• usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    while making fun of peoples appearances hurts as collateral anyone who looks vaguely like them I must wonder

    how was this dude running a sex cult. He looks fine basically unremarkable either way but aren't there better sex cults ran by more attractive dudes who don't talk about cryptocurrency all the time

    • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M
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      2 years ago

      Literally every dude running a sec cult is like the last dude you'd think could pull it off. Look at the NXIVM dude or the guy that made The Family International/Children of God.

    • silent_water [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      physical attractiveness has only a small effect on personal charisma. how you convey yourself and intimate yourself to others is almost all of it. people will literally not see your unattractive qualities if you convince them that they know you, like you, identify with you. this is also the beginning of abuse.

      • kkitsuragisleftnut [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I can confirm this. Any woman who was initially physically attracted to me are almost always immediately repulsed by my God awful personality.

      • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        this is true but him being a crypto currency guy I extrapolated him being extremely boring and obnoxious

        • silent_water [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          if you listen to him talk, especially before FTX crashed and burned, you'll notice that he's extremely smooth. and that's just pure audio. it's why the journalists are all horny for him. he's the conman in its purest form - he exudes confidence and control and it's actually hard to notice that it's affecting you unless you have a prior reason to distrust him. always go after these people by pointing out their verifiable lies.

    • Mindfury [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      reminder that Caleb Maupin was somehow running a sex cult in its early stages