Here's a video that I think has a similar appeal:http://wimp.com/cinderblocks/ - it's just a guy laying cinder blocks, zero consumerism. But relaxing.
My daughter is about to enter Montessori, and one of the techniques they like is to simply demonstrate to a child - not much narration, no shortcuts or summarizing, just demonstration. And I realized how little I do this, even though I describe things to my daughter constantly.
So maybe these videos are filling that gap. The commercialism might be a supply-side phenomena, since that's where the ad dollars are.
My daughter is about to enter Montessori, and one of the techniques they like is to simply demonstrate to a child - not much narration, no shortcuts or summarizing, just demonstration. And I realized how little I do this, even though I describe things to my daughter constantly.
So maybe these videos are filling that gap. The commercialism might be a supply-side phenomena, since that's where the ad dollars are.