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Well, if you have idiotic parents who are either greedy, emotionally crippled or compensating something broken in their lives to stream their lives from A to Z,

Well, if you have idiotic parents who are either greedy, emotionally crippled or compensating something broken in their lives to stream their lives from A to Z, you are in a world of pain and this is one way it can manifest. I have no understanding for such folks, it may be considered criminal in future or not, but its highly amoral anytime.

geek_at 3y ago
An acquaintance of mine started a small "mommy" blog when she had her first baby and it grew so fast she was getting sponsorship deals. She got another kid after that and another .. and 7 more. She has now 10 kids and makes many hundred thousand euros a year with sponsorship deals. She even monetized her kids illnesses as one has ADD, another has autism and she made videos with them about going to doctors and even filming inside the offices and clinics. Her oldest is now 14 and refuses to go on camera anymore and some of the smaller kids got teased and bullied in school. She then started to monetize herself more, had her nose, chin, lips and boobs surgically altered. Truly sad to see her develop in a way that seems unhealthy for her kids and her own psyche (as she's also increasingly mentioning burnout and depression)
- pengaru 3y ago
  That does seem to paint a relatively clear "child exploitation" picture. Frankly I'm surprised it doesn't fall under child labor laws.
- kevviiinn 3y ago
  There are a ton of YouTube channels like that, where parents exploit their children for view and sponsorships. Its horrible
  - engineer_22 3y ago
    Yep, and kids love watching it
- JimtheCoder 3y ago
  "She has now 10 kids" You have to give her credit for going all in with her scheme, though...