Hi Maddie's friend/family member
I don't understand what friends/family of influencers think is going to happen when they come to forums like this to try to put a positive spin on their friend's
crappy behaviour. Do they think everyone here is going to say, "
oh yeah you've got a good point. I've totally changed my opinion and won't post here anymore"?
I've been watching Maddie's videos since she has single digit subscribers. Under 100. I've seen her channel evolve and change. All the different interests she's had and videos topics she's covered. I was watching when she was cycling every day and just got into minimalism. I watched her go to Thailand, get into zero waste, move to Cornwall, declutter over and over, and start renovating her house. I saw her attitude and positivity decline. She started doing things that aren't sustainable or vegan. I witnessed as her attitude got
crappy and her behaviour even shittier as her morals eroded away every time a brand offered her money.
I fully support influencers who change, grow, learn, and
acknowledge that. Maddie doesn't. She thinks she can continue to say she's a minimalist, vegan, sustainable while not following any of those princicples even loosely - or rather she thinks she can waive any accountability but saying she "doesn't use labels" when she
literally built her entire YouTube career on labels!!!
I'm on this forum talking about her content because I miss when she filmed videos that were honest, open, and true to her word. It shocks me how much she's fallen away from her principles and how ignorant she's become to her privilege and the influence she has in regards to promoting excessive consumerism. She's so far removed from minimalism and sustainability now.