child to know and understand reason is instilled in them by their parents. Sure some of it is instinctual but whether they embrace that instinct or deny it I think is heavily influenced by the guidance they receive. And if the parents arent doing their job you have to wonder who or what rather is raising that child. Is their moral compass being shaped by sesame street? Or mortal Kombat?
 
Jens Schuetz said:
That's probably the reason why home schooling gives good academic results (maybe less social skills?) one parent can focus on one or two kids. Even if he or she isn't a professional teacher this 20 times more attention overrides any advantage a highly trained teacher might have if he's split among many students and many classes. Also parents have more skin in the game than teachers and want their (!) kids to become smarter stronger and better humans. Teachers can only care so much about any individual student.
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Not true about social skills. 99.9% of homeschoolers that I know (including myself) have friends and social skills. Actually, the most socially awkward kids I've ever met have been ones that go to school, plus nothing is social about sitting at a desk and being totally barred from speaking.

Even if a homeschooler is shy and quiet, is that worse than a loud and boisterous school kid who does nothing but talk and curse? Personally I'd rather hang out with the shy kid who has some sense about him and was a bit unsocial (which would actually go away if you got to know him).

Just my experience.
 
22-rimfire said:
Go for it. My one grandson was afraid to cut up stuff on his plate when he was younger. As he got older, he has learned about at least kitchen knives. He still has no interest in say folding pocket knives or frankly doing much of anything that is outside that he doesn't have to. Guess he'll grow up to be some computer jock writing software for video games and making millions of dollars in the process.

Parenting matters. Influence by both a father and mother matter to both boys and girls. Boundaries matter. Rules matter.
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I'll wait on doing a review until I find a knife that needs more said about it than has already been said. Most of the time a few words of recommendation is far more persuasive than a 5 hour in depth review on youtube.
 
Kids doing reviews? You're referring to the ones under 18, right? And not the "adults" who never matured? LOL

Seriously, most of the under 18-year old reviews are A or B for effort, and D or F for execution and prudence.
 
I only trust reviews where the person does many reviews of similar products. So if they have one knife review and don't have anything negative to say about the product the review is no good. Nothing is perfect and when people spend money on something it makes them like the product even more and even less likely to give a bad review. I like Nutnfancy's reviews and similar people who will say what they really think about products.

But most of the "reviews" kids do on youtube is them showing the world one of their new toys but not really a review. They show off everything they just got and never have anything negative to say. And why parents are alright with their kids smoking vaporizors is beyond me. Most of that liquid is made in china and all of them contain glycerin, a oil, and it just can't be good.

But it is nice to see kids doing reviews of something besides video games. 75% of youtube videos must be GTA5 videos. WHo takes the time to upload videos of that and even worse who really wants to watch someone else playing video games. I give up.
 
Hi I'm 16 and have been using knives since I was about 9 because I wanted to make my grandfather a new cane, by doing so I discovered my knives were sh#t. I got a hold of a buck 110, it lasted me for awhile but i wanted more after awhile. Ive always been interested in joining the military, particularly the Marines. I was about 11 when I seen a kabar, i seen the EGA on the sheath. i had to know more. I asked my grandfather about it, a United States Marines Veteran himself, he went down into the basement and brought HIS back up. As i got older I acquired a 1980's issue hand to hand combat instruction manual. It was interesting to me, i wanted to learn more. At about the same time is when i got bored of my buck 110. i got a kershaw leek from a buddy of mine, carried it until bout a year and a half ago. i told myself i needed to get serious about what im doing with my life. After talking to a recruiter, he knew a guy and I I got some hands on martial arts training. I study multiple forms of martial arts to this day and will be enlisting next year. I plan on going through MCMAP (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program). I work a part time job and have a 4.0 GPA, after next year i will be a certified EMT thanks to our local Tech center. I am not trying to brag or anything of it. Im pointing out that not all "children" talk out of there rear about knives, and as far as they go, Emersons are my thing. looking to get a Strider but theyre quite pricey. I will admit, my YT vids suck and i just go blank in front of the camera. Everyone, have a nice day. God bless the U.S. Semper Fi
 
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