Influencer parents are exploiting their children for fame and money: It's time to enforce The Coogan Act

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@micah

When I was in college and thinking about careers, my very insightful aunt told me about the concept of “golden handcuffs,” where you take a job that’s not exactly what you want to do (and might even bump up a little against your value system) because it pays really well, and then once you get used to being paid really well, you can’t possibly walk away, even if it turns out to REALLY be inconsistent with your goals/values.

Very insightful aunt. I’ve not heard that term before.
But yea, these people are now in a position where they are making ridiculous money for posting videos online and they can’t imagine turning off that spigot.
I won’t even begin to speculate WHY anyone would want to watch people and their kids playing in the yard or going on vacation or any of that nonsense, but whatever. Though we know per that article why those creeps do, JFC.