Heres the link btw if you want to apply: https://www.notion.so/Join-our-Polycule-339ce84f25648043922be9551ed5b846
oh yeah someone here's getting murdered for sure
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Wanted: Roommate, must fuck every other housemate
Edit: wow this is a cult lmao
It seems like a big commitment just to save a few bucks on rent
How expensive is rent in the US if that listed rent is saving money????
In SF if you rent your own place it’s like $3000-4000.
Jesus christ! That's around the median monthly income in my country. And I come from a rich country.
My rent is around a fifth of that. Please tell me the $3000-4000 range is at least for a family apartment.
The majority of America its physically impossible to live by yourself with in an hours drive one way of any reasonable job.
You either have roommates, work two jobs, work remote and live so far out in bumfuck nowhere your basically a hermit.
Or you live in glorified squaller.
The average rent in the US is about 1600/mo, and the median household income is 83k/yr. Obviously these averages/medians will change dramatically when looking at individual places, but if you live in a major coastal city that's infamous for being unaffordable you will absolutely need roommates to afford rent.
However there's also plenty of major cities which are not unaffordable so while you can have your eyes pop out of your sockets looking at LA, SF, NYC, etc. Toledo OH or Milwaukee WI are just quietly going on about their day being relatively affordable places to live with plenty healthy local economies
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I clicked the link and read the whole thing. I still am not sure if this is sincere or satire. It's so out there that I kind of hope it is real, and that they find what they are looking for.
My favorite part:
What is your “special move”? *
If you are under 25 & haven’t figured it out yet, you may skip this question.
I was leaning real but intentionally humorous, but then they asked for the applicant's LinkedIn profile and now I have no idea
I lost my shit at the exemption for outside hookups while on holiday at Burning Man. So specific. 😅
With at least 3 other members of the polycule present!
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The breeding pool stuff makes me lean more towards satire
I don't believe you because the fine print at the bottom specifically says you can't click the link
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There are so many little things in that link that sends up a little red flag, but this section.... Oof.
Family planning:
- We would like to have 3-4 kids.
- We are considering having Melissa breed with Norman or Zaid, and/or Mackenzie with Douglas, as we believe these would be the genetically-optimal combinations. This would likely take place in the next 1-2 years.
- As you would be a newer addition to the polycule, we would need to get to know you for 2-4 years (depending on good behavior) before considering adding you to the gene pool.
Genetically-optimal? How in the fuck do they determine that? What happens if their spawn is not genetically-optimal? Recycling bin?
Geezus fuck people are dumb sometimes.
Genetically-optimal? How in the fuck do they determine that?
Hot and hot = optimal, I'd assume. I haven't checked the website to see if they have photos of the people or anything.
Ugh it smells very american, who ever talks like that any more? Didn't you pay attention during WW2? 😬
Nobody did and everyone who tried is long dead.
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The video of Zaid on the website. He blinks a lot while pausing before saying he's ok. That is a sign people in cults do when they are not ok.
Also, when a group make a video of a member in which they state they are ok to prove nothing is wrong, it's a sign something is wrong.
When they state a member leaving as "defected", it's a sign of a cult.
When they use the word "breeding" for adding children to their group is totally not a red flag lol.
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Come on, "polyrule" was right there
DAMMIT!
Yeaaaah, that’s not being polyamorous. There’s no amour anywhere near this group. Just somebody (or somebodies) who wants to manipulate a vulnerable victim.
There are plenty of great poly people out there who won’t try to steal your money or control your body.
Yeah 100%. As someone who is a "normal" poly person, the stuff listed in this is awful and terrible and shouldnt ever actually be considered polyamory.
High five from a fellow poly person! 🖐️
Yooo!!! Lets start a cult in Seattle!
I only join cults nowadays if they offer a remote-only option. Tried it out during the pandemic, got used to it, refuse to go back. It's so much less work.
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"We are considering having Melissa breed with Norman or Zaid, and/or Mackenzie with Douglas, as we believe these would be the genetically-optimal combinations. This would likely take place in the next 1-2 years."
Wow, I think this just found the field of microeugenics
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I should note: this is NOT me.
Found the defector
I'm happy with my monocule. Every couch feels like an XL couch when you're by yourself
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Yeah, I know when a polycule is looking for a short member they can lift up to get the cookie jar & high shelf stuff.
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"You can't click on this link because it is on printed paper, you will need to type it into your browser".
That got me chuckling, because I have actually tried to do that multiple times, but only succeeded twice.
I'd need more information before I could say I wanted to be in their polycule, much less their breeding pool.
They lost me when they asked for a LinkedIn account
My favorite part is that you can’t fuck anyone outside the polycule, except at burning man 🤣
If this was Portland I'd be sure it's a joke, but SF? who could say
You can't click on this link
Never heard of QR codes? Are all members over 50 years old?
Most of them are 20s or 30s but one of them is 65.
The worst part is that one of them is a software engineer!
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I don’t understand this post. All I see are red flags.
That means you DO understand the post.
It sounded fun at first, until I started reading the rules. Now it sounds like a chore. I feel like I'd rather go to a job interview than a polycule interview. Nothing against them though, happy they found love!
If serious: The breeding thing and this being SF suggests some strange subgroup from lesswrong/rationalism/TESCREAL or whatever they go by now.
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