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Re:What if we talked about over-60s’ screen time as we talk ... by thwayunion on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @05:10PM (#33725157)
It's even worse. She cycles through, as in multiple times with each group. The church knows her issues, so they cycle her through 3-4 small groups for a few months at a time so that she's included and taken care of but not overly burdensome on any particular group of people.
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Re:What if we talked about over-60s’ screen time as we talk ... by Gordonjcp on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @05:20PM (#33725257)
The patience of saints. Good to know that someone's keeping an eye on her, I guess.
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Re:What if we talked about over-60s’ screen time as we talk ... by datavirtue on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @06:10PM (#33725708)
They are also very patient with sexual and financial predators in their midst. If I was going to make my living scamming, my home base would be a large fundamentalist christian church. Over 40, bald and fat? Want teenage girls fighting each other for the chance to be your bride? I can point you in a few directions. They will even house, feed, and clothe you until you can get on your feet and ravage their flock.
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Re:What if we talked about over-60s’ screen time as we talk ... by thwayunion on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @06:59PM (#33726111)
Yeah, we had to intervene with respect to a particularly scummy financial planner from the church in particular. Completely idiotic fixed income products that made no sense relative to the alternatives. He was a non-fiduciary and taking commission plus absurd fees, of course.

The church is a net positive and mostly saints, as GP characterizes. But anywhere you find a high trust environment with low barrier to entry there will be some wolves in the flock.

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