>Be me>Young adult in a family with a lot of little cousins. >One day one of them asks me what I watched as a kid. Start showing them older stuff like Lego Ninjago, Land Before Time, Justice League.>One day I show them Sonic SatAM. >For some of them, this is their first introduction to Sonic. >They start asking me questions about Sonic.>I give into my autistic nature and show them my Archie comic collection. >Some of the kids who were already introduced to Sonic but not familiar with American lore had a lot of questions.>Soon their parents are asking me where to get the Sonic media I have shown then. >Explained to them where to buy Sonic SatAM, Archie comics, and the older games either through Steam or older consoles if they had them. >All of these kids are now HOOKED.>One of them got sad that Sally wasn’t in the games. >They all now talk to each other about the Sonic media that their parents are getting them. >More of the cousins are being introduced by the other kids and probably their friends too. >I got to introduce a few of the kids to Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic Adventure 1 and 2. >They start asking their parents for Sonic-themed birthday parties. >Some of the parents are understandably confused but are chill with it. >All seems well and I feel like I have done a good thing but now reality is setting in.>They will soon have more access to the internet.>They will know of DeviantArt horrors.>They will know of Chris Chan. >They will eventually become heart broken when they get to the end of the Archie run and find out the fate of all alternate media. >They know about lore of other lolcows like Ien Penders and other weirdos. >They will eventually run out of good Sonic games to play. >I have likely amplified any autism that any of them may have. /co/, what the fuck do I do now?
>>147172059>They will know about lore of other lolcows like Ken Penders and other weirdos*
Disappoint them now and tell them sonic is a doomed series.
>They will eventually run out of good Sonic games to play.Introduce them to the world of fan games when that happens
>>147172163Problem is, they probably won’t care at this point when I tell them.
>>147172059It's far too late for you to do anything, anon
Introduce them to Fleetway.
>>147172059anon when I was a kid I watched fucking sonic boom on cartoon network and played sonic x and sonic racing and eventually got sonic mania on nintendo switch and I never got corrupted by the internet. Maaybe the worst thing that happened to me is getting on 4chan at some point but that's it. Just let your cousins enjoy sonic media
>>147172059>>Be meThat's your problem
My nephews are pretty little and have gotten into Sonic from the movies and I just hope they grow out of the autism this fanbase attracts. They like Godzilla so that sorta balances it out. Seriously though, why does Sonic bring out the autist in everyone?
>>147172059Don't blame yourself, as a kid who grew up with Archie, AOSTH ytps and Sonic. I remember discovering all the weird autism, cringe and fetish stuff. You didn't do that, Gen alpha is better with good Sonic content instead of slop like IDW or Sonic Prime.
>>147172059>I have likely amplified any autism that [the kids] may have. I feel exactly the same way about any kid I ever showed cartoons, video games, anime, etc.I have resolved to only show children professional sports, The Office, How I Met Your Mother, etc. from now on so I do not feel this way in the future.
>>147174706My nephews bully me and say watching cartoons and not sports is why I got no bitches, and they're only 11.
>>147176104What a bunch of future Chads. I'm sorry, anon.
>>147172059>Explained to them where to buyWhy?
>>147172163how is Sonic a doomed series when he's got a successful movie trilogy and the games have been receiving consistent critical praise in the past 3 years, Superstars aside.
>>147172059Move places
>>147176138They wanted to know so I told themAt this point… maybe I’m overreacting. I don’t think they’ll go full tard either, they are all good kids with good parents and they are being set straight with the best games rather just all of the new stuff and media
>>147172059I'm surprised they didn't find out about Sonic through the movies he's had lately.
>>147176135Honestly I'm fine with it, glad some branch of the family tree carries on.
