Usually when I'm writing about something shared on the r/whatisthisthing subreddit, it's something strange or unusual. Something anyone would be curious about and readers can learn something new that day.
They're meant to be fun and mildly interesting.
Yes, you're probably going to come out with some new, important knowledge, but this is a more personal story about a Redditor going by the name M-I-G-Y.
In her post to r/whatisthisthing , she asked:
"This was found by a cleaner hidden under my dresser in my bedroom (she told me very discreetly about this which has me concerned), I’ve tried to google it to no avail. Please help, link in comments with all angles."
And her cleaner's reaction to finding it and passing it along so carefully was definitely concerning.
Of course, this is what Reddit is best at and it was quickly identified as a mini sound-activated voice recorder similar to this one.
Which means whoever put it under the dresser would have to come back for it to manually download the audio data. That meant easy access to her bedroom.
According to her update, she had intended to take it to the library to check the contents while her boyfriend was at work.
However, he said it was for work meetings.
Though Redditors offered to donate money to get her out of the situation, she refused, not wanting her identity to become public.
A quick skim of his computer desk revealed an instruction manual for a spy camera.
After a few days with a friend, she was forced to go back to the apartment or be left homeless.
In her last update, M-I-G-Y said that she was working a part-time job and hiding away money so that she can get away ASAP.
She also says she found other devices in the home, but he's been clearly moving them around, since they're never in the same place.
In her posts, it's clear that M-I-G-Y doesn't have people she can turn to in real life.
Since learning about the recording devices, her friends have begun to distance themselves from her, rather than offering aid.
"TLDR : i am alive, found more devices, still with him until i can save enough. I appreciate everyone’s kindness."
Hopefully, she posts another update soon with good news.
