There would have been no guilt if people stop underestimating their influence as social media personalities. They can do a lot of good but also a lot of damage. Whether its intentional or not, is irrelevant
Exactly, whatever happens to their audience is irrelevant, IF AND IF ONLY the Internet persona is not a criminal enabler and followed site guidelines with them loopholes.
I don't think you can even say this is her being negligent, though. She used an alcohol burner in her video and warned people to not imitate her, but two kids with negligent parents ignited alcohol directly and accidentally set alight nearby bucket of it. Who could account for such a thing? It's an outlier case for a reason.
Her channel is basically extreme sports food edition. I recall as a kid imitate martial arts stunts. The video is basically one that should be marked adult only like porn but it wasn't. She isnt really the one to blame but YouTube. You have to push the envelope to succeed and she is doing just that. Fire accidents are a lot more common than you think though especially in poor countries without fire departments
Ok, so I misunderstood that she had place the warnings up and front. This isn't like the carpark where you put a sign and deny your liability if your customer's car get stolen, DID SHE NOT PUT THE WARNING VISIBLE ENOUGH!?!?! Like maybe upfront, with fonts big as the screen or at least ffs repeatingly flash it during her stunt? ...so she did repeatedly warn her viewers... dammit, where is youtube's age restriction when you need it? I recall requiring to create a fake youtube account to watch webcam nude fest.
Reminds of when you see those "Don't try this at home. Consult an expert before attempting this feat."-type disclaimers you see on TV or on-line. Well, by that logic, then shouldn't the person performing the dangerous act not do to practice what they preach?
Ah yes! What I am doing is super cool, makes me a lot of money and gets me millions of views but don't do it, its bad.
Agreed. It’s almost like in this age of litigation people are refusing to take responsibility for their own actions. Prime candidate, in a sad way, for the Darwin Awards. Our schools have failed to instruct kids that STUPIDITY IS A CAPITAL CRIME!!! The legal system won’t enforce the sentence, the World will. No appeal, no commuting the sentence, no legal tricks. Being stupid WILL get you killed.
This world is a cruel, cruel place sometimes. It doesn't care if you're a kid, an adult, an old guy... even truck-kun can be less cruel, and tends to only pick young male targets.
Most kids need to learn simple security measure and common sense. That's not because they are stupid, but because they are kids. It's up to the adults in the room to say "now, before you attempt this, know that things can go awry. You can die, or, if you survive, you can prefer to have died. Before bad things happen, this is how you deal with accidents." and show how to deal with things when they go south.
We all know that no YouTuber will say their content can lead to death unless they are starting a suicide pact
I say you have to actively educate your kids to question what they see and hear. It was hard to do at first cause some stuff is hard to discuss with children but if you show them how to distinguish what is worthy information from garbage, like you would tv or crossing a street or walking to school or discussing friendships, they do get it. It's about actively keeping your child communicating and engaged with you. I tell you, some days I wish I could just keep my children in the house with me safe, but that doesn't do them any good~
Well, it works in most cases. Until they became teenagers and start doubting everything you say and do. Sometimes you need someone they respect even when being teenagers to say things to them. Sometimes it's their parents. Sometimes no.
Yes ~ I want it to be me though. As I tell them, and they notice, I won't set them wrong. It might not be pleasant, it might not be what they want to hear, but it's always in their best interest to at least consider it. My style of parenting allows them to make their own decisions, enjoy their rewards but also learn from their own mistakes in judgement. Not easy. They keep me on my toes but the older ones still come back and ask for my advice every now and then while living good lives so.... I'm glad it has worked to this point. I'm also great at fixing boo boos and cuddles. ^.^
Let's stop the parenting methods comparison here. This is a subject that depresses me... On the other side, maybe the thread is about parenting...