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by hackinthebochs 2353 days ago
>prey on his peers with unboxing videos

What exactly is predatory about it?

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They are literally video-length advertisements
I dunno, unboxing videos often satisfy (part of) the urge that made me want to get the thing in the first place. It's like the psychology finding that telling people about your goals makes you less motivated to achieve them. Part of my motivation to buy the thing was to get the experience of unboxing it; now I feel like I've already gotten that.
all cartoons that were aired were ads to sell toys.