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  Philosophical Question

  by budbayview in

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  according to the bible, there was dissention in heaven or god’s kingdom.

  in god’s own courtyard, the factors existed for such, that perfect creations morphed into gods’ opposition, even in the presence of the universal creator.

  accordingly, they are still at it, hell bent on destroying all.. here is my question; how is it that the creation thinks they can win a war with the universal creator?

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  The stories make little sense as we are used to better written stories and movie productions nowadays.

  They are just bad stories, inventions by dumb people for dumber people.
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  Article: The Crypto Ponzi Scheme Avenger - [A former JW]

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  (this article is available by subscription only so i copied and pasted it below.).

  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/business/crypto-ponzi-scheme-hyperfund.html.

  here's part of the information about mr. de hek's past as a jw:.

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  Some interesting things to note:

  There is Crypto, and there is Bitcoin, they are not the same. Crypto is hated by Bitcoin "maximalists" who call it all "scams" (which 99.9% are, though some have real utility).

  Bitcoin was an innovative invention. While it can be copied, there can only be one original. It is truly unique and unreproducible, even though the code can be easily cloned.

  All the copies vary in that they provide the "inventors" with their own supply of coins or the ability to mint unlimited coins. All the things wrong with Fiat money, but amplified.

  FTX appears to be involved with the same shady political characters: Clinton foundation, Biden donations, money laundering through Ukraine, SEC involvement etc... Expect no arrests or much media coverage of the close links to Biden and the democrat crime syndicate.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  Back then they were both JW. so I don't think he was thinking ...

  I wouldn't be so sure - early on he was cheating on his wife by sexting others.

  In fact he was "misbehaving" even before he was married. Which is what make his claim that the WTS "tampered with him" so bizarre - it's not like he ever lived by JW rules.

  He's always been a fraud, whatever life he's pretended to be living.

  Knowing his penchant for always admitting to lesser crimes, it’s a safe bet he had carried on several online relationships which did not end when he got married. Nor was it just two times his wife caught him.

  So this behaviour has been going on ever since they were married in 2007. At some point he graduated from cybersexting to prostitutes.

  Yeah, I don't believe that "every 2-3 months for 4 years" claim, it wouldn't surprise me if he hasn't been doing it all the time, even as a JW.

  Nothing in his book will be "the truth", it will be some scaled back version so as not to sound too bad.

  Reality will likely be far more shocking than anything he admits.
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  Why isn't this forum growing like reddit exjw??

  by nowwhat? in

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  admittedly it 90% crap over there but still they are up to 80k in subscribers.

  over here it's the same half dozen or so that posts something, including myself.

  why is that?.

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  How is it right wing?

  If you question any narrative and show any independent thought, you're now immediately classed as a nazi.

  The old clunky software doesn't help - when I get chance I'll finish modernizing things so it's more modern and up-to-date.

  But ultimately, people can read and join whatever community they like and having more alternatives is more valuable than one.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  The concept of "leaving" Twitter is silly.

  Same with advertisers. The point of them advertising in the first place is to benefit themselves. So "withdrawing their advertising" is surely removing that benefit and hurting themselves? Well played fools, well played.

  Same deal with economic sanctions - the trade deals were mutually beneficial, that's the point of trade. So whatever harm you do to the other country you do equally to yourselves too.

  It's idiot policies for optics. Virtue signalling at the corporate and global level.

  Companies and agencies infested with left wing ideologues.
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  Picture the scene at Twitter HQ:

  Elon is sat at his desk, scanning the computer, a worried look on his face.

  "No", he whispers.

  "No, no no no no NOOOOO!!" he ends with a shout.

  His assistant rushes in.

  "What happened?"

  "He ... he left", Elon says in a dejected voice.

  "Who left?" his assistant questions.

  "We lost the mighty Lloyd Evans, what are we going to do now?"

  "Yeah, losing that $0 a month is gonna sure hurt" says the assistant, as Elon can't keep up the charade and bursts into laughter.

  The multi-billionaire who runs Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter laughs at how important the guy with a handful of followers who barely gets any likes thinks he is.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  Why is Lloyd so bent on Kim proving her lawyer status?

  It's a meaningless distraction to divert the spotlight away from the real issue which is his poor behavior.

  Like in "A few Good Men", he's hoping that the mere appearance of something wrong will undermine all claims made.

  It's what he does, what he's always done - try to find something, anything, however insignificant so he can then say "ah ha, see, it's LIES, it's ALL LIES". Of course it isn't, but he's easily convinced, especially by himself.

  And really, even if Kim was never ever a lawyer ... what the fuck would that have to do with the price of milk? (that's a UK expression, to highlight how one thing has no bearing on another).

  But I have no reason to question anything she says and many many reasons not to believe anything that comes out of his fat hairy gob.
  
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  I think people miss the point of charging for Twitter.

  There is an element of it removing the "esteem" of having a verified checkmark, although honestly I've never put much weight by it personally.

  And yes, many of the people objecting at having to pay $8 a month are really annoyed that YOU will be able to get what they had, for only $8 a month.

  But the main thing is bots. You could easily run tens of thousands of bots and not only doesn't it cost you anything it costs the company. Having a charge changes the equation. It's why the future will be micro-transactions for sending email and using other services.

  And just like all the threats that people make about "moving to Canada" after every election or judicial decision, the reality is the majority of people are all talk and will pony up the money.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  Wow! I almost couldn't buy toys for my kids because of the defamation but I can buy them for myself as collectors items?... Bruh!!! Talk about a what the heck moment

  This is why I think Lloyd is missing a few marbles. He's not just *not* smart, he's actually dumb.

  It seems like he invents some narrative and the minute he's come up with it the first sucker is himself. he actually seems to believe his claims, and acts as though it's real. Posts things publicly and then moves on to his next incident with no thought that the stories have to be consistent.

  So he flips from "me so poor, kids so hungry" to make a point about how unfair it is that people are not sending him the free monies, to "look at me, the big man, flashing cash on silly adult toys!". No self awareness that he's a) stupid with money and b) exposing himself as a blatant liar.

  As for the court stuff: his issue will always be that he has no business or legitimate income to harm. Begging online is not a job. Soliciting donations isn't earning money. It's all contingent on people's good will and his reputation and he blew that to pieces all on his own. He doesn't have any right to expect people to donate to him. The fact that he set himself up to rely on that for "income" and at the same time took it so for granted that he believed he could behave so despicably, in a way that would offend most reasonable people, goes back to his complete lack of self awareness.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  This just showed up on my facebook feed ... WTF?

  I haven't clicked, I can do without seeing them. But he's even losing at neck-bearding now.

  Sad.