English names can be difficult even for native speakers (as Ruby proves) so I wouldn’t worry about it. It’s just surprising that Ruby, a literature student who claims to be such a book worm and to love academia, makes such a mess of pronouncing these names - especially the ones that aren’t exactly niche. I think half her problem is that she seems to glance at names and assume a pronunciation rather than read it properly. For example, she pronounced Gazdanov as Gaznadov. Even the former wouldn’t sound perfect to real Russians when read in an English way, but at least it’s a good approximation rather than a totally different name.Okay i just watched her video while cooking, and it might just be me being dumb but English is not my first language and I couldn’t really pick up on any oddly pronounced author names… does that mean I’ve been pronouncing authors name wrong my entire reading career?embarrassing..
To get a mortgage though, regardless of the deposit, she would need to prove at least two years of steady and significant income. If she put down the minimum deposit, that still means she’s borrowing £450000 and that’s a huge mortgage which would require SERIOUS dosh. I just don’t buy it.
Exactly - I think a lot of people assume perfectionism means doing things well but that’s not it at all. It’s having these very, very high standards that you set for yourself that are often impossible to live up to, and that are absolute nonsense if you are able to look at them objectively because ‘perfect‘ is totally subjective. ‘I’m a perfectionist’ is on of those phrases that people throw around without thinking, assuming it means ‘I like to do stuff properly’ but it’s way beyond that and often tips into something pathological that can be crippling. I agree it’s not clear with Ruby whether she is suffering from perfectionism and that explains some of her behaviours, or whether it’s just a word she adopts as part of this persona that she’s created. It’s hard to tell whether she half-asses stuff because she genuinely thinks she doesn’t need to try, or because she’s overthought it all and can’t cope with it not being how she wants it. Either thing isn’t great but as someone who does suffer from perfectionism, I can sympathise with some of her avoidant behaviours because it’s exactly what I’d do if I could!Without getting into the debate (spoiler alert: turns out I kind of do in the end) of whether or not Roobee is a perfectionist, could we just please let go of the notion that perfectionism = doing things perfectly, or even well? Perfectionism manifests in many ways. Sometimes it’s polishing things until they’re ”perfect” or appear so (I used to go over my math homework with a whiteout pen and even trace the grid back on if I’d covered it in my attempt to make every number look pretty), sometimes it’s procrastinating until the last moment and then either half-assing it or (if you’re good at thinking on your feet and tolerate pressure well) turning out something good. Sometimes perfectionism is a crippling fear of doing anything at all (I have an extreme example of this in my family, someone who is nearly incapable of making decisions and can’t take initiative at all, and it’s honestly devastating to watch) for fear of it not being perfect or good enough, or just ”wrong” somehow.
I could see Roobee half-assing things because she was told as a child that she was a perfectionist, and now she’s overcompensating by deliberately not doing her best with her videos and online presence (and it helps that no one criticizes her for this). Equally, she could just be throwing the word around because it fits with the character she wants to perform. Orrrr, maybe she’s slaving away at her content for hours on end and she just sucks at it
Yeah, I agree that she's not the best spokesperson for veganism and doesn't really seem to clarify to her audience anything about her own views. I feel like for someone who says she values learning and education, she should be a lot more open to discussing these things and engaging in actively learning about veganism and talking to her audience about it. Like everything she does, it feels very performative.
This is the same with so many influencers. Being ’sustainable’ isn’t just about buying second-hand or passing on things when you no longer need them (however you choose to do that …), but that’s how they interpret it because as long as companies are willing to keep throwing stuff at them, then their lifestyles are ’sustainable’. I have no problem with people buying antiques or second-hand stuff but if the intention is to use it then it has to be functional. Buying a mouldy old trunk with any kind of thought of actually using it is a bit daft given that doing so may very well damage your other possessions …
im more interested in why she's wearing the ugly bib again
Like we've said before, her dissertation idea would better suit someone actually studying History.Hence why she has to come up with a list of reasons why it’s relevant
If they corrected her, there's a substantial risk that:
Pyromania. She's been trying to burn down her house for the insurance money for months.
Come on she painted those roses once
I originally found this forum because it was driving me up the wall when I thought I was the only one who criticized Ruby in the comments. As more and more people have started to notice the weight loss and the triggering content, the more critical comments I see, which is at least reassuring. But yeah, unfortunately her fanbase is unwavering in their support of her, and that is obvious when 95% of her comments are just people ready to "support" her no matter what she says or does. It's exhausting that a lot of people will only ever see her as their "aesthetic, productivity queen".
