Thank You everyone for you responses, I will explain a little further why I began this topic. A couple of years ago I encountered in real life a character involved in Alt media who has made it their work to expose psychopathy among the elites. Prior to this I had no interest in the subject. My very first response to the person (I wont name names as this stage as it would be unfair as for me the jury is still out) was a sense of revulsion I swept this feeling aside as superficial and based only on appearance at the time. I continued to encounter the character of whom I speak on an infrequent basis and became quite interested in their work. However certain things I observed did not sit right with me, i.e. a narcissistic temperament, and boastful persona constantly seeking self praise, and dismissing the opinion of others, a self proclaimed expert etc, also a misogynistic attitude and other similar alarm bells were ringing. Also they would openly speak of using magic to succeed all of which I found uncomfortable. However despite these feelings I found myself weirdly compelled to follow this persons work. so much so that I would try not to follow them, but find myself drawn back again and again, the only thing I can compare this to is trying to stop smoking or some other bad habit, but finding yourself smoking all the same. It is actually these feelings that alerted me that something was not quite right here. So I began to quietly observe the person (I should make it clear I am not a victim in any way) the more I observed the more I saw psychopathic traits appear, I became increasingly suspicious that this person is indeed a psychopath hiding behind a veneer of exposing the same, whilst using magic and ritual to bring about the success of their work thus influencing more people, whilst hiding their own pathology. I realise I am in a unique position here as even today I encounter this character on a rare occasion in real life, but it also has made me question who else among alt media might not be all they seem. It took me a long time to decide to join this forum as this experience has made me question who can be trusted on the very deepest of levels.
"Question Everything,
Learn Something,
Answer Nothing."
Euripides