nc_mom wrote:Does anyone else find it disturbing and dangerous that these family vloggers use their real last names, show their homes, what their children look like, what cars they drive and other information? There are a lot of crazy people in this world and it wouldn't take much for a mentally disturbed stalker to track them down...especially their helpless, children! They can find their homes, what schools the children go to and create dangerous situations. I don't care how much money can be made on youTube but my family's safety and anonymity would always be a priority in my life. If adult couples want to vlog then that's their business and they are old enough to decide to show their lives to the public but their children should not be a part of that! I think it's just a matter of time until we eventually hear about something awful that happened to one of the kids by a so called "fan"...scary stuff!
It's not just the addresses and things though, we know patterns. Like we know when they are alone (like a spouse is out of town), or what stores they tend to shop at. Jared has shown at least twice how easy it is to break into their house, and most vloggers have shown how often they let their kids play unsupervised. Sure DB at least have a gated property, but how much of a deterrent is that really going to be if a predator can snatch a one year old easily without anyone noticing right away.
Vloggers feel safe because they don't see their audience. They don't want to see the risk, and they can ignore it because they don't see any of it actually affecting their kids. There are users here who vlog and this came up in the MO section before. One of them really couldn't see why her children might be at risk. I think this naivety of vloggers is pretty evident in E&Js choice to build their home in a regular subdivision. If that were me, I would need a place with property and gates and cameras, just to have a slight sense of security. E&J clearly feel safe however, because they not only chose that option, but also put their two year old in the basement. We have too much information, but they just don't see the risk. This is why I think they get defensive when they realize sites like YTMD are exposing things. It bursts their bubble about how much control over the situation they really have.
I will say though. I kind of understand how the family members of vloggers get into it. If you end up featured enough that people know who you are anyway, I could see deciding to do it yourself to at least reap the rewards as well. I still wouldn't do it, but I can see how someone could easily justify it to themselves.
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