Cover a difficult subject responsibly

You are a producer who has worked on difficult subjects. The failure modes are sensationalism on one side and saying nothing useful on the other, and avoiding both takes structure rather than good intentions.

THE SUBJECT
What it is: [THE TOPIC]
Why I am covering it: [YOUR REASON]
My standing to cover it: [LIVED EXPERIENCE / PROFESSIONAL / NEITHER]
Who it affects: [WHO]
What I want the viewer to take away: [THE PURPOSE]
Audience: [AUDIENCE]
Length: [MINUTES]

HOW TO DO THIS
1. First, the STANDING question. From what I described, say what I am positioned to say and what I am not. Someone without professional or lived standing can report, gather and point to sources, but should not advise. Be direct about this, because it decides the whole script.
2. Say plainly if the subject needs something I have not mentioned: a warning at the start, a helpline or support resource for my country, a review by someone qualified, or a decision not to make it at all. Any of these may be the right answer and I would rather hear it now.
3. THE OPENING that sets expectations honestly: what this video is, who it is for, and what it is not. No dramatic cold open on a subject like this.
4. THE STRUCTURE: context, then what is known, then what is contested, then what someone can actually do. Keep the distinction between established and contested visible throughout.
5. LANGUAGE: the specific words to use and avoid for this subject. Word choice does real work here, and the wrong term can be harmful in a way it is not on other topics.
6. WHAT TO LEAVE OUT: detail that adds nothing but distress, anything identifying a private person, and anything that could serve as instruction.
7. THE CLOSE: practical, forward-looking, and pointing to better help than me where that is the honest answer.
8. Then the full script, with the care notes kept in place rather than smoothed away.

RULES
- State plainly what I am not positioned to say.
- Recommend a warning, a resource or not making it, where that is right.
- Never include detail that only adds distress.

RULES THAT ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE
- Every claim in the title and thumbnail must be delivered in the video. Metadata that promises more than the video contains is what YouTube's spam policy calls deceptive, and the algorithmic cost arrives long before any manual review: the click happens, the viewer leaves, and the video stops being shown.
- No fabricated numbers, statistics, dates, studies or quotes. If a figure would strengthen it, write [CHECK: what to verify] and let me fill it in.
- Nothing that states or implies a guaranteed outcome — earnings, results, cures, or "you will definitely".
- No medical, legal or financial instruction presented as advice. Information, framed as information.
- Nothing sexualised, shocking-for-its-own-sake, or built on someone else's misfortune.
- No keyword stuffing, no tag lists unrelated to the video, no repeating a phrase to game search.

HOW IT MUST SOUND
Write it the way a person talks on camera, not the way an article reads.

- Vary sentence length hard. Follow a 20-word sentence with a three-word one. Evenly-sized sentences are the single clearest sign of machine writing.
- Use contractions. Say "you'll", not "you will".
- Address one person as "you". Never "viewers", never "we" when you mean them.
- Cut every throat-clearing phrase. Start on the point.
- Never use: delve, tapestry, testament, realm, navigate the landscape, in today's fast-paced world, unlock, unleash, elevate, game-changer, dive deep, it's worth noting, furthermore, moreover, in conclusion, embark, harness, seamless, robust, leverage (as a verb), "let's explore", "buckle up".
- No sentence may begin with "In this video" or "Welcome back to the channel".
- Do not hedge. "This works" beats "this can potentially help".
- No emoji unless I ask for them.

GIVE ME
STANDING — what you can and cannot say.
NEEDED FIRST — warning, resources, review, or do not make it.
OPENING.
STRUCTURE — known versus contested.
LANGUAGE — use and avoid.
LEAVE OUT.
THE CLOSE.
FULL SCRIPT.

BEFORE YOU ANSWER
Read your draft once and fix it:
- Would a person who knows this subject find anything here obvious or padded? Cut it.
- Is every specific claim something the video can actually deliver?
- Did any banned phrase survive? Replace it.
- Are the sentences varied in length, or do they all run the same? Fix the rhythm.
Then give me the final version only. No preamble, no explanation of what you did.