[stametseater]

> Proponents frame the practice as a natural expression of parental pride in their children and argue that critics take sharenting posts out of context.

You know this framing is BS because they'd all scream bloody murder if monetizing that content were outlawed. It's not about pride in their children, it's about monetizing their children. Of course it's no surprise that somebody psychopathic enough to do this to their kids would also be comfortable lying about their motivation.

[corbulo]

I think you're underestimating how twisted these peoples pathologies can get. They don't see any of it logically. They're exploitative monsters because they have no emotional control or situational awareness. Words of strangers online are reality to them. Thats how they got on the path theyre on in the first place. In their brief moments of clarity where they encounter intense cognitive dissonance is where the suicide attempts enter (how the kid likely learned about such methods).

Usually these types of behaviors are accelerated with some kind of pharmaceuticals.

[smolder]

No, really. A lot of people just want to show off kids to family and friends, and don't think about the repercussions of making it public on Facebook. The bulk of kid pics post there are not exploitation by the poster, they just don't know better than to trust zuck with photos of children.

[stametseater]

> No, really. A lot of people just want to show off kids to family and friends, and don't think about the repercussions of making it public on Facebook

Those posts aren't monetized. To monetize social media posting requires intent, it doesn't happen by accident.

[smolder]

And we're talking about "sharenting" which does not imply monetization at all, hence why the post I replied to was off base.

[wutbrodo]

This definition easily encompasses the people who post their kids' lives for no monetary gain,which is the vast majority of social media users. A lot of the people in their 20s who share every detail of their life on social media continue to do so once they have kids.