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Published in OneZero

·Dec 15, 2020

‘I Love You, Sweetheart’: Meet the Redditors Who Will Role-Play as Your Mom and Dad Online

On forums like r/MomForAMinute, people pretend to be the family members who may be missing from others’ lives — Growing up, Laura had a tumultuous relationship with her parents, in particular her mother, who was emotionally abusive. As an adult, she would weep after every one of her mom’s visits, and in January, she began distancing herself, seeking advice through Reddit support groups for people in similar situations.

Technology

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‘I Love You, Sweetheart’: Meet the Redditors Who Will Role-Play as Your Mom and Dad Online
‘I Love You, Sweetheart’: Meet the Redditors Who Will Role-Play as Your Mom and Dad Online
Technology

6 min read


Published in OneZero

·Oct 15, 2020

Redditors Made Calling Out Chronic Illness ‘Fakers’ a Pastime. Their Targets Call it Harassment

“I’m supposedly faking every single aspect of my identity for some Instagram followers,” one target says. — At the height of summer last year, Sophie received an Instagram DM on her phone from an account she didn’t follow. “I’m going to make you disabled,” it read. With it came a photograph, one of her and her friends crossing the street. The photo suggested to Sophie — a…

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Redditors Made Calling Out Illness ‘Fakers’ a Pastime. Their Targets Call it Harassment
Redditors Made Calling Out Illness ‘Fakers’ a Pastime. Their Targets Call it Harassment
Social Media

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Published in OneZero

·Apr 16, 2020

Recovering Addicts Are Going Cold Turkey on YouTube

Influencers have shot to fame by sharing experiences with addiction, but their success is fraught — Throughout most of his twenties, Jason Ortega only once used drugs — a “minor mushroom trip,” he says. But after his first edible, he was hooked. Soon, he was using work credit cards to buy supplies from his local dispensary in Colorado. …

YouTube

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Recovering Addicts Are Going Cold Turkey on YouTube
Recovering Addicts Are Going Cold Turkey on YouTube
YouTube

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Published in FFWD

·Jan 22, 2020

Meet the Millionaire Karaoke King of YouTube

There’s big business in crudely re-recorded karaoke versions of pop songs — As a teenager, Nya Crea would rush home from school and rehearse karaoke tracks every night. She found endless inspiration in Christina Aguilera, Aretha Franklin, Pink and “diva singers with powerful voices and charismatic personalities,” she says from her London home. …

Music

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Meet the Millionaire Karaoke King of YouTube
Meet the Millionaire Karaoke King of YouTube
Music

6 min read

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