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

by Simon in

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uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

Simon

But, with policies like that it's no wonder they're declining. Like AirBNB and so many, they start with a good idea but then it gets bloated and shitty policies get revealed and the bubble soon deflates or outright bursts.

Same with Uber - people forget why certain service industries exist as they did, and what legislation was there to protect people. Yes, there is sometimes some waste and bureaucracy, but a lot of these modern takes on established ideas miss out on a lot of the important rules and protections and it turns out they are not so wonderful or innovative as they first seem - they just avoid paying their true costs.

Many are just outright fraudulent and got high valuations from inflated users numbers, sometimes through artificial use due to the unique and temporary situation of "free money" 0% interest rates while "money-printer go brrrrrr".

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

by Simon in

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uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

Simon

I don’t think the free tier patron thing was his idea or even his choice, it was a patron wide thing

Patreon as a platform and concept is in decline - their valuation dropped something like 70% and that doesn't happen if you have a solid business. The era of free money sloshing around and people being given money for dubious "creativity" is over.

They are trying to artificially inflate (and retain) their user counts.

So a combination of a lazy creator who regularly fails to deliver the promised "perks", who has driven a lot of supporters away with his abusive behavior, using a platform that itself is in decline?

I means it's time to get a real job Lloydy boy!

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Lloyd Evans Patreoff Pool - December 2023

by DerekMoors in

put in your bets as to where you think lard i mean lloyd evans will land after december's drop in his patrons.

in september he started at 457 patrons, did his whiny begging fest and peaked at 478, but then dropped down to 439 at the beginning of october.

as of this moment (nov. 6), he's at 427 paid members.. so, where do you think he'll be on december 2nd?

Simon

Ha ha, he thinks Leah Remini is going to come rescue him?

He doesn't realize he's toxic now, and people can't risk their own reputation by being associated with him?

He still hasn't figured out why so many people dropped him after his behavior became public?

What a fucking idiot.

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

by Simon in

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uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

Simon

Why even mention a viewer paid for all of it and that he’s more than happy to oblige?!

Lloyd lies all the time about his finances. His trick is convincing these wealthy backers into thinking he’s about to close up shop for good.

These things go together - the first is done to suggest that other people could do similar things and put their hands in their pockets to dig deep for a special donation.

Hey, you might even get a mention if you're enough of a schmuck!

And anyone donating money thinking that it does "something" for the exJW community and acts against the WTS in any way is as much a deluded fool as they were when they were a JW believing they'd be immortal.

All they did was drop a t ... you're not immortal, now you're just immoral (yes, I'm judging anyone who enables behavior such as his).

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What are 5 Things You are Grateful for this Thanksgiving 2023 ?

by Sea Breeze in

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here in america, we have a tradition to set aside one day to be especially grateful.

that day is today.

the psychological benifits of being grateful is well known and promoted by business experts, healthcare professionals, secularists, believers ... you name it.

Simon

Usually the Yorkshire Puddings ... so good!

Oh, erm, and the family, friends, and dogs too.

But did I mention the Yorkshire Puddings?

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

by Simon in

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uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

Simon

Who springs to mind? LOL

https://twitter.com/Rich_Cooper/status/1726923391914144140

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Just had a thought…

by Vidiot in

i been reading quite a few experiences on reddit lately, and their seems to be a common theme coming up….

…dialed-up-to-eleven shunning of xjws by their witness relatives.. it reminds me of back in the day, listening to some of the over-the-top vitriol displayed by hard-core loyalists when the topic of evolution or apostates came up….

…i was gobsmacked when i finally realized these guys weren’t offended and indignant because they thought it was lies….

Simon

They are angry because they wasted their life and can't escape, but you are over the fence and enjoying life on the outside.

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

by Simon in

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uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

Simon

Those are spot on in describing Lloyd Evans! I especially liked the second and third one!

I know, right? It's almost like he's a caricature prototypical example that would be invented for use in a text-book. It's uncanny.

That whole “feeling suicidal in Thailand” angle never felt right to me

Me neither, it's just stunningly convenient to press the "mental health!" button as a get-out, and people who weaponize claims to be suicidal are absolute shits IMO, especially when they do it publicly. Early on I read about how to deal with people making suicidal posts on the forum and best practice is usually to remove them because people making them rarely are and are just doing it for attention but they can have a very real and negative effect on people who may seriously be contemplating it and suffering in silence.

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

by Simon in

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uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

Simon

Also love the drawing ...😁

Yeah, nailed it!

I came across these ... made me think of "someone" but interestingly it explains how narcissists often like to:

1. Play the victim
2. Exhibit childlike behavior
3. Seek sensations, often through risky behavior

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-u16myH4WU

Also this one, how narcissists often cheat on their partner:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPSw0EsoXKM

This one too - does it sound like he's describing a certain person exactly?!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTtXvnWh9Ws

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Is AI going to change the world?

by Reasonfirst in

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had lunch with a friend, whose a lecturer in the accounting dept.

of one of australia's best universities.

he told me he expects to lose his job at some point in the next 5 years, as the accounting dept, will disappear, as all accounting will be done by ai programs, so why teach it.. if his fears are correct, that means that any profession that involves the mind, may one day face the same future.

Simon

Ai is great for some things, but it's a long way off even basic intelligence.

Basically, it's still thick as pig-shit.

Unfortunately, so are most people, so they are easily fooled into thinking that some pattern matching is "clever" without realizing that there is zero reasoning happening.