Comment on YSK: The "Troubled Teen" industry that was big in the 90's and 2000's was not only a complete sham, but was (and STILL is) horrifically abusive and traumatic.

• uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m pretty sure the grift plays on rich Grandpa being aghast because rich grandson is his own person (e.g. doesn’t want to be a doctor or join the family business). And here comes this snappy looking salesman saying we can fix him for a price and make him the prodigy you want.

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  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Partly but I recommend Joe Nobody vs Elan school for a view into a different way it went. It’s a really rough read, but his parents were advised by a judge to send him because he got caught with pot. It’s absolutely both of these situations.

    And rich grandpa may be horrified about that, but it could be any number of things including that the kid is “too spoiled”.

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