I have to agree with @vio. From the moment I first watched her, I had an impression that she is a girl who is trying to be and to come across as someone much more intelligent and talented than she really is. Which isn't necessarely a bad thing, but you can notice that she has a really low self esteem and she struggles to sustain this image she created about herself. I mean just the concept of having a youtube chanel where you brag about studying 10+ hours a day, getting perfectly styled every day, denying being privileged although it's clear that she is (bear in mind how expensive the application process is - even if her studies were fully funded, an average German family wouldn't be able to even pay for all the applications), it's not what really gifted young people do. I find her really immature too, her opinions and tastes are very mainstream, she neither has real, deep passions nor common sense (which also makes me think she grew up very rich and sheltered). I'm actually really sorry for this girl, even before she announced she had a depression, I suspected she would burn out very soon. I hope she will find her place in the world and someone who will love her for who she really is one day and that she will understand that life isn't about prooving to everyone that you are the most perfect person in the world. I'm really sorry for sounding harsh, but as a girl who has also been labeled as highly gifted from a young age and who had a stage in life when I was a bit like Elena, I feel really bad about her and the toxic philosophy of life she spreads.
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This.
You pretty much said everything I was going to say. Elena clearly works extremely hard given the circumstances.
Also the whole "she reads YA/she has mainstream interests" thing is such a bizarre point to make. I'm literally starting my PhD in English soon, and amongst all the literary fiction and classics I read... I also read YA and even children's literature for crying out loud. People are allowed to have nuance in their tastes.
Also, I seem to recall her saying that she thrifts a lot of her designer pieces, but I might be recalling this wrong? I mean, undoubtedly they would still cost a packet but it's not quite the same as having brand new designer clothes every month.
She needs to grow a chin as well.
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Even if she thrifts designer stuff, that "thrifted" stuff is expensive! They are not going to have Valentino shoes at a thirft store for less than 100 pounds/euro. Get outta here with that excuse. I remember her having multiples of new designer bags, shoes, clothes as well. Most college students are shopping at H&M and have zero designer bags. They also check out books at the library and dont continually buy books on Amazon or have their step/parents drop hundreds of euro on books in a single trip. "Working extremely hard"...I guess no one has told you that working hard doesn't get you exempt from coming across like you are holier than thou. Her channel is just a way for her to make a little side money and also serve as a vanity page on which she can brag about herself and her accomplishments on her insecure days. If you notice, she hardly has any real study tips on her channel that can actually help people. Her channel is more about what her grades are, her study vlogs (which literally take no effort to make...she is just lonely and lives an isolated life and wants to feel like she is studying with people), and outfits?? I dont know what trendy outfit/hair/fashion videos are doing on the channel of a so-called serious law student. It is embarrassing. And the types of books she reads are immature and have toxic male leads, yet she actually gushes over them and rates them highly. I hope that no young girls are watching her and thinking that this is what a typical law student looks like, and that her narcissistic behaviour is ok. Studying will serve you well, but only to a certain extent. It is also important to expand your horizons, develop your personality a bit, make friends, and embark on relationships. There is more to a person than just what grades they got at the end of a semester and what their outfits look like.
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IDK where you got 'dodadedo is Elena' from, given I said in my post that I'm literally a bleeping English Lit PhD student, but go off I guess. I'd kill to be even half as put-together and organised as Elena seems on a day-to-day basis.
Why comment on someone's looks that a) they cannot change and b) has nothing to do with the content they're producing?
People can critique her like of designer brands etc etc, that's all fair game even though some people may not think it's valid but seriously commenting on a young girl's looks? Pretty low.
Look I'm not going to complain if someone has the money to be environmentally friendly rather than buy crappy fast fashion. If she's got the money, it's probably come from her youtube channel. She's made at least a couple of videos being concerned about scholarship/ financial aid money to be able to continue at Cambridge - that isn't the kind of content that someone who's rich/ has never had to worry about money would ever think of making imo
Snap! Maybe we're all Elena?!Love how absolutely nothing about @dodadedo postings suggests that they’re Elena.I guess that’s what happens when you’re blinded by misogyny and, dare I say it, jealousy. Can I get a ‘Hi Elena’ now as well?
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It's a joke. But obviously any time there is a negative comment about Elena on this thread, which is essentially a GOSSIP PAGE, her team comes in an defends her. Haven't seen many of you here before. Gosh, wonder why. Yes, maybe you are all Elena for all I know. Elena with different accounts. It is possible. What makes no sense is why are you here if you are just going to knock down any criticism of Elena as mysogynistic (which it is not) and just defend her as some kind of demi-god? And no, criticising someone for their fake content doesnt mean someone is jealous.Love how absolutely nothing about @dodadedo postings suggests that they’re Elena.
You are making a false dichotomy when there is none. The criticism was of her unoriginal, brainless content. Making stupid content abou her outfits does not qualify as "liking fashion." Superdacob and sophieshohet likes fashion and are are actually intelligent. Elena videos are brainless outfit of the day. They are stupid, embarrassing and definitely a choice that she is making over other, actually intelligent and helpful content.
Hi Elena has actually been used as running joke on this forum, as it is on other Tattle threads about other people. I guess this tells me that you are not used to being on Tattle or go to other gossip pages often. Otherwise you would know that.
What is bogus about her is that she constantly tries to show herself as someone who came from nothing, etc. I think it is bogus that she harps on about how she came from a poor family, when it is obvious that she doesnt. That is the point. Not that she spends money or has money to buy designer clothing. It isn't easy to make money from youtube. you need a big following and I dont think that I dont think someone with a small following can make enough to buy so many designer things. Scholarships and financial aid dont give people extra designer fashion spending money unless she is misusing it.
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I mean, if you looked at my profile you'll see I'm active on other threads talking about Studytubers etc that are actually really problematic 
It’s really quite something to witch about others being new on here when you’re literally only a member yourself 
I also don’t see her fashion videos being stupid or embarrassing or pointless? It’s her online presence so she can do what she wants? If she only showed herself studying that would be much more problematic…
I also don’t see her fashion videos being stupid or embarrassing or pointless? It’s her online presence so she can do what she wants? If she only showed herself studying that would be much more problematic…
I used to watch her videos a lot. At first, she seemed like a perfect student, everything that I wished that I was. I was amazed by her discipline and her ability to study every day and all that looked effortlessly. But when I sit and think about her, I must admit I felt sorry about her life. Yes, she is in a top university with good grades, but she is so lonely. She has no friends, as she pointed out herself. Part of life and college is to meet new people and friends, to enjoy some mundane activities. To be spontaneous and start random conversations with random people. You never know where those things can lead you, usually successful people know a lot of people who can help them. I have nothing against introverted people, but that doesn't mean that you can't make friends. Elena seems so distant from normal college life. She lives in some Blair Waldorf bubble. BW is a literal fictional character. Normal people don't dress like that every day, it's impossible. She crafted an image of herself that is not healthy. Promoting that toxic lifestyle is dangerous. And don't say that she is not privileged, she is from Germany(one of the wealthiest countries), able to afford education in the most expensive uni while washing her face with channel clenser.
Plus she literally cannot cook which is scary. She's in, what, her third or fourth year and can only boil pasta and get McDonald's? Doesn't seem healthy at all. Not sure if its a "haha look at me can't feed myself so relatable" or if she genuinely cannot make anything.
I agree, not knowing how to cook is not a personality trait. Everyone can learn how to cook basic meals. Obviously, it's easier to make cringy jokes than actually learning how to do that. And that's is so strange to me how someone intelligent as her, is tasteless and uncreative. Those two should go hand in hand.
Just saw she is part of the Cambridge rifle association... she is pro gun..? 
And that's definitely a pro-gun group and not just sports shooting? Of the (non-American) people I know who shoot for sport, most aren't advocates for private gun-ownership at all - much like people who do kickboxing aren't typically in favor of attacking strangers in the streets, or racecar drivers aren't trying to introduce F1-level street limits to the public.Just saw she is part of the Cambridge rifle association... she is pro gun..?
It's sports shooting/field sports, not pro-gun in the same way NRA means in the USA.
ahh ok thanks for clearing it up! I just assumed the NRA because of her rather america-centric/-like attitude she sometimes has
If she was like that and wasn't also super slim, people would absolutely crucify her for it.
How does she afford having all chanel skincare products and stuff? I haven't even seen middle aged adults own so many luxury brand items
Youtube Money + she doesn't really do much, does she? Other people spend their money on going out, a car, trips with friends and she hardly seems to do anything besides study