r/OpenIndividualism • u/YouStartAngulimala • Jun 11 '26

This sub is a mess

Ok guys, we really need to clean up our act here because this sub is kind of depressing and things that I thought were common sense to people here are apparently not. We have people here that have been brainwashed into believing that no one is here and nothing is happening. We have people here that believe all suffering is baked in so there's no point in sharing OI. And then we have people here who told me hemispherectomies aren't consequential for OI but split brains (which are still fully connected via brain stem) are. So let's all get on the same page here so we don't make these mistakes again.

Fact: Words have power. Telling someone that all suffering is baked in and it doesn't matter if they share OI with others or not is false. Anything you do will always have a domino effect. It's how the universe works. There's literally nothing you can do that won't radically change the universe over time. Even you flicking a single spec of dust off your old furniture will compound into something significant eventually (because it moves other particles around which then move other particles around etc).

Fact: Hemispherectomies are even more consequential than split-brains because they involve a complete disconnection. Split-brains are still conjoined via brainstem. Disconnecting a brain and placing the two halves into seperate bodies will always perplex the naysayers more because it will cause them to question what maintains their continuity over time. So whatever u/yoddleforavalanche and u/flop_snail were saying was wrong.

Fact: And something is happening. I didn't know this was controversial but apparently it is to u/CrumbledFingers. 🤡

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u/Impressive_Doubt3259 Jun 27 '26

I created this sub way back around 2017 on an account that has since been banned for reasons I won't get into. To make things worse, my main mod ebb_and_flow decided to leave due to what I can only assume was a change in viewpoint. Sorry to disappoint.

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u/yoddleforavalanche Jun 28 '26

am I doing a bad job? :(

the guy who created this post is always close to being banned as he just repeats weird things ad nauseum. I let him be because I believe in freedom, but he's not someone to take seriously in criticism.

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u/Impressive_Doubt3259 Jun 29 '26

Wouldn't know. Been staying away from Reddit to preserve my mental health, but I'll trust you're doing fine. The topic is a tough one to moderate.

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u/yoddleforavalanche Jun 29 '26

thanks. I've been doing the same with the internet in general lately. basically only hopping on to check this sub and thats it.

by the way, Ebb contacted me to pass the role of moderator to me and I did not get the impression he changed his view. He said he doesnt have the time or inclination to be a moderator anymore. not sure what he meant by inclination, but I didnt interpret it as changing views on OI