“like and subscribe”.
“Don’t forget to hit that bell”“Don’t impede. Seed.”
“Don’t thank the AI”
Spread the seed, avoid the greed?
Even as a child, I never really understood this concept and I am old enough to remember going to video stores a lot. But you’re rewinding one way or the other. Why does it matter if you’re doing it when you just get the cassette or when you’re done watching it?
And video stores were super adamant about this too.
If everyone does it, it improves the overall experience of everyone, as you said, at absolutely no additional personal cost, financial or otherwise. You get home from Blockbuster, insert the tape, flop on the couch with the still warm takeout food, and begin your movie night without any friction. At the end, you placed the cassette on rewind and switched to cable to watch something else until you dozed off, or kid’s bedtime came or whatever.
The other experience, you insert the tape, flop on the couch and…wait, the VHS says the videotape is at the end. Ok, then put the VHS into rewind, it was usually slow, then use the rewinder. You have to get up, take the cassette out, put it in the rewinder, wait a few minutes. “Daddy I want to watch the movie now.” “Patience, just wait a minute.” “Honey, the food is getting cold sit down to eat.” “Wait, the rewinder is do…shit, it swallowed the tape again.” Take it out, clear the jam, manually wind the tape, put the tape back in the VHS, it is gentler. Wait some more. Now start the movie. At the end, should you rewind?
It was just one of those things that, are simple, nice and cheap for everyone. Not doing it is just a mild annoyance for others, but it costs you nothing. It was truly a test of morality back then. Good people are those who still do the right thing even if no one is watching.
Maybe about plugging in devices to charge when you’re done with them? Schools use laptops a lot now, but don’t think they’re communal ones on carts anymore.
Seed after torrenting?
Yeah but you have to call your isp to open up ports and all-…
(At least in my country)
Be Kind, Rewind was released in 2008. I 100% was torrenting and seeding back then.
Given the economy, it may be “If you see someone stealing food, no you didn’t.”
Do people not rewind their streaming media? No wonder it takes so long to load.
Buffering…!
“Don’t be a fart, return your shopping cart”
“Make sure to like, follow, and subscribe.”
True story: once I have seen a device for sale on eBay, for rewinding DVD’s. On the photo it was mainly a green tissue box.
Don’t get irate, just pirate.
When in public, wear headphones or you’re a dick
To really capture the full spirit of it, I think the the closest thing would be a YouTuber asking you to join their Patreon. The point of the Be Kind Rewind slogan was that you putting in a little effort now meant that the video store clerk or the next renter wouldn’t have to do it and could instead do their actual job or just watch the movie in convinence. If everyone did it by default, there would be no need for the slogan and the stickers.
YouTube Patreon plugs hit all those marks. It’s a small inconvenience that you do because it means they can do their actual work in producing media and the next guy can watch content without having the inconvenience of paying for it. If everyone did it by default, they wouldn’t need to mention it in every episode. The only real difference is you’re trading your physical effort for your commodified effort.
I disagree, ‘be kind rewind’ is a free action, whereas joining someone’s patreon involves money. Not everyone can pay for patreon, but everyone had the ability to rewind.
