Heres the link btw if you want to apply: https://www.notion.so/Join-our-Polycule-339ce84f25648043922be9551ed5b846
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.
H…E…L…P…M…E…E…H…E…L…P…M…E…
I still can’t understand if this is a joke or not. Some parts feel like a joke.
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!
“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.
They lost me when they asked for a LinkedIn account
Ominous shadow puppets in Zaid’s video. A+ to them for logistics and teamwork. I hope they find their match.
If serious: The breeding thing and this being SF suggests some strange subgroup from lesswrong/rationalism/TESCREAL or whatever they go by now.
I love how they don’t rule out people who can’t figure out a printed url. I certainly couldnt partner with someone who needs instructions on how to use a link.
Why wouldnt you just use a qr code?
Come on, “polyrule” was right there
DAMMIT!
“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
The dark arts have practiced by meddling mothers for centuries!
%100 cult vibes. cosmic horror lets gooooo
I’m happy with my monocule. Every couch feels like an XL couch when you’re by yourself
✊
One person’s heaven is another’s hell.
This sounds like an unrelenting horror to me. Imagine all of the talking… yap yap yap every second ‘it’s hot’ ‘i’m hungry’ GET OUT GET OUT
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.
Do jobs at least usually pay 10 grand or more per month there?
Yeah, tech jobs easily pay $200k-600k. A bad, low level tech job will still probably pay $120k. Some people are making $1M+, especially couples where both have tech jobs. This is why many people choose to live in California despite the cost of living. That said, if you aren’t in tech, it can be a struggle and that’s where you get people trying to cling to rent-controlled apartments and split rent 6-ways. This polycule is probably in part driven by housing costs and as most of them are young, they haven’t yet come to feel that living with 6 other people fucking sucks.
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
I’ve looked at those sorts of cities, and honestly, it has yet to wind up proving practical once I run the numbers. Yeah, I could move to Indianapolis and have a much nicer apartment for the same money or less, but between wages generally being substantially lower and needing to purchase at least two cars to be able to get around in most of these places, it’s always wound up where I would be tossing the roughly the same percentage of my income away between those two factors.
Like, I would be perfectly fine with moving away to a city where I took a paycut, but could afford a comparable apartment with a lower rent and rely on public transit or bike infrastructure to get around safely and quickly, but I haven’t found anywhere that ticks those two boxes yet.
It really seems like something that only makes sense if you’re taking an internal transfer and will be keeping your higher salary after moving inland.
work remote and live so far out in bumfuck nowhere your basically a hermit.
I did this for a few years and miss my hermit life.
That’s not entirely true. I pay less than $1k per month for my small one bedroom apartment and live within driving distance of a small city that has ok jobs. I’m not exactly thriving but i’m at least treading water.
How many people does a group need to become a cult? I don’t think 3 cuts it
A cult with only one member is just an unusual habit. But two? You’ve got a leader and a follower, I think that’s enough.
I would in fact think they must all start that way.
There are single family cults. You can absolutely have a cult with 3 people. It’s all about control.
Such as the Duggars.
And basically anyone in FLDS.
It’s a start
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? 😬
… Americans don’t talk like the either… What does that even mean
Nobody did and everyone who tried is long dead.
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 liked the bit about having been involved in 5 or more orgies counting as experience.
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!
I don’t believe you because the fine print at the bottom specifically says you can’t click the link
OP put the link in the post text
you can’t click the link
Only if you cannot read
the lemmy post text contains the link in clickable (and not shortened) form
It says so
The breeding pool stuff makes me lean more towards satire
I’ve heard of bananas stories like this over on StrangeÆons channel, so it might very well be real.
You mean the Portland Polycule From Hell? That was determined to be fake unfortunately, someone was just having fun making up stories.
Aww, that’s possible. Though I feel like there’s been plenty of similar stories.
Ive known people in at least three of these. Theres no way to know.
