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randomfoggytiger · 1 day ago

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Hoping against hope that DD reads "The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom" and brings Shari Franke on his podcast to discuss the dangers and horrendous, soulless incentive of family vlogging.

#life #DD #podcast #hopes and dreams #a mission close to my heart #I was there watching people pick apart Ruby Franke (the mother)'s content before her arrest #as in two years before at least #and have been there every step of the way #from her little son escaping from his bonds to run to the neighbors for help #because he was afraid his siblings would die #and Ruby Franke's husband effectively abandoning his kids because Ruby moved in with a “marriage counselor”#(who liked to split up couples and move in with the wives-- wink wink “this isn't what it looks like 'cuz we're holy Mormons”)#((note: it was exactly what it looked like))#then had his daughter Shari arrested after she tried to retrieve her laptop from his property #but now claims he suPoRts HeR wHolehEaRtedLY (to escape the hot seat)#Child Protective Services failing that family even though Shari kept calling for help after she was forced to move out as an adult #Shari's brother right under her (Chad) was so abused that he still hasn't accepted the full truth #(at least he can make a living playing games on Twitch-- good for him)#all of the kids' hormones and body changes and fears and struggles and diaries were put on YouTube #Ruby punished and terrorized her children in her videos (and off-camera) years before the abuse escalated #the kids-- and all family vlogger kids-- were incentivized to let their parents use their lives as content #because A. they don't understand the ramificiations #B. they are told it's good for them-- and they can go on vacation to Disney with the money!! (which is a business write-off anyway)#C. they might be deathly afraid of their parents anyway #and D. if they're even given a choice to decide regardless #none of these kids were (or are) usually paid #if they are their privacy is still exploited for profit #it used to be an innocent pastime... but now it's mostly haunted by predators making playlists on YouTube (yes-- a real problem)#or more and more family vloggers sell privacy in exchange for advertisers or thumbnail clicks #it's. appalling.

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