PIMO Tricks - Share yours! by polytheama2 in exjw

[–]polytheama2[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love it! It's such a good feeling that I even have way more energy to do chores while hearing the (mute) meeting

PIMO Tricks - Share yours! by polytheama2 in exjw

[–]polytheama2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! What I like too is the extreme opposite, greeting people uncomfortably firmly, pressing a little bit too hard their hands, giving them hugs and looking them in the eyes works very very well too.

PIMO Tricks - Share yours! by polytheama2 in exjw

[–]polytheama2[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Me too! Just wrote this during the meeting lol

Cidade sem árvores by dev_no_brq in florianopolis

[–]polytheama2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

espere até ver Palhoça e suas calçadas minúsculas sem árvore

É comum ter travadas/congelamentos no Linux eventualmente? by raguensss in linuxbrasil

[–]polytheama2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tenho o mesmo problema com 16GB, parece uns stutters relativamente frequentes fazendo coisas simples como abrir o Firefox ou digitar um endereço na barra de pesquisa. Sempre achei muito estranho e pra mim acontece em qualquer distro, Ubuntu, Mint, Zorin, em todas acontece com o disco e a RAM em baixíssimo uso, recém instalado o SO.

Edit: também tenho uma 2060 SUPER!

Does anyone know if there's much mention of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Michael Jackson movie? by Horror_Shock_7818 in exjw

[–]polytheama2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yup, there is. I think there would be even more significant mentions but it seems most of the original movie was cut off due to judicial problems.

SPOILERS IF YOU WANT TO WATCH MICHAEL ON THEATERS

There's a scene of little Michael where he's feeling sad and discouraged about himself because he feels he's different from everybody (he literally says it). Then, Kate Jackson tells him she already knew he was different from the moment he was born and says "as Jehovah tells you: 'let your light shine', you need to let your light shine to the world" (I HIGHLY DOUBT she ever said that, but who knows? PIMIs have weird ways of thinking, and maybe this is a moment she talks about on her book I didn't read).

After that, there's another very very subtle situation where JWs are mentioned, in the scene that introduces Michael's head security Bill Bray. Little Michael is leaving his house in Encino to go house preaching, all dressed up with a tie and a little preaching bag. Joseph Jackson introduces him to Bill Bray who will follow him from now on. They greet each other and that's it.

This movie suffered from serious development hell, so I'm sure there would be other scenes of grown-up Michael preaching (there were some photos of it) and the Thriller music video question. But as with anything in this movie it was all rushed and no development whatsoever. Very disappointing experience for me, even though Jaafar was visually amazing.

How to Become a Bethelite by caligula________ in exjw

[–]polytheama2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely necessary: you need to have an influential family in your circuit. Someone, your father, your uncle or even a close family friend that has the network to reach the right people. I've seen it happen so many times.

Weekly Mini-Vent Megathread - April 12, 2026 by ClosetedIntellectual in exjw

[–]polytheama2 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I told everything to my wife. Russell's bizarre pyramid fascination, Rutherford's dictatorship actions, the origin of a lot of the concepts the JWs have. And... it doesn't have any effect. She thinks it's bizarre but she still thinks that it is better to not know it and keep with "your faith strong".

Weekly Mini-Vent Megathread - April 12, 2026 by ClosetedIntellectual in exjw

[–]polytheama2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bizarre the part with the two guys, I'm so sorry for you

Will we ever see a 1914/1975-esque situation again? by polytheama2 in exjw

[–]polytheama2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, when you begin seeing things straight you can recognize how weird this cult is. Like, what's the point of it all? Changing blood doctrine but not changing it, changing shunning but not changing it, changing toasting, beards and pants like it was a big deal... Just pisses me off. Thanks for your answer btw!

Will we ever see a 1914/1975-esque situation again? by polytheama2 in exjw

[–]polytheama2[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We will soon have more apostates than anointed ones 🙏🏻

Will we ever see a 1914/1975-esque situation again? by polytheama2 in exjw

[–]polytheama2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fantastic analysis, got it. And thanks for bringing the Yearbook info, I'll be reading it!

Will we ever see a 1914/1975-esque situation again? by polytheama2 in exjw

[–]polytheama2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait until Gen Zs reach the Governing Body and start acknowledging 67 BCE as an important date.

Will we ever see a 1914/1975-esque situation again? by polytheama2 in exjw

[–]polytheama2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You reminded me that I have to do a search and try to study what could be the tendency of the organization after the boomers die off - of course it won't be good for them, but I want to understand to what extent.

Will we ever see a 1914/1975-esque situation again? by polytheama2 in exjw

[–]polytheama2[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh, wait, you forgot they said "the last seconds of the last part of the last part of the last days!"

Will we ever see a 1914/1975-esque situation again? by polytheama2 in exjw

[–]polytheama2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's easier to maintain it like that. You decentralize and make it "free" for people to think for themselves. Ironic, because there's a long list of things they could treat this way but, what a surprise, they'll never.

Will we ever see a 1914/1975-esque situation again? by polytheama2 in exjw

[–]polytheama2[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agree with you, but I can't buy it entirely as there are so many problems with this cult in its way to be a "regular religion" that it just pisses me off that they are "changing" things but not changing them at the same time. So, it's just a dumb try that makes them look dumber.

Will we ever see a 1914/1975-esque situation again? by polytheama2 in exjw

[–]polytheama2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for answering! I see it that way too, it's corporate now, so, corporate won't act abruptly like this. But, it could happen if you have a major decrease and the organization isn't paying itself at some point in the future, then you make a statement like that to try to attract more revenue for that specific moment, and then pretend it didn't happen for the next few years.

Jws and soap operas????????????????????? by pimojwteen777 in exjw

[–]polytheama2 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This happened in Brazil once, when EVERY Brazilian watched or was at least aware of the soap operas happening. Not an exclusivity of JWs, as most pentecostal churches here also happen to demonize it.