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Yeah, but when that hobby includes using acting to deliver corporate or conservative propaganda, I’d say it’s something that should be mentioned at the very least, because when you get paid for it, it ain’t a hobby

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treadful@lemmy.zip ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Paid by whom? Everything here looks like pure speculation to me.

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- jubjub@crazypeople.online ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  To be clear: I have no evidence of who, if anyone, is paying her - if I was to guess, that would be pure speculation. All I can go by is the facts and that is:
  
  She says she is “just a content creator” and amateur radio enthusiast. She seldom ever talks about her personal life, but when she does she has never mentioned any acting and script writing career (which is still her current job according to LinkedIn).
  
  Her videos are framed as off-the-cuff, but if you actually pay attention to it, the delivery is very controlled and careful phrasing (scripted).
  
  I commented to remark on the tone shift, mentioned her strong acting background and asked if her TikTok was a performance or genuine outrage. She didn’t acknowledge the acting in her reply, but asserted her position wishing for the national guard to feel safe on the streets. I didn’t take a screenshot of this as it was a very courteous exchange and I genuinely didn’t expect her to delete it.
  
  My comment was deleted after an hour or so which made me more suspicious
  
  Another commenter also pointed out the stark pivot in messaging from recent videos, to which I replied that she might want to take a screen shot of the comment for posterity (as I wish I had done!) as comments were being deleted, and I was swiftly blocked.
  
  In subsequent videos she hasn’t addressed my findings on her career.
  
  The bigger issue for me is transparency. If someone is a trained actor presenting as an ‘ordinary hobbyist,’ that shapes how viewers perceive and trust the message. She has a huge influence over the opinions of her audience - they trust her word implicitly, and she knows this because they tell her. This is why media literacy is important - audiences should know if they’re watching a performance.
  
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