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    Cerridwen: Family may be "involuntary" by virtue of blood, but family relationships do not preclude other ones. And it's not like you have to choose suffocating... more »
    lisas: Does this mean that blaming "games" for renegade nerd behavior is done? Cause I was all set to start spinning my WoW disc backwards to look for secret... more »
    Isi: I truly believe there are people who would benefit from cutting off contact with their families, either long or short term, and hope that those who ne... more »
    LaComtesse: I am curious to see what kind of people are involved in this website the most. Are they people with genuine abuse and anguish or are they people whose... more »
    PhillyLass: Most of us are focusing on whether Tom has done the right thing for himself and whether this FDR is or is not a cult. But I also think it's worth enga... more »
    amowls: Pffffffff I doubt that this is a serious or dangerous "cult", considering that Tom has a mind of his own, and they DID NOT take him against his will. ... more »
    Diziet_Sma: Sort of on-topic - Chuck Palahniuk wrote a brilliant novel about the last remaining member of a cult, called The Survivor. It was before he got boring... more »
    Raspberry Swirly: When I saw the question about whether the FDR is a cult, I was like, "Wait, isn't he dead? How can one person be a cult?" I'm still half-asleep. That ... more »
    Breamworthy: I grew up in and around a cult. (Not one of the big ones - you've never heard of it.) So I have some experience with these situations, and this sounds... more »
    Monster Chalk: SHIT, where can I sign up. I needed to be rid of my family a few years back. They were not letting me control or live my life. They were also abusing ... more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: This is pretty eerie because I was just reading a story on CNN about a couple who met in Second Life got married and then recently divorced because th... more »
    A WASP and a Gentleman: In my experience, your family are the only ones who will be there when shit goes sideways. Everyone else is just strangers. more »
    beastybeatsy: It's pretty easy to get 18 year olds to do stuff, I know, I used to be one. more »
    PilgrimSoul: So, Molyneux dude is crazy, not least because I have no idea why this idea is a necessary concomitant of libertarian principles anyway. But! It is eq... more »
    Mangoglutton: If the organization really is encouraging its members to get therapy, I doubt the therapists would agree that the best thing to do is to cut off all f... more »
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