Posts by Simon

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Simon

I have no idea about publishing, and I suspect that you would be in the minority of the community who does know. When you don’t know something, this kind of information seems legitimate.

It's funny how sometimes people lie when they don't even really need to, like they get a kick out of conning people.

It also reminds me of being in PC World back in the day and overhearing some salesman spouting absolute bullshit like "if you upgrade the CD player it will definitely make your internet faster".

I hate those kinds of people who take advantage of others naiveté.

There was a black YouTuber who made a good video about the fiasco early on. She said that a married associate of LE tried to hit on her. Did anyone find out who that was? If he was prone to that kind of thing then LE was probably aware of it as well… so it’s possible they have dirt on each other.

Birds of a feather tend to find each other and stick together.

It's why I judge anyone who didn't distance themselves immediately his real nature was revealed. If they continue to support him, they are women-hating perverts. No amount of turning as blind eye to what he was doing alters the fact that they were enabling it and if they continue to support him they condone and support what their money was spent on - abuse.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Simon

He actually believed that spending 2 years in art college, ART college, would land him any kind of job and was then surprised that all he could get was low level part time McJobs?

The people who get design jobs have portfolios of work they can show to demonstrate that they can do the job.

Has he ever demonstrated that he has any artistic or design skills whatsoever? Or has he always got other people to contribute their work instead?

When you're in your 20's you can get away with lack of career experience and skills. As you get older, there are fewer potential jobs for someone with a clear history of being work-shy and an ever increasing pool of young talent that can be given those opportunities instead.

Still incredible that someone who relied on his "activism" so much was so careless with his support and trashed it all. Such an entitled attitude.

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A though on the shooting tragedy

by enoughisenough in

i am thinking about how i read in the reports that the shooter had contacted another person expressing desire to go back .....and was told to contact an elder.

the man seemed to me to be reaching out for help and got put off...and since he had called this person, he was put off by someone he felt could make a difference.

i would hate to be in the shoes of the person the shooter called...for i would feel so guilty, thinking i could have said something else and none the tragedy would have happened.

Simon

he reportedly told a union representative that he would shoot his wife and the rep before coming “after the people responsible at Sturgeon.”

Sounds like someone has a claim against this union for doing nothing!

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RIP Pele - the greatest footballer of all time

by LoveUniHateExams in

rip pele (born edson arantes do nascimento).

he was an unbelievably talented footballer and a great ambassador for the sport.. .

i've been hearing lots of talk recently calling lionel messi the greatest footballer of all time.

Simon

He transcended his sport and was known outside of it.

Everyone knew who Pele was, and he seemed like a nice, modest guy to boot.

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Password Leakage?

by Nikolaus in

i got a message that my password on this site has been part of a leakage.

is this known?

where can i change my password?.

Simon

I would be cautious ... those kinds of things are often designed to get you to panic and act too quickly, putting yourself at more risk.

I'm working on improving the auth features on the site but in the meantime good practice is always to use a different password for every site, ideally use a password manager (1Password, not LastPass!)

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Research project: A study designed to explore the experience of leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses

by Researcher2023 in

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friends

as part of a psychology msc research project, i am looking for participants to take part in a study designed to explore the experience of leaving the jehovah’s witnesses.. former witnesses who were raised in the organisation will be asked a few questions about their reasons for leaving, their experience of leaving, and how their life has changed since leaving.. taking part involves completing an interview over the internet.

according to research needs, the number of questions asked in each interview may vary.

the interview will take between 5 – 90 minutes depending on the questions asked and the level of detail you wish to provide.. your participation will remain confidential and anonymous, and it is completely voluntary so that you may withdraw at any time up to two weeks after the interview.

Simon

Just to confirm that this is legit, they requested permission to post it and it comes from an "ac.uk" (university) email address.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Simon

one Croatian sister in the group was a court interpreter. I took the test and became a court interpreter soon after I met her,... only I interpreted Spanish-English.

I'm ... well, struggling to keep up with reality maybe

What's going on, can someone fill me in?

It's starting to feel like a character in one of those "OMG the premise of this TV show is such a mystery! (yep, our writers don't have an ending)" shows.

So am **I** Lloyd? and am I a robot but don't know it? What's the plot twist?

Wait, no, the Thai hooker is the robot right? So I shoot it and ... huh, no wires, just blood, so much blood ... that's strange.

Anyway, there's blue and red flashing lights and people saying I have to go with them ...

.

And still it's not as mental as Lloyd world.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Simon

I know exactly why he told you everything, Kim. He thinks he has gotten so powerful he actually boats about his escapades thinking that his followers will stroke his ego even more.

I think he probably got some kick out of talking about his sexual deeds in front of women he felt like he had some power and control over.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Simon

Ex-dubs and athiests have a moral code and ideas about right and wrong, whereas Lloyd seems to do whatever he wants ... Obviously, most men don't cheat on their wives with prostitutes ... And then there's people like Lloyd

And that is why some push the notion that to leave the WTS you have to leave all morals behind as well, to excuse their behavior. It's wrong of course - you don't need to go mental when you stop being a JW and switch to living some "opposite life". In fact the people who do seem to self-destruct, but I think it was only the constraints of the WTS helping them to keep things together.

But the vast majority of people can just leave and continue being who they are - moral without being judgemental, honest without being self-righteous, and loyal to their spouse and family without feeling like all their promises and commitments somehow don't count.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Simon

When he says that they 'flip[ped] to being judgmental and self-righteous,' he is simply saying that he's upset that they stopped supporting him and refused to agree that everyone lacks self-discipline. Remember, he mocked "Saintly" Brandon for expecting better of him. Anyone who thinks he should've been a better husband and father is judgmental and self-righteous.

Yes, it's like he can't even comprehend that someone wouldn't be a cheating asshole. He thinks anyone that says they don't cheat and behave like he does is some faker, claiming to be "saintly" like some unachievable goal.

The reality is that he's the odd one out, the failure. He's failed all his life at everything he's done: failed as a JW, failed as an elder, failed as a husband, failed as a father, failed as an exJW and even failed as a grifter.