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0 pointsdrewcoo2y ago0 comments

> what kid hasn't been improved by exposure to Mr. Rogers or Sesame Street?

Mister Rogers is dead. Sesame Street (CTW) is now a company that markets toys to kids, the same behavior that was alarming when the culprits were Transformers and G.I. Joe back in the 80s.

Today we also have a largely corporate-captured government. The trend is to privatize everything, allegedly because of "efficiency."

However rose-tinted your view of history is, this ain't then.

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NoZebra120vClip2y ago

> Mister Rogers is dead.

I think that's a matter of perpsective, considering that Mr. Rogers was a faithful Presbyterian minister.

Mr. Rogers was like the father I didn't have, and he changed me profoundly in my childhood by his direct and candid engagement with the camera, as if I really was a special person that he deeply cared about (and it was true.)

Mr. Rogers left a legacy that continues to change me and other people, especially those of us who grew up under his wing. There are lovely films made, and some of my favorite YouTubers love to sing his songs. I miss him, and he's still very much alive in our hearts, and in the miracle of television recordings.

https://youtu.be/YIV9E2bUS5M

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