I fell down the 8 Passengers rabbit hole one day on YT, and other similar "family channel" horror stories followed, but the saga with the Franke family and Hildebrandt sticks out to me as one of the most insidious examples of "content culture" and the cults that they can create and feed into. I just saw there is a documentary on Jodi specifically, and just her face makes me itch. I need to read Shari's book still (on my TBR), and while I my stomach always turns thinking on this story after watching so much footage, I know I have to dive back in, if only to hear more from the voice of someone who survived that hell. Shari's interviews are great as well!
Jodi was absolutely insane and I still haven't wrapped my head around how she was able to swindle her way into a whole entire family. I can't imagine how she could have been that charismatic, even as far as cult leaders go. I'm so impressed by the maturity that Shari had at such a young age and how she was able to see past the brainwashing she was exposed to as a kid to reach a place of self awareness. And just overall, it was such an eye opening POV of this new, largely unexamined space of 'content creation'
Same! I think a lot of people drink alcohol for the social aspect rather than the taste. So if there's a way to meet the social need without having to actually partake in alcohol, I see it as a net win :)
I fell down the 8 Passengers rabbit hole one day on YT, and other similar "family channel" horror stories followed, but the saga with the Franke family and Hildebrandt sticks out to me as one of the most insidious examples of "content culture" and the cults that they can create and feed into. I just saw there is a documentary on Jodi specifically, and just her face makes me itch. I need to read Shari's book still (on my TBR), and while I my stomach always turns thinking on this story after watching so much footage, I know I have to dive back in, if only to hear more from the voice of someone who survived that hell. Shari's interviews are great as well!
Jodi was absolutely insane and I still haven't wrapped my head around how she was able to swindle her way into a whole entire family. I can't imagine how she could have been that charismatic, even as far as cult leaders go. I'm so impressed by the maturity that Shari had at such a young age and how she was able to see past the brainwashing she was exposed to as a kid to reach a place of self awareness. And just overall, it was such an eye opening POV of this new, largely unexamined space of 'content creation'
I'm here for the sober bars
Same! I think a lot of people drink alcohol for the social aspect rather than the taste. So if there's a way to meet the social need without having to actually partake in alcohol, I see it as a net win :)