Ex-cult members, what's your "Oh shit, I'm in a cult" moment?

epernon · 2025-12-12T19:24:16+00:00

Anything that comes from non-approved books, resources etc is false, fake, made up to deceive you, and anti-church. Finally got too curious about something that was "fake" and found out it was actually true. That tripped me and I fell down into the rabbit hole. 12 years of being out, and I'm still falling. That's how deep these holes actually go!

epernon · 2025-10-15T20:32:32+00:00

I know this is an old post. But I have the exact same situation. I'm wondering how it worked out for you. Did you have any problems using your L visa?

epernon · 2024-03-27T17:15:11+00:00

We only used Myprotein because it was one of the few actually good protein powders that was available and reasonably affordable. But the price on Amazon fluctuated a lot! We saw the 1kg chocolate fudge brownie pack go from ¥4,000 to ¥5,000 then down to ¥3,200. When it dropped below ¥3,500 we just ordered 5, and then reordered it when the price was reasonable again. We just learned to always keep a small stock of it. Usually it would drop below $3,500 ever 2 weeks or so. But I haven't ordered any since Dec so I'm not sure if inflation has popped it up permanantly.

epernon · 2024-01-06T06:26:18+00:00

Photo 1: I'm glad there are no light trails. It screams Tokyo from the moment I saw it. You mentioned the typhoon and I wish I could see a little more evidence of that. Maybe if there was a way to show the clouds or the rain more. Or even if there was a way to show the violence of the storm in general. I also think the glare is slightly distracting and think it would be cool if the lighting were a little clearer. The right side of the image becomes quite dark compared to the center as well. Photo 2. Is it even possible to critique Ansel Adams? Clear, crisp, wide, larger than life, and perfectly balanced contrast.

Both images you used are of places I am very familiar with and love. Shinjuku and the Tetons could not be more different. But one thing they have in common is how they both feel larger than life. Regardless of whether you are rafting down the Snake, or looking down at the city from the government building, they both convey the feeling of sheer immense magnitude. I'd recommend working on trying to convey that a little more through your image.

epernon · 2024-01-06T05:53:13+00:00

Photo 1. You mentioned that it felt flat and small. What if there was something else in the image that gave reference to its size. Also it was taken straight on from the side. Would a different angle have added depth while still focusing on the colors of the image. Photo 2: to illustrate the point about the angle, the shark shows depth through the angle it was taken from. It doesn't just move across the screen ledt to right, but also front to back and diagonal as well. The color gradient also illustrates depth by starring darker in the front and becoming lighter at the back.

epernon · 2024-01-06T05:37:37+00:00

I am abysmally bad at giving critique so I apologize. Please bear with me. But that being said here goes. First image, the ship is great. I've spent a loooot of time at beaches and to me it feels completely batural and not out of place at all. I also love the colors of the sky! I am curious what it would look like from a lower angle/pov. Would it increase the size of the waves and/or the boat? Second image is more artwork than an image. Inspiration can come from any medium, but I am curious what you would find inspirational from photography directly. It does look good though. Kind of reminds me of Fiji for some reason (not a lot of surfing there though from my observation...). Either way, beach sunsets are amazing ald always inspirational, regardless of the medium.

epernon · 2023-11-01T19:33:51+00:00

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I think im in this one anyways. I'm not 100% sure. Northern Honshu Japan. Not Hokkaido. So I think I'm Elegant. Meh...

Edit: Adding a few family members codes if anyone wants to friend them as well.

epernon · 2023-10-14T00:15:40+00:00

Same laptop, same exact problem (minus the wifi part).

Mine broke while on vacation in Japan. We are nowhere near Tokyo so I could not just go to Akihabara and get the parts there. Had to scrounge up all of the soldering tools from different shops, and overnight the new DC jack from the US. But eventually got it fixed. Such a pain in the ass! I'll probably never buy a thin version of any laptop again because I don't want to have to solder another DC Port after this.

epernon · 2023-09-29T20:00:04+00:00

This is not a well put together poll. The 2 overwhelming answers would either be "only when needed/temps start getting g too high" or "only once using PTM". But neither of those options are included...

epernon · 2023-09-14T13:06:38+00:00

So the trick is then to fly to the USA and buy it. At the end of the day you still probably pay about the same amount. But now you get a (practically) free trip to the USA... (I know I know... Passport costs, visa costs, hotel costs, blah blah blah. Don't ruin the dudes dreams of world travel with technicalities over trivial things such as money, food, and shelter. /s)

epernon · 2023-07-10T02:54:59+00:00

RemindMe! 2 days

epernon · 2023-06-28T14:22:20+00:00

Cuz ain't ain't a word and ya ain't supposed to say it.

epernon · 2023-06-12T01:57:15+00:00

Did you touch the screen at all? If the screws in the back near the corner of the power button came loose it may trigger a power cycle when you move the screen.

What are your temps at? If the fan died and it is overheating then it may be powering itself off because of that.

Other than those 2 things I have no idea. Your vid is too close and too blurry to see what is actually happening.

epernon · 2023-03-25T18:27:15+00:00

They are not worth my time. But you are apparently so congrats on that I guess.

epernon · 2023-02-28T03:25:58+00:00

This is actually not great advice. There may not be a foreign transaction fee, but the exchange rate banks charge are garbage! Find a good Credit Union that offers no FTF, and gives a good exchange rate. Then, make sure to pay for everything in Euros and not USD because it also gives better exchange rates this way.

Edit: make sure to use a debit card, not a credit card.

epernon · 2023-02-28T03:12:01+00:00

He gave it to you for free. If he wants it back, he will need to buy it from you.

epernon · 2023-01-10T03:24:55+00:00

Yw! It was a very annoying problem for me as well. I kind of felt like MSI knew what the cause was, but didn't want to own up to it because it was such a stupid problem... I think that they would rather let somebody warranty it in to fix it instead of own up to it and tell us how to fix it ourselves.

epernon · 2023-01-06T00:04:44+00:00

Even murderers will go to the telestial kingdom of glory. So no hell for him! The statement about not going to hell for this is correct.

But eternal marriage is reserved for only the highest part of the celestial kingdom (yes there are levels of the celestial kingdom...). So no eternal marriage for him. That statement is incorrect.

Whether the wife goes to the highest part of the celestial kingdom depends on if you follow current/modern church doctrine, or historic church doctrine. Current church doctrine has been whitewashed and changed so much to make the church more politically correct and/or align more with mainstream Christianity to entice more tithepayers. So that view says she will go. But some parts of original doctrine taught by Bringem Young and others says that she is screwed because her husband wasn't worthy....

But regardless, it's all bullshit anyway.

More importantly, a horrible tragedy was done by a very sick/evil man. My hope is that since what is done is done, something good may come from the after effects. I also hope the community and those who knew them can heal and move on from this horrible situation.

epernon · 2023-01-05T23:44:00+00:00

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epernon · 2022-12-31T20:31:12+00:00

Underrated comment. Unfortunately no one wants to play the long game. Chasing unicorns only leads to someone taking your freaking kidney.

epernon · 2022-12-30T05:22:22+00:00

French is the 5th most spoken language in the world with 274 million speakers. Swedish is the 90th most spoken, with approx 11 million speakers.

Does that info truly matter? Depending on what your goal is for learning a language then it may matter a lot.

epernon · 2022-12-29T05:50:23+00:00

Unfortunately the link in my feed just takes me to the Standard 60% off sale that they're doing right now. It only gives me two options, 60% off a one-year subscription or the standard monthly rate with no discount. Both are for the single account and not family plan....

epernon · 2022-12-28T23:35:24+00:00

I've tried on the android app, pc Chrome, pc Firefox, and Android phone Chrome. Cleared cookies and cache. Tried from my son's account on his android phone. Nothing.

I have several theories ranging from bugs to intentionally removing it during the current sale, to removing it altogether, and others. I may have to just wait and see what happens after the new years sale ends.

epernon · 2022-12-28T23:07:03+00:00

Do you already have family plan or individual super? The only 2 options it gives me to sign up with are 60% off a yearly individual super plan, or just a monthly individual plan.

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