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Internet Cults

Ah, the wonders of the internet. Not only it makes communication around the world much easier, it also makes it easier for crazy cult leaders to fuck with people.

Cults are apparently not that uncommon and most of them fade away into existence, not having much of an impact on the world or ever getting on the news. There are cult followings for various things everywhere, so I don't worry too much unless they start pulling stunts.

What if I told you that this was pulled off by an internet cult leader?

I won't link you to any of the websites owned by the architect of this brilliant not-bomb because from what I know of him, he has a persecution complex the size of Texas and I don't want to feed his illusion that there's this big conspiracy against him. I've dealt with these types before and he's actually fairly tame compared what others have done, but I worry. I hope he doesn't end up trying to burn someone's house down, like that guy who thought he was a vampire tried to do to my house once.

Except the problem is that I don't know the real story behind this guy. I don't know what he's done beyond what he talks about publicly online and that's what scares me. He can tell people until he's blue in the face that he hates money and doesn't want any from his followers, but that's an impossible to prove claim, especially when you are actually doing fundraising work. How do your followers know that this money is going to something other than your living expenses? Do you have the receipts, do have a detailed ledger available to your followers? How do they know you're not spending it on crack or whatever?

I don't know how this guy lives or acts in real life. He might be just a sweet guy who means well or he might be a moocher who destroys the finances of whoever he latches onto. He might even be abusive. But that's the problem with the internet. We never do know what people really act like in real life and even if you meet the person offline once or twice, they might be on their best behavior and it's only when you really live with them that everything comes out.

I'm also equally wary of the fact that he wants to start a community type thing, which he calls a monastery, even if he goes on about how he has started a fund to return people home if they don't want to stay. I don't have a problem with people who chose to do communal living, but I still think it's playing with fire and many people get burnt. After all, even if there is a "fund", how do you know it's really there and how do you know he won't try to manipulate you into staying? Even the existence of the promise that he'll send you back if you don't want to stay is a incentive to come under his sway even for a short period.

Then there's the fictionkin thing. If you don't know what fictionkin is, they're basically people who usually think they were a fictional character in a past life or some other world. It's a very intriguing concept, but also a bit creepy. I've come across a few who have claimed to have been characters from my work and that's minorly unsettling especially since some of those characters are actually based off me.

Well, this person claims that he has had a life that matches up with the life of the main character of a popular sci-fi film trilogy, The Matrix Trilogy. I myself have never seen the movies since sci-fi isn't my thing, but from what I've heard, the character he claims to "be" is a type of messiah figure.

Now let's put on the metaphysical hat for a moment.

If you do believe in the fictionkin phenomena, you'd be inclined to believe this guy, but let me propose this: What if he really was from the universe that the Matrix Trilogy "occurred", but he really wasn't the character he claimed to be? What if he was just some random guy from this universe who knew the power of the name of this person and is using it to dupe other people who may or may not have had some sort of life in that world?

Think about it.

Posted at 7:57 AM / 0 comments

People Just Don't Get It

I was looking through various journals online and I came across the journal of a high school girl who I think exhibits a lot of what I find obnoxious when it comes to declaring one's sexual identity. I don't really mind people trying to figure out their sexuality and being confused to what their preferences are, changing it every so often, but please do your research before proclaiming you're something.

This girl apparently claims that she's a pansexual, meaning that she doesn't care about the genitals of her lover, but she spouts out gems such as this:

I want one of those trendy girls, someone who cares about their appearance and likes to take care of themselves...I'm not talking about a super model or anything, just a real girl...I'm not into the butch thing...if I wanted to date something that looked like a guy..I would date a guy...I want a girl.

Okay, being pansexual means that it doesn't matter if the person you loved is boyish or girlish, you just love them. That means that if a girl you liked looked like a boy, it doesn't matter if they have boy parts or girl parts.

Also, lesbians that look like boys do not equal butch lesbians. Butch lesbians are a particular type of lesbian that I consider to be on par with what one would consider a macho man in men. I identify more on the male side of gender myself, but I do not and will not consider myself "butch". I find it insulting that somehow my lack of a figure would not be attractive only because I have girl parts instead of boy parts and that I'm not a "real girl". Oh and I while I may look like a boy, I do care about my appearance and like to look good.

Also:

An upside to being a lesbian would be all the fun makeovers and sharing clothes..

Being in a loving relationship with another female is not the same thing as hanging out with your friends and doing silly girl-only party things. It's much more than just doing silly make up and sharing clothes and I've never done that in my entire life and I am a lesbian. Oh, but then again, you would never have a lesbian relationship with anyone who wasn't a girly girl. Being a life partner with someone isn't fun and games however even if you hook up with a giggly shallow girl who likes make-overs.

Oh and suddenly deciding that you're going to be a lesbian just because a high school boyfriend broke up with you is a bit...extreme, especially since teenage relationships usually don't last that long. You are not the first, nor will you be the last girl who was planning to marry their boyfriend who has their dreams shattered when he breaks up with them.

Posted at 5:51 PM / 0 comments

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