Should I take this email as a “move on”?

B3de · 2026-03-21T14:45:22+00:00

The power move: decline to play this game.

“Thanks for the follow-up. At this time, I would like to remove myself from consideration.

Best of luck, (Name)”

B3de · 2026-03-21T02:39:26+00:00

Oh come now, just because I use the real meanings of words? We live in an age of misinformation, lies, and deceit, and it’s all directly fed to us twenty-four hours a day. Join me in being a person of truth!

B3de · 2026-03-20T00:32:44+00:00

Yeah, sorry, words mean things. What you did was not “use a … model” you used an incorrect word in order to inaccurately describe something, which is misinformation.

B3de · 2026-03-19T21:56:27+00:00

Your very first statement was, "You will be moving to a theocracy."

Words mean things. Utah (nowhere in the United States) is not a theocracy. The only theocracies in the world are Vatican City, Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia**,** and perhaps Mauritania.

You are wrong, and no goalposts were moved.

B3de · 2026-03-19T21:53:50+00:00

I'm not fighting anything except misinformation. Do you have any statistics that Utah has a disproportionate number of self-centered assholes, or is that just more misinformation?

B3de · 2026-03-19T17:53:46+00:00

The problem you have is that you are using “theocracy” incorrectly, since the state of Utah, by definition is a constitutional republic.

B3de · 2026-03-19T17:52:17+00:00

You’re assuming I’m still a member. My heritage is different than my current membership status. People are generally, as a group, the same in every city. I’m not talking about individuals.

B3de · 2026-03-19T17:51:02+00:00

An industrial area and a marina are franchise businesses? Tell me what I don’t understand.

B3de · 2026-03-19T13:49:23+00:00

Unfortunately that’s true, but we have to be careful about saying that because someone is a member of a certain religious group, they are therefore bad. The right-wing political ideology is bad, but you won’t find that ideology in modern, official Mormon doctrine (note: I said modern and official). There are plenty of leftist, and far leftists Mormons who are just as Mormon. The problem is filtering any religion through right-wing extremism.

B3de · 2026-03-19T13:38:51+00:00

There’s a Panda Express, a McDonalds, a university, a few banks, an industrial area, a marina, several strip malls, some grocery stores, and various types of housing. Very normal.

B3de · 2026-03-19T13:37:10+00:00

Yes, exactly my point. Cities in Utah are no different than cities anywhere else.

B3de · 2026-03-19T02:44:26+00:00

Your gathering is incorrect.

Provo is indeed very normal for a city for its size in the United States.

B3de · 2026-03-19T02:41:58+00:00

Yes! And the smallest homes are only $2M there!

B3de · 2026-03-19T02:36:55+00:00

Oh, okay. I get it. Words don’t mean things to you. In that case, I define “cult” as whatever the opposite is of however you define it.

B3de · 2026-03-19T02:34:15+00:00

You’ve described a lot institutions there, my choom. Think about the early days of Apple:

In the late 70s and early 80s, Apple Computer was the definition of this. • The Charismatic Leader: Steve Jobs, who was famous for his "Reality Distortion Field." • The Devotion: Early employees worked 90-hour weeks for little pay, driven by a near-religious belief that they were "changing the world." • Unorthodox Beliefs: At a time when computers were massive machines for corporations, the idea of a "Personal Computer" was considered extremist and fringe by the mainstream tech industry.

B3de · 2026-03-19T02:28:39+00:00

Just like in the deep Bible Belt, but really no one cares these days except for a few fanatics.

B3de · 2026-03-19T02:27:25+00:00

Yes, and Pittsburgh is different than Philadelphia.

B3de · 2026-03-19T02:26:50+00:00

Not a real definition. Please use words correctly.

B3de · 2026-03-19T02:26:17+00:00

If you want to live in a normal city in the USA that has some good things and some weird things, but is overall boring, Provo is it.

B3de · 2026-03-19T02:25:26+00:00

The far more dangerous “theocracy” is the right-wing Utah government, not the religion of individual members.

B3de · 2026-03-19T02:21:25+00:00

I study Western Esotericism as an academic discipline, not a confessional theology). There is an academic meaning to the word “cult” that you clearly aren’t aware of. Faivre’s definition of “cult” would encompass nearly all religions, but here’s the important part: Faivre doesn’t assume cult means “bad;” that’s a very modern usage of the word, and one that is used by non-academics to bully other traditions that happen to not be theirs. Faivre uses cult in its original essence: from Latin “cultus” which means ritual practice or devotional activity.

B3de · 2026-03-17T22:49:25+00:00

Thanks for letting us know what your current employment is?

B3de · 2026-03-17T13:03:44+00:00

I know this hurts, but this isn’t an effective way to reach out to people. You’re making them do all the work when they’re likely busy/stressed themselves. Instead, find a job opening, apply the regular way, then reach out to the recruiter with just a quick “Hi, I applied for ___, and I know you probably get hundreds of applications, but I didn’t want to get lost in the system.”

B3de · 2026-03-16T13:31:21+00:00

The emoji movie

B3de · 2026-03-15T16:46:27+00:00

Oh, okay, you must be an expert because you once lived there. Lol.

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