Why Do We Love Diagnosing Strangers Mental Health Online?
This can be seen in the particular nature of what happened with Emma Chamberlain. Kate Lindsay is an internet reporter and cofounder of Embedded , an internet culture newsletter, who regularly reports on the world of online creators. She points out that the expectation of transparency only works up to a point when the individuals behaviour makes sense in the eyes of the audience. Emmas brand is relatable, she tells R29, because even though she's become extremely wealthy, she films herself sitting around at home and making snacks and playing video games like a normal teenager. Does she have an eating disorder? Despite Chamberlains openness in other instances, fans were more drawn to the conspiracy that there must be something more, something even worse, that she's not sharing.