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I find this interesting b/c: - It raises complex ethical questions, both about monetizing children in the media, and about advertainment targeted at children w
by abeppu 6y ago
I find this interesting b/c:
- It raises complex ethical questions, both about monetizing children in the media, and about advertainment targeted at children who are too young to understand they're being sold to.
- It maybe demonstrates the filter-bubble in a stark way. I watch stuff on youtube a lot, but I've never heard of this kid (or really almost anyone on the top 10 list at the bottom of the article).
- It's crazy that a child can make this much money.
- KukiAirani 6y agoGood summary. Agreed.
- vffhfhf 6y agoIt says more about people not being upto date. Britney spears, harry potter dude, emma watson and every child actor was normal but this is abnormal exactly how?
- psychoslave 6y agoNo idea how it actually is, but I would expect children working in blockbuster to be on the track of careful processes regarding child respect, far more than some random popular youtube channel. Of course abuses can happen anywhere. This make me think of the case of Jake Lloyd.
- thatguy0900 6y agoWell if YouTube ever turns out someone as messed up as Britney spears or Michael Jackson maybe I'll be concerned but its not like children working in blockbuster/music actually have a fantastic track record
- t-writescode 6y agoAnd aren’t there tons of laws around kids in Hollywood now because they were so abused by their parents (with money) in the past?
- meowster 6y agoI think there's an ever bigger issue at play: > Burroughs said he became interested in the child influencer phenomenon after his own kids asked him to do the things that Ryan’s family was doing. “I thought, ‘Oh, there’s something going on here if my kids are expecting our family to look like Ryan’s family.’ In Ryan’s family, they’re able to constantly consume content and products. They’re opening up a new toy every day, and subsequently playing with that new toy every day, so there’s this constant consumerism that’s being embedded within these messages for children.” These videos go beyond trying to get a child to want X product - they're warping their perception of reality.