no child deserves to be an influencer - by Duy Le

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In The Truman Show, Truman Burbank's life is a meticulously crafted spectacle. He grows up in a world that isn't his own, surrounded by hidden cameras capturing every moment for the entertainment of millions, controlled and broadcast from birth by an unseen corporation. But then he slowly and slowly unveils the curtain of lies and attempts to escape. At the time of the movie's release, it seemed like a far-fetched critique of media consumption and voyeurism. But today, it reads more like a prophetic warning as the lines between personal life and public entertainment dissolve. The Truman Show was a warning about a world where privacy is an illusion, and now we find ourselves living in that world—only this time, it's real, and it's our children who are at the center of the spectacle. We live in an age where children's lives are increasingly commodified for content, not by a fictional media giant, but by their own parents. The rise of "family vlogging" and "sharenting" has turned childhoo

Estimated reading time: 19 minutes - Christof, The Truman Show There is no movie that predicts the future better than my favourite, “The Truman Show.”. In The Truman Show, Truman Burbank's life is a meticulously crafted spectacle. He grows up in a world that isn't his own, surrounded by hidden cameras capturing every moment for the entertainment of millions, controlled and broadcast from birth by an unseen corporation. But then he slowly and slowly unveils the curtain of lies and attempts to escape. At the time of the movie's release, it seemed like a far-fetched critique of media…

no child deserves to be an influencer - by Duy Le

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