Twisting a childhood prank into a crazy 'inspirational' one

Adults now take childhood games to new heights.

When we were young, our generation played folk games with friends around the neighborhood, or in the classroom.

Punishments vary, depending on the game and the object at hand, even empty hands are fine.

Childhood 'punishments' are diverse, thinking back it feels foolish

Childhood punishments varied widely, depending on the game and the objects at hand, even bare hands.

Bare hands: the most popular trick is to flick the ears. More naughty boys also flick... other places.

Pull the rubber band: this punishment relies on the tension of the rubber band, stretching it and then letting go... It's really painful.

Cracked hands: either use a marble to shoot at the handcuffs consisting of closed fingers, or use a badminton ball to throw strongly at the hand placed face down on the wall.

This type of punishment not only causes pain, but also causes the fingers to swell up, which takes days to go away. Remembering these punishments as children, when we grow up we realize how foolish we were, so when we become parents, we often stop our children from having similar impulsive moments.

'Folk games' painfully transformed to attract attention

Although the community spirit of children today is different from the past. The types of punishments that were once thought to be a thing of the past have now officially appeared in places that were once considered serious and grand.

And more surprisingly, it is dressed up as "inspirational", "team building"... in companies that operate in a multi-level marketing direction.

Watching a few clips of the recently popular "inspirational" programs, it's easy to see the core of what they want to achieve here: spreading the clip widely on social networking platforms, thereby aiming to recognize their brand in the community with the highest efficiency and lowest cost.

As for the participating members, they are essentially just reluctant actors, mostly forced to play their roles for a living.

If you recall, a few years ago, there was a boom in multi-level marketing groups gathering in crowded public spaces, waving their fists, shouting compliments... with the same goal.

Now, if you pay attention, you will see that in the past few months, there have been many video game clips originating from abroad with various forms of violence. From blindfolded people hitting others with sticks, smashing water tanks on the head, shooting rubber bands causing pain in the hands, face, stomach... to more violent acts.

To limit "crazy" things that are not illegal, the community needs to unanimously condemn and criticize violent and offensive forms. Thus, the following groups will have to be cautious and restrained when they have the intention to follow this trend.

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