What got me invested in this was identifying the same pattern of abusive behavior from the parents that I experienced, on top of relating directly to the anguish and frustration Cody exhibits repeatedly.
I keep seeing post like yours that infer that somehow this abuse would not occur if they weren't making money off of it. The yelling, the berating, the invalidation, the constant and overbearing antagonism, the rejection, the material possessions used as weapons against the child's emotions, the need for absolute and unconditional obedience....all of is exactly the same as what I experienced. The abuse led to the YouTube channel, not the other way around. Just look at their very first viral video (The xbox destruction). The abuse has always been there.
The other point I'd like to make is, with out those mongoloids, it's unlikely this abuse never gets made public. It would go ignored just like the millions of other cases. Nothing material may happen to these parents, or nothing done for these kids, but it puts the issue in the spot light, so that we can progressively become more aware of what abusive narcissism looks like, with the hope that some day things will change, and we become a better society. Otherwise, it keeps happening behind closed doors, and pushed under the rug, so its out of the collective consciousness. These videos, and the abuse never gets put into our consciousness if they were not able to make money off them, as disgusting as it is. Personally, I rather be aware, than ignorant.
Lastly, I'd like to say Cody is the least likely to become a school shooter. I relate to Cody so much. I was smart kid, who was also vocal to my mother when she did her shit, unfortunately, my father was always able to reign me in. The reason I bring this up is, Cody is aware of the shit being fucked up, at least in the moment, before he gets gas lit into submission. However, while he is wound up, his behavior is completely defensive. It's entirely based on trying to get the abuse to stop. Everything points to him having emotional issues, for sure, but the symptoms will manifest in self-loathing, self-harm, addiction and potential suicide, not anything offensive. The kid is not vindictive. The oldest, is the most likely to be the school shooter. Cody is smart, as I was, but he is smarter and more perceptive than I ever was. Of course, this is all my opinion, based on my own experiences.
Time means $$$ I suppose.
