Nuggets

Filmbilder & Friends · 37M views · 2014-10-13 · 5:06

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Overview

"Nuggets" is a five-minute animated short by Andreas Hykade in which a kiwi bird tastes a golden nugget and keeps chasing the high. It works as a parable about addiction, habituation and withdrawal.

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HN commenters use it as a wordless illustration of addiction, shared in threads about children and screens, drugs and habit-forming products.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2022–2026

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Animation & visual effects Mental health & neurodiversity Documentaries & storytelling

What people said

tboyd47 · 2022-12 · Strong recommendation
I've been fighting this battle for years and I still fight it every day with my kids. First, you MUST set limits on everything addictive to children in your house including the internet. Limit the content they can access and the place and time they can use it. You can adjust the limits, but never remove them. Second, if they're old enough, explain the concept of addiction to them. Here is a perfect video to do that: [VIDEO] A child will understand exactly what addiction means after watching this video. Third, show them that you also have limits on your own tech usage. They might not be the same limits you put on them, but you have limits. They will understand this way that limits are not something they can "grow out of" and are part of being an adult. Last, when they do break the rules, don't shame them for it and don't give them approval for it either. Make it clear that you still love them and the rules are still in place. Good luck.
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ares623 · 2026-05 · Reference
It's like that short animation of a Kiwi bird getting high[1]. Each cycle gets shorter and shorter to sustain the high. [1] [VIDEO]
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throwaway74432 · 2024-04 · Reference
Just because a drug doesn't kill you physically, doesn't mean it doesn't harm you in other deeply profound ways. Related: Nuggets[1] 1. [VIDEO]
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