Judging by the board in that pic, not in the slightest.
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It reminds me of the tricks moms have to use to get their toddlers to eat vegetables. Like "Look Ruby, Hermione eats a healthy diet, maybe you could do it too? It would really make Hermione proud"
CleverLittleThoughts
Active member
Emma/Emmie does an excellent job with running a successful booktube channel. I really like her content and her mature personality. She reads a lot of classics and I appreciate her in depth reviews.
Molly seems really sweet and intelligent and is so much more realistic in her approach to things than Ruby. She has a lot more awareness of herself and her surroundings and doesn't live in some childish bubble. She has gone through some rough times and is coming out of it a winner. Props to her. Also, instead of reaching for a bunch of children's books she grabs Daniel Deronda by George Eliot. Got to love a girl who goes for the challenge reads as opposed to reading A Little Princess for the thousandth time! She is realistic about the fact that it is impossible to read that entire book in a day and is completely open to it. How refreshing to have someone stare at the camera and tell the truth after Ruby's fitful bragging and lies. Molly is much better off having nothing to do with her.
I was watching one of Ruby's older Christmas hauls the other day. She is so full of herself; her fake posh accent and mispronunciation was extreme even back then. But she looked happier and healthier. Now she looks miserable and as though making videos or talking about books or pretty much anything is absolutely torture to her. You can tell she has lost what little confidence she has. When you start lying to people you sink lower and lower. She is scraping the bottom soon. Good luck climbing out, Rubes. You have a lot of ground to cover and you are still going the wrong way.
Molly seems really sweet and intelligent and is so much more realistic in her approach to things than Ruby. She has a lot more awareness of herself and her surroundings and doesn't live in some childish bubble. She has gone through some rough times and is coming out of it a winner. Props to her. Also, instead of reaching for a bunch of children's books she grabs Daniel Deronda by George Eliot. Got to love a girl who goes for the challenge reads as opposed to reading A Little Princess for the thousandth time! She is realistic about the fact that it is impossible to read that entire book in a day and is completely open to it. How refreshing to have someone stare at the camera and tell the truth after Ruby's fitful bragging and lies. Molly is much better off having nothing to do with her.
I was watching one of Ruby's older Christmas hauls the other day. She is so full of herself; her fake posh accent and mispronunciation was extreme even back then. But she looked happier and healthier. Now she looks miserable and as though making videos or talking about books or pretty much anything is absolutely torture to her. You can tell she has lost what little confidence she has. When you start lying to people you sink lower and lower. She is scraping the bottom soon. Good luck climbing out, Rubes. You have a lot of ground to cover and you are still going the wrong way.
Deeznutslol
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I’m thinking maybe we could do with a wiki on this thread, it’s quite active and moves fast so people are missing stuff and getting confused. Anyone know how to do it?
CleverLittleThoughts
Active member
I think reality is wearing her down. She didn't seem particularly excited about any of her grades, or school in general. Unless a teacher agrees with her or does nothing but praise her, she scowls at their criticism and disagrees like a spoiled brat. omg I can't even imagine spending an hour in her presence. Little Miss Perfect has been showing all her imperfections over the years and they are piling up. Shoving her weight loss under the rug without addressing it is a very unfortunate move on her part. Why? Because she has spent the past numerous years sharing everything private with her audience and suddenly she has decided to shut them down, delete posts and ignore it. Unwise YouTubers overshare, which is usually their downfall. Especially when they suddenly put a lid on it and it becomes obvious there is a problem going on. They want content, but more importantly, they want a pat on the back, that momentary assurance that they may be worth something. Ask yourself why you don't share everything in your life with a million strangers on the Internet. Because you have self confidence. You have a life. Ruby doesn't. She is digging her own grave.
Ruby's oversharing:
This is what I got for my birthday, Christmas, in the mail
This is my bedroom, my house, my backyard, my neighbour' yard, my college room
This is where I eat, shop, hang out, the route I walk, where I sit by myself to read
This is what I eat, drink, cook, bake, had at a restaurant
This is how I brush my teeth, what is in my drawers, my closet, under my bed
These are my fears, I am in counseling (but not telling you why), I wish I was a still a kid, I wish...I wish...
This is my routine, morning, noon, night
This is my list of things, all things, everything...
Hardly studytuber content.
I know we see this crap from YouTubers and vloggers all the time. Social media smacks of oversharing. It becomes the content, the routine. So when you shut down your audience, you lose them. You lose the numbers, the trust, the support. She is making a lot of bad decisions these days. She should take a massive break from all social media, get her life in order, "sort out her priorities" and learn to get on with life not needing to lean on strangers for assurance. What is she going to do when she is 25, 30, 40? Still make bizarre Victorian tea party videos, then glue herself to her phone waiting for the comments to come in so she can feel better about herself for a few hours? What a pathetic waste of life.
Ruby's oversharing:
This is what I got for my birthday, Christmas, in the mail
This is my bedroom, my house, my backyard, my neighbour' yard, my college room
This is where I eat, shop, hang out, the route I walk, where I sit by myself to read
This is what I eat, drink, cook, bake, had at a restaurant
This is how I brush my teeth, what is in my drawers, my closet, under my bed
These are my fears, I am in counseling (but not telling you why), I wish I was a still a kid, I wish...I wish...
This is my routine, morning, noon, night
This is my list of things, all things, everything...
Hardly studytuber content.
I know we see this crap from YouTubers and vloggers all the time. Social media smacks of oversharing. It becomes the content, the routine. So when you shut down your audience, you lose them. You lose the numbers, the trust, the support. She is making a lot of bad decisions these days. She should take a massive break from all social media, get her life in order, "sort out her priorities" and learn to get on with life not needing to lean on strangers for assurance. What is she going to do when she is 25, 30, 40? Still make bizarre Victorian tea party videos, then glue herself to her phone waiting for the comments to come in so she can feel better about herself for a few hours? What a pathetic waste of life.
gossip_guy
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Her fans getting the ball rolling on the "She's already addressed it, case closed! Mentioning it further is harassment and bullying!" tactic for her as predicted.
Her comments are a nightmare of stupidity:
Ruby leading the charge on romanticising childhood regression.
She camped for one night in Brighton with her parents parked in earshot. They keep her so sheltered and enable her so much that it's no wonder she's gotten worse this year. It'd be one thing if they were keeping her on a short leash to monitor her eating habits, but they're not doing that either. "That's okay, Ruby, you can just watch us eat these fish. You fill yourself up on a can of coconut water instead."
Imagine being a 21 year old uni student, your new best friend suggests you go on a summer camping trip and then she says "My parents are coming, too. Don't worry, they won't bother us, they'll just lurk in a nearby van while my dad tracks me on a GPS app."
I also know people who also study English Lit at Exeter and have interacted with Ruby. They too have said she sits at the front of the lecture and asks lots of questions. She always has her laptop open on the black and white clock screen thingy that she uses, which is apparently very irritating. I haven't heard anything about a quill and ink though... I'm not saying it's not true, but I'd hate for people to spread malicious rumours about her for a quick laugh. This, as you say, would be a very memorable moment and no one has mentioned it.
I've also passed her in the street and, as you say, she is very small.
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lizzie2707
Well-known member
OT but when I was 6 we had to make posters showing what we wanted to be when we grew up, and for some reason I said I wanted to be a waitress. Guess who fucking smashed that dream
Seriously tho, surely when she was still getting therapy this must have come up?? Like no therapist could possibly have missed all this can they, unless she just straight up lied in all her sessions. I wonder whether that's why she stopped - it is true that to get better you have to want to, maybe she just refused to acknowledge she had a problem.
I can sympathise a little with Ruby and struggling with the concept of 'growing up' and 'getting older'. For me, I feel like I'm stuck at a point of 'trauma'.
Up until the age of 17 my life was great; I did well at school, had lots of friends, was outgoing and adventurous and was generally excited for the future. At about 17 and a half I suddenly - and quite unexpectedly, although in hindsight it had always been there - started suffering from anxiety. It massively impacted my life. By the time I turned 18 I was functioning normally again, but the anxiety was still there, just below the surface. I did well in my A-levels, got offers from good unis and my anxiety didn't come back until I was 20. This time it hit me HARD - much harder than the first time. I was also now at uni, who literally didn't care when I asked for help. Nearly 2 years later and I'm honestly in no better a place.
I'm not trying to hold on to my childhood, but I feel like I haven't aged past that moment of 'trauma' when I was 17. Of course it wasn't actually trauma - like a traumatic event or series of events - but I feel like it's the best way to describe it. (I don't actually call it trauma in real life, and I don't want to detract from anyone who has genuinely experienced a traumatic event.) For me, that's a moment in my life that has dictated nearly every moment of my life since. If it wasn't for that moment - if I hadn't experienced anxiety when I was 17 - I would be in a completely different place, doing something completely different to what I am currently doing.
For me, pre-17 year old life was so different to what it is now. My biggest worry was if I was going to miss the bus or did I forget the homework. I didn't pay rent, I wasn't paying for my education, I didn't have to 'adult'. At the age of 17 I was mature and doing 'adult' things - I used a lot of public transport, I cooked, I cleaned. It's not as if I was spoilt and my parents did everything for me. But there's no expectation at 17 - you're not an adult. There's always someone - if you're fortunate - to pick up the pieces. The pandemic hasn't helped either. As with everyone else, I have spent much of it living at home with my parents. When I go home - and this is a common feeling - I often feel like I regress. I lose the independence that I experience whilst living at university; everything from doing my own food shopping to socialising. I haven't been able to grow as a person.
I want to stress that I don't long to be 17 again. When my anxiety is at it's worst I do think back to simpler times or to key moments which have dictated the place I am in now, questioning where it all went wrong and reflecting on the things I took for granted. But I would never regress. I know that there's no point longing for the past. It's done, it's happened and nothing can change that. But I can dictate the future. I just don't think I've grown any more as a person since the age of 17. In fact I have regressed; I am no longer as positive or as outgoing and adventurous or as brave as I was before.
I think it's very dismissive to say that Ruby wants to be a child and is therefore (purposely) damaging her health. I'd argue that she has a health condition which is making her long for childhood, innocence and simpler times. When you're in a difficult headspace, it is very hard to get out of it. I do wonder, as a lot of people have mentioned, if she is on the Autism Spectrum. A lot of people have mentioned autism, but I wonder if she has Asperger's. (I believe terminology has changed fairly recently, so I am sorry if I offend anyone.) A lot of people on the Autism Spectrum often go undiagnosed because they are functioning well enough in their daily life. For example, Ruby has always achieved good marks at school and she almost certainly didn't misbehave, so why should anyone suspect anything was wrong? This is what the website Autism Speaks says about people with Asperger's: they have restricted interests, desire for sameness, distinctive strengths (such as remarkable focus and persistence, aptitude for recognising patterns, attention to detail). I'm not an expert though so it's just a suggestion. I also think the pandemic has been major trigger for Ruby's downfall. It has enabled her to regress, living in a bubble and her imagination. Within the comfort of her own home she is free to live as she pleases, whether it be as a child or a Victorian.
Up until the age of 17 my life was great; I did well at school, had lots of friends, was outgoing and adventurous and was generally excited for the future. At about 17 and a half I suddenly - and quite unexpectedly, although in hindsight it had always been there - started suffering from anxiety. It massively impacted my life. By the time I turned 18 I was functioning normally again, but the anxiety was still there, just below the surface. I did well in my A-levels, got offers from good unis and my anxiety didn't come back until I was 20. This time it hit me HARD - much harder than the first time. I was also now at uni, who literally didn't care when I asked for help. Nearly 2 years later and I'm honestly in no better a place.
I'm not trying to hold on to my childhood, but I feel like I haven't aged past that moment of 'trauma' when I was 17. Of course it wasn't actually trauma - like a traumatic event or series of events - but I feel like it's the best way to describe it. (I don't actually call it trauma in real life, and I don't want to detract from anyone who has genuinely experienced a traumatic event.) For me, that's a moment in my life that has dictated nearly every moment of my life since. If it wasn't for that moment - if I hadn't experienced anxiety when I was 17 - I would be in a completely different place, doing something completely different to what I am currently doing.
For me, pre-17 year old life was so different to what it is now. My biggest worry was if I was going to miss the bus or did I forget the homework. I didn't pay rent, I wasn't paying for my education, I didn't have to 'adult'. At the age of 17 I was mature and doing 'adult' things - I used a lot of public transport, I cooked, I cleaned. It's not as if I was spoilt and my parents did everything for me. But there's no expectation at 17 - you're not an adult. There's always someone - if you're fortunate - to pick up the pieces. The pandemic hasn't helped either. As with everyone else, I have spent much of it living at home with my parents. When I go home - and this is a common feeling - I often feel like I regress. I lose the independence that I experience whilst living at university; everything from doing my own food shopping to socialising. I haven't been able to grow as a person.
I want to stress that I don't long to be 17 again. When my anxiety is at it's worst I do think back to simpler times or to key moments which have dictated the place I am in now, questioning where it all went wrong and reflecting on the things I took for granted. But I would never regress. I know that there's no point longing for the past. It's done, it's happened and nothing can change that. But I can dictate the future. I just don't think I've grown any more as a person since the age of 17. In fact I have regressed; I am no longer as positive or as outgoing and adventurous or as brave as I was before.
I think it's very dismissive to say that Ruby wants to be a child and is therefore (purposely) damaging her health. I'd argue that she has a health condition which is making her long for childhood, innocence and simpler times. When you're in a difficult headspace, it is very hard to get out of it. I do wonder, as a lot of people have mentioned, if she is on the Autism Spectrum. A lot of people have mentioned autism, but I wonder if she has Asperger's. (I believe terminology has changed fairly recently, so I am sorry if I offend anyone.) A lot of people on the Autism Spectrum often go undiagnosed because they are functioning well enough in their daily life. For example, Ruby has always achieved good marks at school and she almost certainly didn't misbehave, so why should anyone suspect anything was wrong? This is what the website Autism Speaks says about people with Asperger's: they have restricted interests, desire for sameness, distinctive strengths (such as remarkable focus and persistence, aptitude for recognising patterns, attention to detail). I'm not an expert though so it's just a suggestion. I also think the pandemic has been major trigger for Ruby's downfall. It has enabled her to regress, living in a bubble and her imagination. Within the comfort of her own home she is free to live as she pleases, whether it be as a child or a Victorian.
gossip_guy
VIP Member
Look at this Wendy Darling bedroom bullshit right here.
You're a 21-year-old woman, for god's sake.
I think her admitting she lost weight without any commentary is actually quite damaging because she was a healthy weight to begin with. By saying "yes I have lost weight" it comes across as if it's a good thing, as if it's normal and even something that should be encouraged so this is just even more irresponsible behaviour from her.
alittlebean
Member
Her disagreeing with the professor’s feedback is so funny to me. She got a 67 and she’s upset.
This girl really thinks she knows better, it’s so annoying…
This girl really thinks she knows better, it’s so annoying…
gossip_guy
VIP Member
Yup. Can't exactly picture Daddy Bones going all Liam Neeson in Taken if she gets abducted though.Didn't she say in one of her videos she turned on GPS and shared her location to Daddy Bones when she was going for a walk?
"I have a very particular set of skills. They mostly involve avoiding paying tax on my wealth."
lizzie2707
Well-known member
the general chat in her bookclub discord is talking about the footy (entirely reasonable, I am still somewhat hungover lmao). I bet Ruby’s horrified: “b-b-but you like books, football is like the opposite of books, we’ve clearly been infiltrated by the lower classes. This is bullying!”
Seriously though thinking about the football it really does highlight just how little of a life she has. If you don’t like sport that’s obviously entirely fair, but she just doesn’t have anything. Last night I watched the match with my flatmate, we got drunk and reminisced about previous tournaments, then sang along to all the shitty pop throwbacks (and some legit good music lol) that we grew up listening to, playing at school discos, putting on when drinking cider and alcopops in fields age 14. Now clearly this isn’t going to be for everyone, but I reckon those experiences (and the music for sure) are going to be fairly universal for most people our age. I’ll also probably remember last night all my life, because it was just one of those moments. It really makes me wonder what she’s actually going to remember when she gets older, because ultimately you don’t form memories by sitting at a desk being productive, you form them by doing things, usually with other people. It really doesn’t matter what those things are, but I can’t see her looking back in 10 years time and thinking with huge fondness that time she drove away a new friend by being a dickhead, or camped in her garden metres away from her parents. It makes me kinda sad (except for the fact that her behaviour is fucking dreadful) that she’s not going to have done anything in her youth that’s actually worth remembering because she’s spent it all behind a desk, ignoring anyone she thinks is beneath her. Especially because she actually has the luxury to do stuff. It’s not like she’s had to prioritise work over fun because otherwise she can’t eat/pay rent/pay uni fees, she actually has the freedom to try new things and pick up time consuming hobbies and go out in the evenings and she just…hasn’t.
sorry for the rant, if you can’t tell I’m feeling very nostalgic
seekingbones
Member
I dm’d ruby back in December for posting something that promoted bad eating habits and pro ana messages and this was her response, she’s fully aware of what she’s doing!!
lilynovember
New member
I did English at Exeter and if I recall correctly the participation score was only a thing for second year modules (might have changed now)
Everyone hated it and it made the smugly clever and talkative seminar group members even more insufferable lol. My friends and I only ever got 60s/70s max when attending regularly and contributing - I dread to think what kind of participation would elicit an 85.
Everyone hated it and it made the smugly clever and talkative seminar group members even more insufferable lol. My friends and I only ever got 60s/70s max when attending regularly and contributing - I dread to think what kind of participation would elicit an 85.