“but also the alarming measures required to make eight children “never whine.” “
This instantly made me think of the Duggers and how of course those kids grew up to not only have all sorts of problems, but also to tell the truth of what really happened. Which of course these kids will too but by then everyone will have moved on to the next version of propaganda, conveniently ignoring the victims of what for most is simply entertainment and fantasy and for others is a means of power and control.
Thank you for this analysis. Did you notice that on the NYT Instagram, Daniel‘s father responded to the criticism that Hannah and Daniel are having this life because of his money? A critical comment in that thread has been deleted. But the person who made the comment had made a screenshot and that is posted in a subreddit.
This is jumping out at me from the 2nd NYTimes article:
One corner held her internet-famous Aga, a British cast-iron stove coveted by D.I.Y. cooks that she bought secondhand on Craigslist. (A new Aga of this size starts at about $35,000.)
Don’t they live in the middle of nowhere? Who sells an Aga on Craigslist in the middle of nowhere? Has any intrepid journalist and/or BF fanatic ever tracked down the seller of the secondhand Aga or is it just privilege-obscuring BF lore?
“but also the alarming measures required to make eight children “never whine.” “
This instantly made me think of the Duggers and how of course those kids grew up to not only have all sorts of problems, but also to tell the truth of what really happened. Which of course these kids will too but by then everyone will have moved on to the next version of propaganda, conveniently ignoring the victims of what for most is simply entertainment and fantasy and for others is a means of power and control.
Love your analysis, as always
Thank you Cat!
Thank you for this analysis. Did you notice that on the NYT Instagram, Daniel‘s father responded to the criticism that Hannah and Daniel are having this life because of his money? A critical comment in that thread has been deleted. But the person who made the comment had made a screenshot and that is posted in a subreddit.
oh FASCINATING
This is jumping out at me from the 2nd NYTimes article:
One corner held her internet-famous Aga, a British cast-iron stove coveted by D.I.Y. cooks that she bought secondhand on Craigslist. (A new Aga of this size starts at about $35,000.)
Don’t they live in the middle of nowhere? Who sells an Aga on Craigslist in the middle of nowhere? Has any intrepid journalist and/or BF fanatic ever tracked down the seller of the secondhand Aga or is it just privilege-obscuring BF lore?
omg THISSSSSS