Most of them think they are "queer" or some variety of it. Or have weird beliefs like refusing to touch plastic ("It's bad for the environment") or drive a car (same dumb reason)...
They're also very much in their own heads, and obsessed with woke shit.
One is the daughter of a (Canadian) model. She's gorgeous, and can sing extremely well. But she's also (unsurprisingly) a pretty awful person...
And then there's another incredibly selfish, chain-smoking young ex (?) drug addict, who could also be extremely attractive, if she hadn't already semi-destroyed her body (unfortunately), before she even passes her early 20s, so...
Tis a tricky one.
At the moment I mostly just go and find hot women outside the cult, because, like I said, there aren't even any Swedes in it, lol...
And it's like, incredibly refreshing to just travel to the city and meet a) actual Swedes, and b) actual, normal, not-kooky people, ha...
The cult hates that I do this, nearly every weekend, but it keeps me mostly sane.
If you're half as attractive and personable as you've led on (and they love the ozzy accent), you should be able to convince one of the Swedish girls you meet to let you stay at her house. Maybe gain her sympathy with talk about the cult and she'll even help you find ways to make money. Once you're back on your feet you can ditch her if you want.
f you're half as attractive and personable as you've led on (and they love the ozzy accent), you should be able to convince one of the Swedish girls you meet to let you stay at her house. Maybe gain her sympathy with talk about the cult and she'll even help you find ways to make money. Once you're back on your feet you can ditch her if you want
Great idea. Piss off a woman in a foreign country so that he becomes a target for her, her simps, or the law ("He abused me!").
Yeah, I'm pretty much doing that next week. Except that she's French. But quite literally yes. On it.
I didn't think I was those things before moving here, but believe me, it has been... Much easier than I would expect (outside the cult, that is).
I can be who I want to be here (i.e. not at home), so... Maybe that's it. Or the fact that I actively start conversations, and can hold a convo down (which Swedish men, in general, suck at).
Or maybe it's just the accent and the general confidence that comes with being in your late 20s. I have no idea. But I'm not kidding, it is... Great.
I still find Sweden off-putting. But at least Swedes are... Within the "normal" realm of humanity. Well at least some of them. I've literally come to rely on Swedes and tourists/other EU visitors for normal social contact, because the cult is so totally fucking insane...
Hence weekends. I live for the weekend now. More than I ever expected I would...
I've come to adore Stockholm in comparison to this town, and everything in it...
At least in Stockholm I have relative freedom to... Be myself, to some extent, and to, I don't know, just... Exist? Without someone openly barking orders, or breathing down my neck...
Which is very sad, but... Small miracles.
I would have fled weeks ago if it weren't for that, though, so... Yeah.
So maybe that's actually bad. Anything that makes this bearable enough to not flee is bad. Honestly, if it's remotely the way you describe it, I can't see why you even stayed there for a day.
Pretend to be sick or something - it should be something that cannot be refuted, like a crippling headache. Then prepare your next moves in the time you call in sick.
Honestly though, while I'm not glad I've ended up in this situation, I'm glad I finally came to Sweden, and moved so far away.
I've grown a lot, and I know myself so much better now. And I've met some truly amazing people. Pretty much all of that happened outside the environment of this cult.
I've really just grinned and borne all the bullshit, and then spent weekends (including several Mondays and Fridays, which pissed them off, but IDGAF) seeing and experiencing this part of the world. That has been... Genuinely life-changing.
Hence why I'm no longer complaining about Sweden itself so much. Because while yes, I disagree with so many things in this country, and I think they're on the wrong path, at least... I can find common ground with that.
I can't find that in the cult, and it took me until this last weekend to realize that I no longer even want to try. No matter the cost, as you say, it's time to just say "Fuck you, I'm out. You can't touch me now."
Hopefully that will happen soon.
Ironically one of the participants here is the daughter of a high-level diplomatic couple (Brazil + US). Her father was here on the weekend. I barely got to talk to him, but he left looking horrified, so... Who knows, maybe he'll raise some of this shit that he's seen somewhere?
I'd like to think that I've contributed to that, if it happens. I couldn't say much directly, but I think he saw that... Things here were really that bad.
But he sent his daughter here, so who the fuck knows?
Funny you should say that, because they have... Interesting ideas about illness...
According to their understanding of the world, spreading illness faster and to more people means that "Everyone will get it, and then will get over it more quickly". Thus, they don't even cover coughs, or allow sick days.
One of the "organizing team" got what I suspect is Covid, and thus, pretty much deliberately came into work sick, and gave it to all of us. So I've spent the last week or so dealing with that...
I nearly went to hospital on Friday, I was so sick. So I didn't have to even fake it, haha. But I was able to use that time exactly as you say, thank god...
But yeah, while I've been here, one of the girls I've been seeing regularly is a junior doctor (French). Which is incredibly useful, but she's also horrified...
She's kept me going, so far, and I think she'll be helpful in getting out of here permanently...
I have another Swedish girl giving me legal and financial advice, too. So it's ok. It's just that they can only do so much.
But you're right. I was with NZ friends yesterday, and they said much the same. But it wasn't so obvious on the first day. It's extremely secretive, so some of the nastier stuff only became apparent later. Or I just figured it would "normalize" in coming weeks. It never did, though.
Also (massive) sunk cost fallacy, unfortunately.
None of this is new, or unusual, or unique to me. I'm just unlucky enough to fall into it. That is on me. But essentially these sorts of "organizations" are parasitic, and they obviously saw me as a good target/useful idiot...
But they've got my money (i.e. what I paid them for the course), and they have control of my visa. Thankfully I still have everything else, though, and I will not let them take more from me. Just time, I guess.
Yeah, but they're all like... Kooky as fuck.
Most of them think they are "queer" or some variety of it. Or have weird beliefs like refusing to touch plastic ("It's bad for the environment") or drive a car (same dumb reason)...
They're also very much in their own heads, and obsessed with woke shit.
One is the daughter of a (Canadian) model. She's gorgeous, and can sing extremely well. But she's also (unsurprisingly) a pretty awful person...
And then there's another incredibly selfish, chain-smoking young ex (?) drug addict, who could also be extremely attractive, if she hadn't already semi-destroyed her body (unfortunately), before she even passes her early 20s, so...
Tis a tricky one.
At the moment I mostly just go and find hot women outside the cult, because, like I said, there aren't even any Swedes in it, lol...
And it's like, incredibly refreshing to just travel to the city and meet a) actual Swedes, and b) actual, normal, not-kooky people, ha...
The cult hates that I do this, nearly every weekend, but it keeps me mostly sane.
Only way I've made it this far, tbh.
So no condoms and women don't drive.
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If you're half as attractive and personable as you've led on (and they love the ozzy accent), you should be able to convince one of the Swedish girls you meet to let you stay at her house. Maybe gain her sympathy with talk about the cult and she'll even help you find ways to make money. Once you're back on your feet you can ditch her if you want.
Great idea. Piss off a woman in a foreign country so that he becomes a target for her, her simps, or the law ("He abused me!").
Yeah, I'm pretty much doing that next week. Except that she's French. But quite literally yes. On it.
I didn't think I was those things before moving here, but believe me, it has been... Much easier than I would expect (outside the cult, that is).
I can be who I want to be here (i.e. not at home), so... Maybe that's it. Or the fact that I actively start conversations, and can hold a convo down (which Swedish men, in general, suck at).
Or maybe it's just the accent and the general confidence that comes with being in your late 20s. I have no idea. But I'm not kidding, it is... Great.
So yes. Great plan. My thoughts exactly.
Weren't you earlier complaining about Swedes? I guess they're a breath of fresh air compared to these new people.
Sure is something when you rather want to socialize with the swedes, haha
Yes. Both of those things are true. Sadly...
I still find Sweden off-putting. But at least Swedes are... Within the "normal" realm of humanity. Well at least some of them. I've literally come to rely on Swedes and tourists/other EU visitors for normal social contact, because the cult is so totally fucking insane...
Hence weekends. I live for the weekend now. More than I ever expected I would...
I've come to adore Stockholm in comparison to this town, and everything in it...
At least in Stockholm I have relative freedom to... Be myself, to some extent, and to, I don't know, just... Exist? Without someone openly barking orders, or breathing down my neck...
Which is very sad, but... Small miracles.
I would have fled weeks ago if it weren't for that, though, so... Yeah.
So maybe that's actually bad. Anything that makes this bearable enough to not flee is bad. Honestly, if it's remotely the way you describe it, I can't see why you even stayed there for a day.
Pretend to be sick or something - it should be something that cannot be refuted, like a crippling headache. Then prepare your next moves in the time you call in sick.
Honestly though, while I'm not glad I've ended up in this situation, I'm glad I finally came to Sweden, and moved so far away.
I've grown a lot, and I know myself so much better now. And I've met some truly amazing people. Pretty much all of that happened outside the environment of this cult.
I've really just grinned and borne all the bullshit, and then spent weekends (including several Mondays and Fridays, which pissed them off, but IDGAF) seeing and experiencing this part of the world. That has been... Genuinely life-changing.
Hence why I'm no longer complaining about Sweden itself so much. Because while yes, I disagree with so many things in this country, and I think they're on the wrong path, at least... I can find common ground with that.
I can't find that in the cult, and it took me until this last weekend to realize that I no longer even want to try. No matter the cost, as you say, it's time to just say "Fuck you, I'm out. You can't touch me now."
Hopefully that will happen soon.
Ironically one of the participants here is the daughter of a high-level diplomatic couple (Brazil + US). Her father was here on the weekend. I barely got to talk to him, but he left looking horrified, so... Who knows, maybe he'll raise some of this shit that he's seen somewhere?
I'd like to think that I've contributed to that, if it happens. I couldn't say much directly, but I think he saw that... Things here were really that bad.
But he sent his daughter here, so who the fuck knows?
Funny you should say that, because they have... Interesting ideas about illness...
According to their understanding of the world, spreading illness faster and to more people means that "Everyone will get it, and then will get over it more quickly". Thus, they don't even cover coughs, or allow sick days.
One of the "organizing team" got what I suspect is Covid, and thus, pretty much deliberately came into work sick, and gave it to all of us. So I've spent the last week or so dealing with that...
I nearly went to hospital on Friday, I was so sick. So I didn't have to even fake it, haha. But I was able to use that time exactly as you say, thank god...
But yeah, while I've been here, one of the girls I've been seeing regularly is a junior doctor (French). Which is incredibly useful, but she's also horrified...
She's kept me going, so far, and I think she'll be helpful in getting out of here permanently...
I have another Swedish girl giving me legal and financial advice, too. So it's ok. It's just that they can only do so much.
But you're right. I was with NZ friends yesterday, and they said much the same. But it wasn't so obvious on the first day. It's extremely secretive, so some of the nastier stuff only became apparent later. Or I just figured it would "normalize" in coming weeks. It never did, though.
Also (massive) sunk cost fallacy, unfortunately.
None of this is new, or unusual, or unique to me. I'm just unlucky enough to fall into it. That is on me. But essentially these sorts of "organizations" are parasitic, and they obviously saw me as a good target/useful idiot...
But they've got my money (i.e. what I paid them for the course), and they have control of my visa. Thankfully I still have everything else, though, and I will not let them take more from me. Just time, I guess.
I still have my dignity and my free will.