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vwxyz

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Holly is anything but recovered. she makes the same video every year. my guess is she has orthorexia and an exercise addiction. so technically 'recovered' from anorexia from her point of view.
Ok I didn't know that, I barely know her, I only knew of her connection with Ruby. She lists very good reasons for gaining weight though and explains how a healthy mindset looks like (whether she has it or not, I think it can still be helpful for other people struggling with EDs).
 
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figgypud

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Off topic but it's a really good book and I really enjoyed it! I had to do a lot of reading on those men for a university module called queer Britannia and it was about gender and sexuality in the nineteenth century and I do wonder how ruby would cope with it especially as I had to read a Victorian gay porn novel for class and discuss it.

I think that it would be a bit shocking for her especially as some stuff might be explicit for her, not including the porn novel I had to read for class. I think her versions of the Victorians are just fancy dresses and afternoon tea than the reality. As for LGBTQ + issues and topics especially of the period , not sure how Ruby would stand about things other than saying things were wrong and that's it.

I know that she has read books such as Call Me By Your Name and Heartstopper apparently, but I'm not sure if Ruby even really reads books with characters who aren't white and assumedly middle class girls in them. I don't see her being that interested in other books, fiction or non fiction that deal with LGBT themes and characters other than what's popular online or she's invited to a premier for.
I do wonder whether she's ever come across Sarah Waters' books - she writes historical fiction, often in the Victorian era, and gets recommended on Booktube a lot. Her books usually have Sapphic themes (and sex) though so I wonder if that's why Ruby hasn't read them.
 
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hart301

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You know what makes me even angrier thinking about it? Now that she’s re applying to Oxford she felt smug enough to put that stupid “my consistency isn’t always there” monologue to try and make herself seem ‘real’. It’s so obvious she’s just saying that because she’s a product/creator of toxic productivity & she’s preparing her announcement of applying to Oxford. She’s getting ready to do damage control.
 
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DanBanks

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Also hate the "Miss" and "Mrs" distinction.
I was surprised by that also. In the U.S., the marriage status-neutral title of "Ms." has become standard for women almost everywhere. I think you'd have to venture deep into right-wing evangelical culture to find anyone still clinging to the old titles of "Miss" and "Mrs." Case in point: during a U.S. Senate hearing last year, I noticed that the ultra-right wing senator from Tennessee, Marcia Blackburn, had a name plate that designated her as "Mrs. Blackburn"...because of course she did. It's a whole culture war thing over here. Does Piper's Corners have any religious/ideological affiliation?
 
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Of all the things she could have use the notability app for she decided ... To rearrange her tea cover? At this point everything she does is so weird.
 
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Griftwood

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her whole ramble about the toxic masculinity of that one King Lear quote was so jarring lmao

sorry...she didn't know that about cuckoo birds...maybe I was a strange kid who liked birdwatching but I thought it was common knowledge 😭
with you on both! 😂 Cuckoos are basically known for being horrible (and also because if you hear one calling, you need to pay attention and count, because it’s telling you how many years you have left ☠)
 
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No way! In her second newest tiktok (where she talks about watching Shakespear) she's actually brushing her hair! Maybe she will include this into her newest morning routine?
 
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irunforfun

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Are her “freckles” always in the same place? I’m just wondering how much effort she puts in to lie, and how different her life would be if she put the same effort into being honest and owning things she did or got wrong…
 
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Hannahebee

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1) she wouldn’t lol, constructive criticism = bullying
2) please for the love of god people DO 👏 NOT 👏 MENTION 👏 TATTLE 👏 to creators, that’s precisely how they then get to claim we’re bullying them - let’s just PLEASE keep the conversation among ourselves
I have noticed that the person who mentioned Tattle to her has since deleted the comment.
 
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DrinaM

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I went Ultimate Nerd and rewrote it. 😬:oops::oops:

Elizabeth Strout is one of my favourite authors. I particularly love the endearing, conversational style of her Lucy Barton series which tracks the life of its narrator from small-town Illinois to New York City. The fourth book in this series, Lucy at Sea, is set in Maine during the Coronavirus pandemic. Lucy and her ex-husband retreat to their 'house by the sea' to isolate from the virus. At first, Lucy hates being away from the bustle of New York, but gradually she eases into her new life in the quiet seaside town. This story will resonate with a British audience too, as it manages to capture our shared experience at the height of the pandemic - from air hugs and face masks to the daily walks that gave us routine and maintained our sanity. This piece of recent history already seems distant, and it's interesting to look back and realise just how far we've come since the early days of the pandemic. I loved this book so much and urge you to read it.
I really appreciate your re-write. Personally I believe it was Mother Granger that wrote the original because I actually had a bit of an idea of what the text was about after reading the review. That is never the case with Roob's Reviews.

Yours flows a lot more pleasantly and is a smoother, less wordy read. Gets to the point. Captures the important stuff. Bet you haven't even read the text tho 🤣 🤣 Which goes to show, its not so difficult to write a review.

Found this on The Student Room, one reply calls Ruby a 'True academic with a love of English,' and I'm wondering if they are watching the same person as we are.
Its the bit where the person says 'i used to feel so [shit?] about myself' by comparing themselves to Ruby. Thats what pisses me off the most about Roob. She gets her kicks out of being smug and superior. Ugh.
 
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there is absolutely, on no level, any chance that she really understood the darkness of wuthering heights, it’s really a book about obsession rather than love (that’s what makes it such an interesting read!)

to quote below, get a job, stay away from her! yet another fictional character who needs to protected from wuby 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️
Which is exactly why I can't believe she's teaching English!
 
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vwxyz

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As an outsider I just assumed they were all the same - how are the Oxford colleges different? Is having an Oxford degree advantageous in the real world or academia or are other people not that bothered, it just seems such a lot to go through
A friend of mine has studied there and he said that with a degree earned there you have extreme advantages on the job market because employers will be very impressed with the prestige and league of that school. He also said (I think that was just about a short summer course they were offering, not about the actual degrees which he said are really challenging and intense) that depending on what course you choose, the overall level of the students isn't that high, but it's just super expensive, so you can also buy yourself the advantages it gives you.
 
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StatusWoe

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Hi guys, I've been lurking here for some time and just wanted to say that it's refreshing to see people that didn't fall for the Rooby persona like i did in Higschool. Watching her and other studytubers was making my depression and anxiety a lot worse, and I was an undiagnosed autistic in a very demanding school. Obviously it was my choice to watch them, but I didn't know better then, really thought that I was a failure because I couldn't study for 8 hours a day and do milion ""productive"" things in a day. I really wanted to be them... but now I am so glad to be myself. I've worked on my mental health a lot, I have hobbies that bring me joy, I am on my way to finishing a master's degree this year and have a chance of starting phd next year... Obviously there is nothing wrong with changing courses, going to school later in life, not going at all, etc., but now I can see clearly who Ruby is... just an ordinary person, but obsessed with ""productivity"", making videos to boost her own ego and lying about hating hussle culture, Girl, you are part of the problem.
Aww that's brilliant! Well done for ditching the studytubers and doing your own thing. 🌟

. Bet you haven't even read the text tho 🤣 🤣
I haven't read any of Elizabeth Strout's books. 😂 But thanks for the nice words. 😝

Make it make sense.
 
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vwxyz

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Praying one of her students come to this forum and tell us all about it. Patiently waiting for her to upload a literary/teacher/bookish inspired outfit of the day :sick:
I am wondering a) how easy it is to find this forum - if it pops up right after googling Ruby's name, then chances are someone will at least read what we're chatting about here? b) if there's a chance Ruby finds a new favorite fake aesthetic concerning teaching which she obsesses so much about that she keeps teaching despite hating it. There's so much she's able to force herself to do if only it results in some nice aesthetic.

Perhaps she wants to go back there in a position of authority so she can feel some sort of control over what happened in the past?
Like when people who get bullied at school join the police just they can go on mad power trips and harass teenagers and homeless people just for existing in public places lol.
Maybe I’m deeping it a bit lol.
I don't think that's too far-fetched. In some cases where you see a former unpopular young woman become a teacher, I just can't help but think it has to do something with power dynamics. They want to work in an environment where they are finally authorities and role models, especially to young girls so they can have what they didn't get when they were teens.

Part of the problem is that she doesn't see why they are cringey. As an adult she did a rewatch of one of her earliest toecurling Hermione impersonation videos and she was embarrassed because of the bad lighting!
Yeah she also says that Erimentha is a bit embarrassing to her now, but I bet she's talking about the juvanile writing style and not the pathological content loool
 
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ammie

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with you on both! 😂 Cuckoos are basically known for being horrible (and also because if you hear one calling, you need to pay attention and count, because it’s telling you how many years you have left ☠)
Exactly like she grew up in the countryside too where you see cuckoos 😭 Ruby continues to suprise me
 
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VallegGirl

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This is totally off topic but ... I got a job!! Sending good luck to everyone else who's looking for work - you can do this 🥰
Fantastic. Congrats
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Written planners in professional roles seems a bit last decade. I think a lot of people now use electronic diaries and planners as these are more easily shared. In fact in my last job I had no choice but to do everything electronically. The main reasons for this was for confidentiality and auditing purposes.
 
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emmer_moans

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I personally think it must drive her parents crazy, having her around all the time. If they want her to go to work, they have to drive her because she can't drive. Then her anxiety condition (which I of course have empathy for) where they can't leave her in the house alone. All her tea cluttering up the cupboards, taking her mother's stamp box (Roob claims that they 'share it'). Then her content creating, they have to be out of her way while she does her videos. Having THEIR home constantly on the internet.

As parents, Im sure they are worried about her. But yeah. It must also be irritating. They are at the age when its nice to just have your own space, kids out of the home. Especially given that both their kids seem to be able to afford to move out.
Ah yes, her whole content is based upon her lighting candles and frolicking about her bedroom and gardens...in their house. I think she would be afraid to move away because her aesthetic is based upon that house.

But then again, she has a cottage so she could do cottagecore vlogs in the future.
 
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StatusWoe

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does anyone of you have real freckles? I have a few around my nose, but there are not nearly as pronounced in autumn/winter as the "freckles" on Ruby's face. They are not really visible at the moment or only if you look very closely. I even have one big freckle at the front of my head and on my cheek which looks always a bit weird in summer.
Yes I forget I even have freckles until it gets to July. 😂 They're barely visible most of the year, then they emerge in summer like ''surprise, we're back!''
 
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