Ruby Granger #15 Dustcore

[Hollygeek]

I’m not sure if this has been brought up

 

[missmina]

Blakeney deserves better.

There, that's the post.

Tbh I suppose she's same as Ruby. She wouldn't hang out so close with her if she wasn't. Same as Molly turned out to be a shitty person too.

 

[slamvs27]

Imagine if Ruby thought her musical skills were as good as her reading skills:

Hello, it's ROOBEE, today I'm going to play my very favourite song, Fight of the Very Busy Bumble Bee, which I can relate to very much, a song musicalized by the famous composer you may not know of but I know of do to hours of research on musical history and theory: Handle.

 

[GoinDowntown]

She also has a book by No Am Komsky, must look this person up, seems interesting

Don't forget Plato's "The Sympsonium" (right next to a book on grammar and pronunciation)!

 

[CatCafe234]

The same is happening in rural parts of Wales - English people are buying up cottages to use as holiday lets and second homes without allowing Welsh folk born and bred in the area to get on the property ladder. This is particularly heart-breaking for Welsh-speaking areas. Property is investment sure, but there should be restrictions on ownership and occupancy. The council tax alone on Ruby's property would bankrupt me, so renting without any opportunity to buy the place would just be unsustainable for most people.

I’m always a wee bit sceptical when I see stories about how difficult it is for people to buy homes in villages because they’re being bought by non-locals to use as holiday lets. I don’t doubt it happens but in my own experience (growing up in the Peak District) a lot of these holiday lets are owned by locals … There’s no way on God’s green earth I can afford to live where I was brought up, but the reality is that when properties come up for sale they’re often snapped up by locals to either redevelop (and sell for a huge profit) or to do up and rent out as holiday lets. It’s a bit of a vicious circle and I agree something should be done, but it frustrates the hell out of me when you hear locals complaining that villages are losing essential services whilst also owning holiday cottages that don’t have the same need for those services. No housing (either to rent or to buy) means no families, which means you risk the loss of the primary school, and when a school closes the local shop follows soon after, and then you’ve lost your Post Office and banking capability. Then people stop using the village at all and it just becomes a commuter dormitory for the nearest big town. It’s so sad.

 

[Magpie02]

Man, even the first bit of the first sentence sounds so pretentious. Why emphasize that she's seeing "old friends"? Why not simply say friends and let it be? No, it's got to be "old friends", because she has moves in such extensive social circles. Pretentious as all, just like Robee.

Edit: I looked it up and the pink Sebo is just shy of 390 Pounds. £384.90 to be specific. Well, Mother Granger may not know how to clean but she damn well knows how to waste money.

 

[ECH]

Huh I’m so confused, she got a first for second year? But from the info I glean from these threads, she’s really not high-70s standard??

Does Exeter grade differently or something

I honestly think she just spends SO much time on her assessments that it pulls her grades up, plus she's probably using something like Grammarly to help her out. The issue is more she puts no effort into her social media which is why it's so shit and she's always using the wrong words.

 

[gossip_guy]

From Ruby's mum's blog:

'even though I am now the 1950's housewife in my household, I am not a very good one. I am quite slapdash and happy for the house to look overall clean and tidy.'

This doesn't even make sense. Does she mean that she's happy for the house to look less than clean and tidy? And it's evident from the filth that she barely cleans at all.

I think she's trying to say that because she keeps the bulk of the house generally clean, it's fine if there's cobwebs in the corner or dust on the shelves. She's down to earth and not like other housewives. The problem is that the whole house looks dank, dingy and disgusting and its floors and surfaces have never seen a cleaning product in the entire time that family has lived there. Instead she spends her days indulging the childish fancies of her daughter and living a life of leisure.

 

[3calico3]

I get that she’s trying to be “aesthetic” here but does it bother anyone else how she’s piled everything on top of one another under the guise of being extra productive? “I must read the ny times at the same time as dickens, and write to do lists on paper, in my planner AND on a notepad that I’m also using as a coaster!!”

Not to mention that the candle is in danger of setting her desk alight as she’s essentially made the whole thing as flammable as possible. But of course remember to keep all of your notes in one place! And buy the planner which has EVERYTHING a student could need, which is why I have a thousand other notepads around me at all times!

I presume the piling up is to get everything in the shot to get it looking extra scholarly.

 

[bookworm39]

Hi, new person here! I've been quietly reading along for a while now, but never felt the need to say anything. I was watching a Youtube video on the history of Alice in Wonderland that had turned up in my feed, which contained an interview with Dr. Franziska Kohlt, an Oxford Uni lecturer who (among other things) happens to specialise in children's literature. Her Phd thesis and blog made me think of all the possible research topics Ruby could explore, if she had any real interest in children's lit, especially in Victorian times. This is from her blog:

My doctoral thesis on Dreams and Visions in Victorian Psychology Fantastic Literature established the latter as primary medium to digest and communicate new scientific knowledge, its societal and epistemological implications. Moving on from Oxford, I joined the Department of Sociology at the University of York to work on Science and Narratives, and scrutinized Covid-19 narratives, especially those constructing it as war and conflict, and how they shaped public understandings and behaviours (read more here and here).

I have taught for universities in the US, UK and Germany, and several Oxford Colleges, specialising in 19th & 20th century literature, Literature, Science and Religion, Children’s and Fantastic Literature, Science Fiction and Visual Culture. Besides my academic work, I am an active science communicator, working with national and interantional media, as well as with museums and schools. I have been involved in a broad variety of school outreach projects, from media literacy, AI, climate change, to journalism, and English Literature.

https://franziskakohlt.com/about/ I've half a mind to post a cheeky wee link to Dr. Kohlt's blog in the comments of Ruby's next "Victorian children's lit is so fascinating" video, just to see what she says (if anything).

 

[emmer_moans]

I too am disappointed in Molly, I thought her unfollowing of Ruby over triggering content was good but she seems to have backtracked, possibly in order to keep being friends with Blakeney she has to put up with Roooooobeeeee? I dunno, but I am convinved once they finish the degree, Blakeney and Ruby will drift apart.

 

[apollojusticeisdoingfine]

Hi! long time lurker, new poster, and probably OT

sorry to beat a dead horse here, because Erimentally Damaging has been brought up countless times and shat on, but I'm always disappointed thinking of it. the title makes me think of bucket lists people make when they're disabled or terminally ill, which would have been much more engaging than watching Erimentha bitch about her peers for 30 chapters.

maybe she's moving away, maybe she's got some degenerative disease and her eyes are going. the book could've been about her trying to make the most of her life in the most stereotypical way (reading a ton, appreciating nature but in a way that's so forced it makes me wince), hence making a shit ton of to do lists and trying to cram everything into her day, even if all the things she does is useless. she isolates herself so she can pursue hobbies she thinks she can't pursue for much longer, and she plans for so much, even social interactions, because she doesn't want to waste a second of her limited time.

but then along the way she realizes realizes it's not working. she thinks that hey, maybe she's just wasting time. but then she clings harder to the to do list making, even if it's starting to scare her and make her anxious, because how else is she going to spend her time? she doesn't want to confront the fact that she wasted so much time on useless shit, time she could have spent actually having fun, so she goes harder.

sorry for a random idea, was just something that came to mind, typed out in a rush

 

[GoinDowntown]

I need to just stop questioning Ruby because she will never make sense - but did anyone else wonder why she just said ‘with some friends’ when I think the whole internet now knows who Blakeney and Molly are?

I reckon it's because she wants to make it sound like she has more friends than she actually does.

 

[Griftwood]

Is this relevant to English literature? It sounds like the most boring topic in the world to me lol

Hence why she has to come up with a list of reasons why it’s relevant Watch her ”decide to” do something completely different when actual dissertation writing time rolls around.

 

[Ilaariaa]

It was brought up when she first made it public! See:

Ruby Granger #13 I’m a lil teapot, a leg is my spout. Triggering content gets called out.

Previous recaps Satisfying Click's recaps Chapters 1-21 Chapter 22 and Chapter 23 Chapter 24 and Chapter 25 Chapter 26 and Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapters 29-31 Summary of the Story So Far Chapter 32 - Denouement £6.99 paperback on Amazon, everyone (half the price on Kindle). Don't all rush...

tattle.life

The songs all seemed to be on-brand for ED recovery.

I do wonder, why make it public if she knows that some people from the internet ('bullies') know how to find her Spotify profile - does she want to tell people that she's in recovery, but not address it anywhere else?

I don't normally accuse people of seeking attention with their behaviour but honestly this does make it look a bit like that's what she's doing. She won't address her issues in a straightforward and mature way and won't actively try to fix them but she will leave people breadcrumbs to keep them worrying about her.

 

[Deeznutslol]

She is desperately trying to become a Ruby clone

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Lol it’s getting to the point where Molly might actually need her own thread at this point why tf is she trying to copy Ruby

 

[countcontessa]

As someone Australian, picnic at the hanging rock is not an aesthetic picnic story ruby... it is an extremely racist book, as it portrays indigenous Australians as monsters who rape or steal young girls

...what??? But there's no overt indication that the crimes are committed by indigenous Australians anywhere in this book, the afterword even explains that

Spoiler: ending of the book

the main girl went missing after turning into a lizard on the rock, in a supernatural occurrence.

I hate to defend Ruby but this is unfair - the book is written in an aesthetically pleasing way, the film adaptation is known for being extremely pretty too, and although there may well be an anti-Indigenous subtext, it's definitely not obvious unless you're reading additional commentary on the side. I've read PAHR twice and can't remember any insinuations of the sort, or much focus on aboriginal characters at all.

 

[emmer_moans]

New member here and so glad I found this place!
I thought it was just me who had started to find her insufferable but I’m not alone! When she mispronounced Truman Capote as an almost third year English Lit student I knew there had to be some other like minded folks who would of been equally outraged!


Quick side note, and I apologise if this has already been bought up in previous threads, does anyone know what happened to that cottage she was buying?

It must be over two years ago now, she put up a vlog about how she was buying this cottage and even stayed a night in it, however a few days later it was gone and she hasn’t breathed a word since? I’ve even seen the odd YouTube comment asking about it but obviously she never responds.

Does anyone know what happened? Because it drives me mad !

We think she's the landlord of it but has kept quiet about it because I recall at the time people pointed put to her that it wasn't relatable or something. I don't have any receipts to hand but she hasn't mentioned it since.
Other Tattlers feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on that.

Welcome to the thread.

 

[CleverLittleThoughts]

So, the first thing you see on Ruby's stationery website is "Get your Academic Essentials now".

Number of "academic essentials" from that video available for sale on her store out of 25: Two.

Honestly, keeping track of the lies, contradictions and misadvice in her videos has me like:

According to Ruby, her academic planner was designed so that it contains everything a student needs. So...why would she (or anyone else) then need separate to-do lists, notebooks, calendars and Notion subscriptions?

Ruby: "I love note flags and use them religiously."

But I thought that app she was shilling in ad posts just yesterday had changed the game because she had no way to mark and annotate texts otherwise? If that's such a revelatory, essential app, why is it not on the list, Ruby? You don't have to answer, we know you only claimed to use it because you were paid to.

Ruby: "Make sure you get a backpack that will fit everything you need, not just an aesthetic one."
Also Ruby: (Visibly struggles to fit her water bottle into her bag because the trendy, aesthetically-pleasing bag she owns several of is far too small for her purposes.)

Ruby: "It is SO important to keep hydrated. You'll definitely notice a difference in your focus if you don't."
Also Ruby: (Makes no mention of eating regular, substantial, nutritious meals. Encourages "just dry snacks". Doesn't eat anything herself. Is constantly having trouble focusing and is often confused and distracted by everything.)

Ruby: "A good, clean desk and study space is essential."
(Cut to Ruby's far-too-small desk area, covered in dirt, dead flies and disgusting globs of melted wax.)

This is a staggeringly stupid list. If you have a computer, access to the internet, a phone, a pen and a notebook, that's everything you need. Buy the reading lists when they're announced, or borrow them from the library.

Stupid apps that require you to solve Dan Brown escape room puzzles to turn off your alarm, or restrict all your apps aren't academic essentials. They're a sign that you need to exercise more willpower and self control if you keep turning off your alarm or getting distracted on the internet and missing important things. This is a Ruby problem. It is not a universal student problem.

Candles are not academic essentials.

Things like food and water are not academic essentials. They're essential to staying alive. You should be consuming them every day regardless of if you're a student or not.

This is just sheer idiocy in video form. I'd wager because that '35 things to do before Back to School 2021' video was her most popular in a long time, she'll churn out a tonne of these numbered list videos full of terrible advice, complete incompetence, recycled B-roll and endless, repetitive padding.



Apostrophes and punctuation marks were limited edition and have now sold out

This! All of it! Yes!

Considering she is sooo into academia, I am so underwhelmed with the fact that she mostly used old footage and just did a very monotoned, unenthusiastic talk-over, as opposed to her younger days where you could tell she was both excited and apprehensive about starting a new year. Those butterflies in your stomach as you head out to a new set of classes, professors and experiences, not knowing what awaits you...all of that was completely missing. Nothing really made sense, her choices were hardly what I would consider essential, and the entire video was rather like her mother's slapdash attitude. Apparently the apple didn't fall far from the tree!

 

[snapesslut]

Just realized, in the span of maybe 2 months, Ruby has done 2 fake giveaways (the book one and the planner one).