Scientology opposes Right to Repair - this is where I call it quits...

00:00 - Intro
00:12 - The DMCA isn't all bad
00:30 - Section 1201, on the other hand, is horrible
00:44 - What is section 1201?
01:12 - Example of section 1201 screwing over repair
02:08 - Example of section 1201 preventing technological progress
02:44 - Section 1201 needs to go, and I'm trying to make that happen
03:12 - Reading the scientology letter
06:15 - The takeaway from this video - manufacturer does NOT OWN THE DEVICE POST-SALE.
06:47 - An automotive analogy
07:14 - Back to the scientology letter
08:05 - Their asked edit makes this exemption useless since every manufacturer will include it in their EULA
10:17 - These people scare me....
10:54 - Scientology vs. the IRS
12:08 - Scientology "fair game"
13:01 - Disappearances
14:01 - This is where I check out
15:45 - merchandise!

[@rossmanngroup]

Mousepad: store.rossmanngroup.com/mr-clinton-schematics-or-die-mousepad.html Shirt: store.rossmanngroup.com/schematics-or-die-t-shirt.html

[@Stripedspot]

Ah yes, "Scientology". The fact they still exist is awful.

[@emo666man122]

they know if they had to explain how their theaten meters work... they will be shown to be frauds.

[@MStrong95]

Maybe this is why Apple is supporting the right to repair laws in California. Maybe Apple thinks it's worth risking themselves just to mess with Scientology. Probably not but could be an explanation.

[@originalfiremancancelled7303]

I would not shove that thing up your ass that would hurt.

[@aaronmicalowe]

Look at the bright side Louis - at least life isn't boring. 🤷‍♂

[@MediaMunkee]

Scientology opposing what you're doing is one of the surest signs that you're on the right track.

[@pinkypromises714]

@@cowabunga2597 lmao.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Also, since scientology is a "religion", if the courts listens to them, it is a violation of your 1st amendment rights.

[@dimon37]

YES!!!!!!!!!!

[@zeke7515]

Today I learned, "fight for what you believe in, until scientology says not to"

[@xinshengbing5743]

That would make the IRS on the right track...

[@FireOccator]

Imagine Scientology being destroyed because it got involved in the right to repair conflict.

[@gamefan6142]

That would be like the bonus item you get after a boss fight.

[@trueriver1950]

That would be even more ironic than Al Capone being inducted for tax evasion

[@Disatiere]

This shit is why we need more people like Reckless Ben who just have no self preservation instincts. Man literally made a religion called "Scientology Sucks" and infiltrated them

[@ekki1993]

The good ending

[@bbhdd6181]

one can dream lol

[@ShirokiMaki]

I've a terrible feeling if you pursue a noble endeavor long and hard enough in the US, you will ultimately run into scientology

[@jamesocker5235]

Or some other ponzi scheme

[@cezarcatalin1406]

@@jamesocker5235 or into the invisible wall of wall street

[@cezarcatalin1406]

@@jamesocker5235 or into the invisible wall of wall street

[@snowballtacoburrito8758]

​@@jamesocker5235scientology isn't a simple Ponzi scheme, fuck that thing

[@commando0110]

eh, kind of. they are a mason proxy i would imagine. but yeah same enemy.

[@bbhdd6181]

It honestly blows my mind that Scientology is just...allowed...to exist like this.

[@bbhdd6181]

@@housemousemain ok well first of all, chris chan *is* a monster lol. and secondly obviously i don’t have the power to stop them but institutions will billions of dollars of backing are likely taking some money under the table from Scientology which is why it’s allowed to exist. If that corruption didn’t exist, i doubt it would have been allowed to continue the way it has been.

[@lcfflc3887]

well what do you think? they black mail and infiltrate law enforcement agencies, this staff works, ask ANTIFA and BLM, they only been doing it for a few years so they get to exist. i wonder what is their Link with the illuminati, or maybe they are all one as the same.

[@JMPERager]

@@housemousemain People can't find, but the government should be able to. Especially when it involves that level of tax evasion.

[@tentaclesmod]

Yeah, when you get to the kind of shenanigans that scientology does, you should not be appeased, you should have instead the FBI shoving up their noses up every crevase and even the CIA investigating and sabotaging you. This is an organization that has seeked to infiltrate and subvert gubernamental bodies, they threathen the American sovereignty, and the American government looks like a clown when they allow such a thing to happen.

[@roland8980]

It's like the Mexican Cartels, you can't get rid of them they have too much power and money.

[@firetruck988]

For context, scientology sells the "e-meter" for about $5000 (it costs maybe $50 to make). These things break, and have to be returned to scientology for repair. Right to Repair is a MAJOR threat to this business model for obvious reasons.

[@goldilox369]

These things are literally made by teenagers and children in Scientology. They get paid (at most) $47 a week.

[@JNJNRobin1337]

we should get that investigated under child labour laws

[@cericat]

@@JNJNRobin1337 you'll find that's protected under religious freedom, I wish I was kidding but it's come up before with CLLs.

[@ozzieenkees]

The fact that you would see that it's all bs would also be a major threat to their business model.

[@Z3r0Sk83r]

​@@goldilox369they've been around for years and an amazing legal team is one of the first things they invested in. To give you an idea: they straight up murdered at least two people and got of scot free.

[@MissFoxification]

Never in my life did I think I would see a Rossmann video talking about scientology. It's a strange world we live in.

[@Dirge4july]

He dismantles bullshit. And 99% of religion is BS . Seems on brand to me

[@IngwiePhoenix]

Truely, the "odd one out" timeline.

[@salty_deez]

Let alone fixing a cock ring on stream 😅

[@sakatababa]

did you expect scientology to inject themselves in repair laws? i sure as heck didn't.

[@abandoninplace2751]

Scientology cannot fscking help themselves.

[@mwbgaming28]

Scientology exists because even flat earthers need something to laugh at

[@breezyillo2101]

Thankfully flat-earthers don't understand maps. The thought of them gathering together in one place and becoming as organized as the Church of Scientology is terrifying.

[@snap-off5383]

All religions are equally laughable.

[@BSV518]

They're using the birds, man, They are not real its just a drone system scientology uses to keep flat earthers down

[@0011peace]

@@breezyillo2101 not really teh real dager is anti vaxers and scientology

[@wrongfootmcgee]

you joke but if you knew the whole story, the part in the desert, with the founder of the jpl....

[@ReaperCH90]

If Scientology is against you, you know you are on the right path.

[@NootNooot]

it's basically with any religion

[@jackskellington9570]

​@@NootNoootnot even nearly the same. At least not with all

[@NootNooot]

@@jackskellington9570 the way, religion holds lower over business and politics. Being invulnerable. Yes they definitely can do all the same kind of crap to us

[@epmcgee]

True, but it's going to be a short path.

[@epmcgee]

​@@NootNoootcertain subsects of religions, sure. But that's because they're basically the same as scientology, a business masquerading as a religion taking advantage of the vulnerable

[@schtoobs]

Scientology opposing the disassembly of the Ohm meter is like magicians opposing "How to" magic books.

[@stonent]

Both Scientology and Magic should be treated the same way. As something that people don't believe to be true.

[@bubbles581]

I believe what they are opposing is cracking the DRM on the newest models that would allow splinter groups to use them. Original versions were just simple meters similar to an ohm meter. The last 3 versions have microprocessors and the latest version added DRM.

[@fortheloveofnoise9298]

​@@stonentMagic is more believable and has a stronger basis in reality. 😂

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

​@stonent All religion should be treated like magic, in that both are horseshit.....

[@IanM-id8or]

@@fortheloveofnoise9298 Also, magicians don't stalk you and try to ruin your reputation if you say they aren't really doing something that defines the laws of physics

[@henryz4312]

The IRS never loses and yet they lost to scientology. We need louis alive. 😢

[@onpoint2292]

​@@chlorhex6785yeah, but then Germany gave us Greta Thunberg😢

[@johnduquette7023]

@@chlorhex6785 Scientology had the balls to go into the offices and threaten them.

[@coweatsman]

The value of blackmail. Spying on adulterous IRS officers and other "insurance". Mafia mobsters.

[@coweatsman]

@@onpoint2292 Who is Greta Thinners?

[@coweatsman]

I've heard of Greta Thunberg of course but she is Swedish, not German.

[@mr.cauliflower3536]

they should be legally classified as a criminal terrorist organisation and persecuted as such

[@lcfflc3887]

charges?

[@OWnIshiiTrolling]

@@lcfflc3887 They use the threat of violence to achieve political goals. That is literally terrorism.

[@mjp121]

Eh. The followers come across a bit crazy, but as an institution the're only mildly worse than most organized religion- most religions avoid the IRS by convincing the government that they should be tax exempt.

[@frankdrawsnear9995]

​@@lcfflc3887Kidnapping and murder(specifically for the current leader), blackmail, harrasment

[@shamancredible8632]

​@@lcfflc3887nah, fuck charges. Just get rid of them all

[@tommykarrick9130]

I never thought I would see Scientology step into the fray. It’s like the writer ran out of relevant villains for the arc and just started pulling out random bad guys.

[@Kycilak]

Truth is stranger than fiction....

[@_DML_]

Laws that would've prevented the advent of the IBM PC Compatible, should not exist.

[@_MasterLink_]

That's an amazing take on this actually! Excellent viewpoint. You're absolutely right, would these laws be put into place, evolution of tech in the way we are taking for granted every day, wouldn't have been possible at all. If IBM was to have been the only PC manufacturer, PC's could have evolved even slower, as it was clones that loved pushing the limits and using even more capable parts, for affordable prices. Once the legal clones came out (no copied IBM ROM's), IBM was forced to be competitive, which ALSO forced Apple to need to step up their game at many points as well when competition between all got fierce. Had laws been in place that prevented this kind of thing from happening, who knows where technology would be today. For one if it was just two companies still battling it out, we wouldn't be *as* evolved as we are now, the competition caused that boom. We would honestly be behind in technology, in my opinion.

[@_DML_]

@@_MasterLink_ Exactly. That reverse engineering project was one of the most important projects in the history of computing, and it came at a critical time. Without it, the world as we know it may look profoundly different.

[@snex000]

And yet you guys likely support the current 20,000 some pages of regulations out there that prevent countless things from existing that you can't even possibly know about.

[@GlitchedVision]

@@_DML_this whole argument right here is why IP and copyright are both extremely dumb as a concept. To block similar works is to block competition and prevent the natural evolution of ideas just because of the fear that your idea might be too similar to someone else's who has the money to protect theirs. We can't move forward if we aren't legally allowed to just because some bigwig with money wants to keep making money off an idea that should be made obsolete. We can't improve because we legally aren't allowed to. information and thought should be free to share and consume as one wishes as there are no material components to thought, artificial scarcity laws should not apply, and IP/copyright are a form of placing artificial scarcity on thought. This being said, I do feel people should be respected and aknowledged for their ideas and creations but that shouldn't stop the free flow of ideas that our society has been based on since the dawn of society itself. We are only getting in our own way for sake of greed.

[@terjeoseberg990]

@@_MasterLink_, Actually, if nobody was allowed to make an IBM PC clone, there would me many more different types of computers today. Back in the days we had IBM, Apple, Commodore, Amiga, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, and many others.

[@retabera]

"I'm not going to take on the Church of Scientology" *Goes on to take on the Church of Scientology*

[@Theranthrope]

What can they do anymore?

[@Bushpig22]

The more that the lunatic Scientology lie is exposed, the better off humanity will be.

[@TomNook.]

Been reading their "Fair Game" section online. It's insane how much power the state allows them to get away with.

[@kk-kb9jr]

Yes

[@SonsOfLorgar]

And they should be classed as a terrorist org.

[@RyviusRan]

My dad was into Scientology starting in the late 1970s. He got my mom to try some classes in the early 1980s, but she thought it was stupid and quit in 1983. Despite moving many times throughout her life, she still received mail from them over 30 years later. Thankfully my parents were never rich so they didn't get too far into the classes, which continue to get exorbitantly more expensive as you climb the levels. Even though my mom only took a few classes, they still kept track of her.

[@shamancredible8632]

And people call Christianity a cult

[@richardh8082]

@@shamancredible8632 And it is (indoctrinate them when they are young)

[@JMPERager]

@@shamancredible8632 There are levels to all insanity.

[@KidCorporate]

IN THIS MOMENT I AM EUPHORIC

[@TheLifeLaVita]

@@coldspring2586scientology is not insanity though, it's a clever way to use people with problems to gain lots of money. Call them stupid...

[@Spencer-wc6ew]

That "reputation" argument sounds a lot like the "it will hurt property value" argument people use to stop their neighbors from treating their house like a home.

[@AvoxionYT]

HOAs need to be abolished as a concept.

[@huskymcfluff]

@@AvoxionYT Not to get into an argument that lasts weeks, but you're throwing the baby out with the bathwater, here. If your neighbor has broken down cars parked in their front yard, that will absolutely wreck your home value. Curb appeal is a real thing. An HOA can protect against stuff like that. That said, _some_ HOAs go above and beyond to the point of tyranny. A friend and his wife wanted to redo their bathroom, and their HOA said "no". That, to me, is _absurd_. The whole notion of freedom in USA is that people are free to swing their fists about as much as they like, right up until one of their fists reaches the tip of your nose. There's a huge difference between renovating your kitchen vs. refusing to mow your lawn for two years. There's nuance to the problem and the solution, and reducing it to a boolean value isn't reasonable. I do think there should be limits imposed on HOAs, but anyone who wants to act in complete disregard for their neighbors' wellbeing should not be living in a neighborhood period, regardless of whether or not there's an HOA.

[@AvoxionYT]

@@huskymcfluff @huskymcfluff I would completely disagree, actually. Any property you purchace should be your own to do whatever you wish with. Homes, cars, electronic devices. One should have the right to paint their home bright pink if they so desire. If it doesn't induce actual, tangible problems such as casting a shadow, interfering with water, causing smells and etc., no governing body other than the city itself should be allowed to tell you what you can do with your house. A home should be one's perfect place for living, not a landscape for somebody's investment. Telling people that if they want a home that actually belongs to them, they should move out of the city, in a world of 8 billion people is ridiculous. It might be a "slightly controversial" opinion that I have, however I believe homes should not be an investment all in the first place. The only place where a HOA makes sense is in an apartment complex.

[@MoonLitChild]

We had a guy move onto our street a while a ago, he was fine at first but recently he started treating our street like there was an HOA-- complaining about things like: school busses, mail, and trash pick-up. Not exaggerating. He apparently wanted to live somewhere where there were none of those services because he didn't like the traffic and addressed our entire street as "his driveway" it was. insane. I don't know what snapped in this dude's brain to put those specific ideas in his head and I don't *want* to know. Never seen anything like it before in my life.

[@Elrog3]

@@huskymcfluff The examples you gave that you think should be allowed are already handled at the city level. If there's an HOA it means they are going beyond that.

[@snowdoggieii]

In the 16 minutes, the scientologists turned off your sun as a warning

[@ukyoize]

I gueds in dire situation you can try and take asmany of them with you

[@crusaderanimation6967]

​@@ukyoize*KEEP YOUR RIFLE BY YOUR SIDE STARTS PLAYING*

[@atlanticx100]

I know that my browser is in dark mode. But even I had to wind it back to make sure I was not seeing things. Nice jump cut!

[@Zippo_Allstar]

Lol fucking pegies

[@SnuffitLabs]

Yeah, sorry Louis. You're probably going to be declared a "Suppressive Person". Scientology really doesn't want the few members they have left to go into the "guts" of their E-meters. They actually have a subscription system to even keep them working. That way the "apostates" they boot out can't have a working e-meter (even though they pay thousands of dollars for them).

[@havenbastion]

For a company to have control over their reputation means their reputation cannot be legitimate. It becomes just another kind of advertisement, and we know how true they are.

[@pptemplar5840]

This.... they want the right to maintain echo chambers and they think that is more valuable than anyone's right to have... basic ownership of goods.

[@falcie7743]

See every single car advertisement as an example, each claiming to be "#1"

[@linsqopiring6816]

You're lumping all types of control together and that's a mistake. There are some legitimate concerns and controls for brand reputation that warrant protection for example selling altered products as new with the same brand.

[@ZeroB4NG]

@@linsqopiring6816 That would be a "refurbished" product and if the seller does not declare it as such i'm almost sure that there are laws and fines in place to slap them around with. Steam is currently selling refurbished Steam Decks at a discount for example. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. In fact it keeps stuff out of the E-Waste piles which should be the Nr. 1 priority over any copyright and intellectual property concern.

[@helljumper912]

​@@linsqopiring6816well that's just too damn bad then. You takes your freedoms, and you takes your consequences.

[@yannik4889]

I usually don't comment much anywhere.. But thank you for bringing this to people's attention! I'm working as a 3D Concept Designer for products and advertisement. For a few years now, my software and hardware products have been tightening the choke hold they got me in. - Disney Pixar pushed it so far: That I can't even calculate two 3d images at the same time. According to their licensing system: If I want to keep working while a calculation is ongoing.. I'm supposed to buy a 2nd license full price! Making the matter worse is that when purchasing, the license is described as a "node locked" license per workstation. Which specifically implies that it should in NO WAY restrict how many images I work on from that workstation! - Sony is NOT pushing new software features to my 5000€ camera, which it could technically run - So I have to buy the almost identical newer model! While at the same time locking my device, so I can't install or setup 3rd party tools to get the job done! - Autodesk forces me to install companion software which, even after uninstalling all of their products.. keeps auto starting and reinstalling itself, just like a virus. I'm fed up with it!

[@SmokeyPyro]

we gotta stand up, athough its so hard to escape the shackles of consumerism/greed...

[@Uncl3M3at]

Hacktivists unite! We have to do the opensource revolution now to push back against the oppressor. Or forever lose our digital freedom

[@fresanegra77]

​@@Uncl3M3at even with all of the efforts of hackers around the world, I think it would end up where we are now, or even worse, since companies will probably cry victim to the governments and get help from them

[@Uncl3M3at]

@@fresanegra77 You're right, we have to pressure politicians, corporations and media as well. It is a huge endeavor but we may prevail if we keep fighting the good fight on all those fronts.

[@fresanegra77]

@@Uncl3M3at that would be a very hard thing to do, specially when more than one government gets involved and the other fields (like media) is corrupt as well. The companies that cause harm to the consumer's pockets have pockets too deep to get a hold on understanding it, and that money will be spent on making sure consumers get crushed beneath their feet But, nevertheless, it's a cause worth fighting with our teeth and nails if needed.

[@deadturret4049]

You'd think after the black fax incidents, scientologists would love the right to repair their printers.

[@LynxCarpathica]

You showed them your weakness. Apple will be the first to hire a scientologist.

[@ME98878]

Will this revive Project Chanology 2.0?

[@KevwePatani]

@@ME98878 4chan arise

[@iYoungxKhalifa]

No matter how strong you are you can’t beat Scientology.

[@MorrisDugan]

@@iYoungxKhalifa Actually, they're in decline. They're so nasty that they attract attacks from even nastier entities, plus they're at the "Decline" stage of their natural life-cycle.

[@I.____.....__...__]

@@iYoungxKhalifa Scientology is waning fast. They're resorting to try to trick Africans now.

[@Toad_Man]

You're not allowed to repair the thetan meter, you might accidentally harm the invisible space ghost parasites that died in volcanos

[@CreativityNull]

I think it mostly makes the Lizard people that created the scam cult named scientology angry that they're not making as much money as the lizard people that run the government and large corporations (JK)

[@raeldri5867]

You are not supposed to give the ancient knowledge for free, they need to pay the platinum pack to unlock that information

[@jr2904]

Hail Xenu!!

[@falcie7743]

You know a "religion" is completely bonkers when I can't even tell if you're joking or not

[@Toad_Man]

@@falcie7743 none of what I said was a joke, that's legit something they teach

[@adamryan977]

I can't get over the fact that a unsuccessful science fiction author relabeled his work as religion and thousands of crazy people started giving him all their money to increase their "tetan level🤡".

[@wrongfootmcgee]

an oversimplification based on a misconception you really think its all that simple?

[@adamryan977]

Your right: catching desperate people with false promises, aggressive spying and blackmailing of important people, indoctrination of the young and death threats against members trying to leave are also important parts of this business. You could say it's a mix between bad science fiction and mafia mob.@@wrongfootmcgee

[@darniil]

Well, allegedly, Elrond the Hubbard once said that the best way to make money is to start a religion.

[@debeb5148]

​@@wrongfootmcgeeit is that simple. L Ron Hubbard was a failed Sci fi author

[@commentingisawasteoftime7195]

He was a master manipulater who managed to freeload off his rocket scientist best friend all the white banging said best friend's wife in occult sex magick rituals.

[@tuxuhds6955]

I remind you all that we live in a world where Amazon can legally lock a person out of his own *owned* house controls. When will it end?

[@lcfflc3887]

but it's for your own protection LOL

[@tuxuhds6955]

@@lcfflc3887 😂

[@red---paulvanravenswaay2247]

Do not do buisness with amazon/ebay freaks, there are real people living in reality out there😁

[@JaguarPanda]

hopefully people will learn their lesson and stop buying that crap

[@debeb5148]

​@@JaguarPandathey won't

[@thecianinator]

It's great that you mentioned David Miscavige's wife because that's actually the precise reason you DON'T need to fear lawsuits from them (currently). Scientology hasn't sued anyone in years, despite open provocation, precisely because they cannot risk having David Miscavige deposed in court.

[@bro.weaver1282]

They sued the ¨Cult Awareness Network¨(and won) which was a Government phyops operation that was used against the Branch Dravidians, giving the FBI all those memetic lies perpetrated on the public.

[@caroltomko9261]

That’s why they use extreme measures to keep the Keebler elf in charge from being served in the lawsuits they have been hit with recently.

[@graydi66y]

They've sued and lost (lol) plenty of lawsuits in the last few recent years. A bunch involve them trying to keep ex members quiet about what they do.

[@TheInsaneupsdriver]

and now they're starting to go to prison for their actions

[@donnamaco1]

@@TheInsaneupsdriver Which Scientologist went to prison?

[@nickpheonixify]

the funniest part about product EULAs is that they are automatically agreed to by using the item you purchased and can be retroactively modified in the digital age. Imagine you read and accept an original document with a single clause saying you won't use your lawnmower as an improvised woodchipper, only to later get in trouble for mowing your lawn. when you bring up the single-line contract you find out it's expanded to a hundred pages of restrictions. Now the funny part is that people think this is an acceptable business practice.

[@daedalus6433]

Pretty sure EULAs are not legally binding tho

[@snex000]

Print out the EULA when you agree to it and get it notarized.

[@saybrowt]

​@@daedalus6433To the extent that they're within a nation's laws.

[@BanazirGalpsi1968]

Eulas are illegal.

[@matthewgagnon9426]

@@snex000 That's an utterly *ridiculous* thing to have to do. EULAs should just be illegal.

[@vincentclark5739]

They must’ve got dirt on the government if they got the IRS to back off

[@Raggaennight]

If you would allow a population to fix or even create their own stuff, you would have a highly tech savvy population...and this would lead to huge progresses in technology, I think.

[@codeym8070]

and you think big tech companies want that? hahahahahaha you've just stumbled onto exactly why they don't want to allow consumers to even understand their own property

[@werthersoriginal]

If they're allowed to dictate how I use my purchased product, then I should be allowed to dictate how they use the money I exchanged for said product.

[@karara5532]

Imagine selling someone a car and not giving them a key, and when they try to open the lock they get arrested

[@rodh1404]

They give them the key. But they might take that key away later on, or you might lose it. And anyone who helps you get back into YOUR car without being authorized by the manufacturer to do so will go to jail. So will you, if you try to DIY.

[@lcfflc3887]

do you really think you own your cellphone? LOL you don't.

[@makeitthrough_]

​@@lcfflc3887I read that in Arnold's voice from the "you think this is the real Quaid? ...it is!" scene

[@jonleiend1381]

Sounds like something BMW might do.

[@chettonex]

Dont give BMW this idea. They will charge you 5$/month to unlock fingerprint locks.

[@MoonLitChild]

I'm with a lot of people here in saying that if you're getting under Scientology's skin then you're on the right path, but picking your battles is important. You, personally, do not have to go head to head with these psychopaths. There's other people out there willing to. Do what you can, in the scope you feel safe doing it. I've watched a few of your videos over the years and your passion has always inspired me to push the idea of right to repair anywhere I go. I live in an insanely rural area where people are under the yoke of John Deere and their ilk and it's disgusting seeing what they try to do to people, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with picking your battles. I wish you luck in the battles you choose to pursue going forward. From one R2R warrior to another.

[@calistheticsmurdergeese]

Yes lets tell louis giving up is a good thing. The same as signing those apple contracts and crying in his chair at his house that wahhh some new yowkew is buwwying mwe. This piece of shit can't even fight his battles he starts anymore.

[@creativeheadroom]

If Scientology is getting involved, now is the time to put that non-profit money to work and step on the gas. Their resistance is a sign you're succeeding. The fact that they're getting into the fight just means they're afraid of you. They're afraid that if they don't step in, they will lose to an angry man with a soldering iron and a bunch of cats. Don't give up now, push on.

[@CausticPyro]

You see, I dont want my guy to die. Cults are fuckin crazy man...

[@Joy-zz8wz]

Cults are something else ._. Yeah

[@armlesskirby]

You know what they say about a cornered animal

[@navcenter77]

Congratulations Louis you are officially an Honorary Electrical Engineer for being able to identify an "Ohm-meter" from a schematic that has existed since the 1930's.

[@mikemiller659]

Ooow touchy

[@christopherleubner6633]

It gets worse, they also have different metals for the electrodes used for "auditing" so they can force a high reading so you will never measure "clear"

[@Davide0033]

@@christopherleubner6633it's a goddamn ohm meater, how do you measure "clear"? and the only way i would be concerned was if it read low

[@dylanherron3963]

The internet is an amazing place where people can take relatively niche information and lather it with the thick lard of pedantic sarcasm and imply that "everyone knows this" what a good ride

[@MorrisDugan]

​@@dylanherron3963 It's also an amazing haven for trolls who use ambiguity to evade accountability for throwing around self-aggrandizing insults. Almost everyone watching this channel will know what an ohmmeter is, or be curious enough to look it up. Same with the pseudo-esoteric profit center known as the "E-meter."

[@DjornNorthfield]

Not a fan of RICO, but if ever it needed to be applied to a group, it should be applied to scientologists.

[@jackrabbitping]

As a fan of RICO I can agree as well.

[@CyFed_Republic_of_Kaltovar]

I don't count Scientology as a religion. It's more of a hostile intelligence agency operating on American soil.

[@allconservativesarepedophiles]

As a fan of RICO too, I also agree with the 2 of you.

[@KevinSorbo.]

Huge fan of Rico all conspiracies are bad. Except the theories

[@vel614]

I know RICO.. he's a good friend of mine

[@23UAS]

What i get from this is that we need a Church of Repair.

[@OmegaGamingNetwork]

So sick of that cult.

[@Sollace]

Scientology recently started losing lawsuits to keep their victims quiet, so it may just be a matter of biding you time and you may not have to take them on.

[@lbochtler]

those terrorists need to be dealt with just like any other terror Organisation

[@marvinmallette6795]

The "Right to Repair" bill is on a timeline much more strict than any possible depletion of finances of the "Scientology" organization. Taking them on may be necessary. Apparently, Leah Remini is suing them for harassment, and reports are that David Miscavige is on the run. They may indeed be weak and vulnerable. Hopefully, any move against Louis Rossman by the Scientology organization would result in the dismantling of the organization proper.

[@Calvin_Coolage]

​@@lbochtlerI dream of waking up one day to hear that the feds raid their headquarters in Florida.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

@@lbochtler Not quite terrorists yet, but they are a Cult. They should be dealt with accordingly. Something like Waco Texas.

[@Mindbulletz]

@@lbochtler Someone please tell me they possess any amount of oil.

[@maxon1672]

I just thought of something horrifically dystopian… The success of Right To Repair almost necessitates the proliferation of subscription services. From Adobe software to cars and houses, the disgusting greed of corporations will not stop without change on the consumer level. Legislation can be worked around. We must keep fighting, and change public sentiment in the process!! I believe it can be done. Keep it up Louis.

[@SlinkyD]

Just don't buy. China finding out the hard way. If the world can do it to them, we can do it to corporations.

[@HeroGuy3]

I always thought the phrase "you will own nothing" implied that I wouldn't have any capital with which to buy things I never thought it meant there would be nothing to buy This is so much worse

[@modicool]

@@HeroGuy3 To me that's always what it meant, and always why it scared me.

[@amandajean7738]

A subscription house?! WTF! We cannot allow that to happen.

[@maddog7012]

​@@HeroGuy3it has always meant you will not have ownership of things in your possession, but will be allowed to use them based on your social credit score, and those allowances can be taken away at any time. But your life will be simpler and you won't need to worry about such things as maintenance or care, so you will be happy...

[@glenwaldrop8166]

Thanks for that, actually woke up the family laughing at "I didn't expect to test that". Carry on sir!

[@bunnybreaker]

I don't blame you for bowing out. You've done so much for the right to repair and your service is appreciated. 🖤

[@kjamison5951]

Scientology opposes ‘Right to Repair,” yet charges devotees a fortune to “fix them” through courses. They believe they have a right to repair people…

[@cymes82]

They didn't managed to repair John Travolta's son.

[@innisneill7510]

They don‘t repair people, they break them. So being against right to repair is right up their alley.

[@rgarito]

They believe they have a right to own people, too...

[@Arsenic71]

Yeah but they are specially trained to do so. That makes it ok under their own definition.

[@affsteak3530]

Well, yeah. Opposing "Right to Repair" and brainwashing people both make Scientology money. Ideological consistency is for marks ready to be fleeced!

[@grimslade0]

I guess they don't want anyone repairing Tom Cruise 👁️👄👁️

[@AngryGayPope]

He is beyond gone.

[@ZeroB4NG]

@@AngryGayPope Why? That Top Gun Movie was pretty good.

[@max2themax]

​@@ZeroB4NGHe's the biggest known Scientologist. He may seem like a nice actor, but he's deep in the inner circles of Scientology.

[@floorpizza8074]

Just another example of how you can't fight stupid, Louis, but we sure appreciate you trying. How the business of Scientology is able to disguise itself as a "religion" is stupidity defined.

[@BL4CK5M1TH0]

This makes me sad on a depressive level. I feel like every avenue i take is being changed or became inaccessible. They want us to have nothing... this makes my chest hurt cause as a tech im struggling to find a job. This makes it so hard. Like a spit to face. I pray we get positive changes

[@Poldovico]

I really don't see why any organization with a concept such as "fair game" should not be subject to their own policy by literally the entirety of the rest of society.

[@markfreeman4727]

they've figured out their the only ones in society with a set of fangs sure the government does but their used to bullying people who can't really fight back

[@MorrisDugan]

They invite it, so it does start to happen, and then snowballs. They also start splintering internally, with different factions fair-gaming each other.

[@durandle9226]

their concept of "fair game" defines the entire group as a terrorist orginization

[@Jadebones]

Fair is fair....

[@nzlemming]

^^^THIS^^^

[@abavariannormiepleb9470]

They must like the monopoly on repairing those Thetan meters ;)

[@connoisseurofcookies2047]

Literally my first thought. It would make deb00nking their crap even more trivial than it already is.

[@kk-kb9jr]

😂 Yes... 😅

[@travelnc2g]

They require recalibration by the cult every year. Not even repair. It's a grab for more money...

[@Sekir80]

@@travelnc2g That's the latest model, isn't it?

[@cericat]

@@travelnc2g it's always been about the money for them.

[@Jakeski87]

Their reputation was ruined long ago.

[@Yuriel1981]

I love how Scientology is fighting this specifically so experts can't call out the e-meter for the BS it is. Lol

[@MS-ig7ku]

We need a system where a false DMCA request leads to a large punitive payment of damage to the victim.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

And automatically establish the false dmca issuer as a vexatious litigant as well as automatically initiating a criminal indictment for attempted wire fraud.

[@MH_VOID]

remove the word "false" and it's even better. DMCA is an evil joke

[@Gandhi_Physique]

The problem it that it has to be proven and not everyone can afford to go to court. But I do think people that abuse DMCA should get an equivalent, or worse punishment than people that do break DMCA rules.

[@ohiasdxfcghbljokasdjhnfvaw4ehr]

and what if it's not actually false? do I have to pay a bunch of money to go to court to fight the fact that i shouldn't have to pay?

[@MH_VOID]

@@ohiasdxfcghbljokasdjhnfvaw4ehr it's automatically false, because DMCA is false.

[@johnsmith8981]

Man I want him to buy an E-meter and tear that thing apart on stream so bad.

[@theeccentrictripper3863]

E-Meter Teardown Model Comparison video or we riot

[@trevorhaddox6884]

The channel Playing With Junk tore down an E-meter. There's another video (maybe also him?) that tore down a huge rack mounted version and found nonsense components inside like some coils wrapped around a vile of plant juice and covered in epoxy.

[@synchro-dentally1965]

Louis *teardown and repairs trojan vibrator with no glove: no problem Louis *stares at e-meter: :[

[@lbochtler]

tear apart, reverse engineer, explain every function of it in a video, possibly file a bullshit report to the patent office for allowing such a bullshit patent and ideally destroy the entire bullshit terrorist Organisation known as Scientology

[@cericat]

@@synchro-dentally1965 Trojan are not as trigger happy with their lawyers as the CoS is. Even dad didn't mess with them, and fucking with cults was his raison d'etre after his second marriage.

[@aurenkleige]

We need the next Theodore Roosevelt to step up and start smashing monopolies and anti-right-to-repair laws left, right, and center.

[@moniquedelaney7958]

Hi Louis , Just saw you on Aaron’s channel Fantastic content regarding the Scientology mail 🎉🎈🤩

[@adamloveland3198]

This overreach from these Scientology people is pure bs

[@Meat88]

I fell down the Scientology rabbit hole a few weeks ago, Louis barely scratched the surface on what Scientology does to people.

[@Wooskii1]

Scientologists reaching? Are we thinking about the same group?

[@the_kombinator]

Honestly, who cares what they think. Most people with an IQ greater than 85 and a BAC below 0.02 know better to avoid that shit.

[@LillyAnarkitty]

It’s almost like scientology is pure bs

[@archelonprime]

Scientology is a man made concoction, just like EVERY RELIGION IN THE HISTORY OF PLANET EARTH.

[@AngDeLuca]

Hi Louis. This section of the DMCA is fucking absurd. In my opinion, even though it is “technically illegal,” people should act in spite of it anyway. As a security researcher and reverse engineer myself, it’s becoming incredibly tempting to fight these practices offensively. You and your content are a breath of fresh air, cheers.

[@skataskatata9236]

nope. wrong. a bad law should be abolished, not circumvented.

[@normalminecraftletsplay]

​@@skataskatata9236it can be modified lol

[@ShinyQuagsire]

yeah I made my Wii U modchip open source specifically to spite Nintendo on the off chance I got nastygram'd. Only requires a $5 RP2040, good luck stopping that lol (tbh I don't think anyone cares about Wii U tho)

[@normalminecraftletsplay]

​@@ShinyQuagsiregive them some time until they realize you exist, good luck

[@S0L4RE]

@@normalminecraftletsplaythat’s why you need good opsec ;)

[@Akutukananu]

Wow!!! 2700 litigation against the irs for tax evasion?!

[@goupigoupi6953]

I don't want to comment on the reputation of Scientology because I'd be breaking yet another law.

[@Coldbird1337]

It's a sad state when you fear a cult more than you do the government, because it means one is more effective than the other

[@MrMagnaniman]

When Scientology starts routinely using their flying robot army to target weddings, hospitals, and school buses, I'll start fearing them more. Or spying on literally every person in the entire world. The government set the bar pretty high, so Scientology still has quite a ways to go to catch up. And until then, I won't be lamenting any lack of power that those psychos have.

[@rodh1404]

It's almost like organizations that operate by the rule of law (however messed up that law might be) are less scary than organizations that operate outside the law.

[@MrMagnaniman]

@@rodh1404 The worst atrocities in history were entirely sanctioned by law and were carried out by those demanding adherence to "rule of law."

[@JohnDoeWasntTaken]

I mean, devil's advocate, it's actually the opposite. I'd rather fear a cult known for using underhanded and criminal methods to get what they want at any cost, than fear my own government which should exist to serve me. You're only saying that because you actually want the government to have some teeth and stamp out that evil cult, which is understandable, but between a cult and the government it should be expected that the cult ends up being more dangerous when they have never been known as particularly rational groups of people. When you have the manpower of scientology all united for one goal and brainwashed to carry out risky business, any government would have a hard time stamping it out save for an armed raid on their HQ and arresting the leader.

[@MrMagnaniman]

@@JohnDoeWasntTaken I think my comments have been hidden. You're exactly right. The abuses and crimes of government extend far beyond anything Scientology has done. In fact, much of the wrong-doing committed by Scientology has been permitted by law, or even happened with active participation from the legal system. It's also worth noting that trying to differentiate between cults and political parties is just a matter of scale right now. And I wish I was exaggerating. People just don't see it as the same thing because they're caught up in it...

[@deegee9560]

Its a galvanometer actually! They were sold at radioshack as a lie detector at one time! They were sold as stress or mood meters as well! Now the same electronic circuits are used in fitbit, galaxy, and apple watches as stress meters!

[@CleoKawisha-sy5xt]

!

[@cherryjuice9946]

Wouldn't an ohm meter be the same thing in the configuration in which they're using this? For instance, to measure ohms, an ohm meter injects a small voltage, and measures the little current that's returned, thus providing a measurement of ohms. In the schematic that Louis showed, the person is supposed to grab two sponge type handles. Clearly, the person is not supplying the current. One side (right side sponge) appears to get the voltage directly from a tap on the resistors tied to the supply. The other (the hand that's the return path) is connected to the grid of the first vacuum tube and this is what is being measured. So, while this device measures the returned current, it is this device that is supplying it. Even though this doesn't give a read out in ohms, it is measuring a persons resistance. Technically, not a true ohm meter, but it's doing the same thing. Rather than show a scale with ohms, they might have used number of past life's or something.

[@skataskatata9236]

yep. it simply measures DC electrical resistance if the skin, very dependant on sweat, that is an indicator of stress.

[@RandomBogey]

So, you’re telling me that my Apple Watch can measure my thetans, or no?

[@AngryGayPope]

Technically it is a reverse ohm meter. The harder you squeeze the cans the more the needle moves one way. So of course they don't let you see the needle.

[@ericstoverink6579]

From what I've read on the subject, scientology has lost a lot of their teeth in the last few years. They are not nearly as fearsome as they once were.

[@neognostics]

The long term PTSD and trauma effects from Scientology, is one of the worst of all the cults 😢

[@GMAV3RICK]

I feel you, Louie. Being a hero is nice and all but no-one wants to be a martyr.

[@metamorphicorder]

I mean some martyrs do. Thats a thing. Im not saying like its good or anything, but some people do want to be a martyr.

[@decorumlopez9147]

He has not yet reached his final form.

[@paul_miller43]

Didn't expect this to be the end boss of right to repair

[@virtusetglorie]

I did!

[@JARV9701]

The plot twist was unexpected, but, reasonable

[@Theranthrope]

"THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM!"

[@rustyhangerabortions]

Well, if we're lucky, maybe we can finally end Scientology for good.

[@OdaSwifteye]

This is actually a secret boss. If Louis can beat this one, he can get the good ending.

[@av3ng3r-49]

Was nice knowing you Louis, make sure you leave instructions for the cat's welfare..

[@whatsupinspace854]

Back in ancient times, the 1990's, I was first exposed to Scientology by the fact that they and TSR - the makers of Dungeons & Dragons, were both sueing almost the entirety of the Internet.

[@EmceeJoseph]

Just repaired my mom's Dell laptop today by myself with only a screwdriver, a $15 part (that arguably shouldn't have broken in the first place), the manual, and my bare hands and want to still be able to do that years from now. Don't give up but try not to die either, Louis.

[@JCOwens-zq6fd]

Being made a target of a cult that has CIA ties isnt exactly a cake walk but it is a sure sign that this is a worthy fight & the right thing to do or they would not oppose it.

[@tohrurikku]

A few ex-scientologists claim that the cult lost it's sharp claws in the past few years, so you may not have to worry too much about them being a threat.

[@quajay187]

you aint kidding. I don't think people truly understand how ruthless the COS is

[@torinnbalasar6774]

It's hilarious that Scientology is trying to protect their bootleg ohmmeter. I often volunteer for a science center that slapped an old multimeter and a pair of metal plates to a piece of plywood, we use it to teach people that the human body is conductive and carries a charge. Somehow I've only ever heard one person make the connection and point out it's similarities with what Scientology makes. Which I guess is a good accomplishment, since unlike them, we're using it to demonstrate actual science rather than quantify mystical energy.

[@BradAnderson-nb4hy]

License agreements are never "negotiated" prior to the purchase. They are imposed upon the purchaser and typically unknown prior (and usually after, cause no one reads them, and people who read them typically cannot fully understand them) to attempting to use the product or software.

[@aldproductions2301]

Also since when are EULAs available prior to purchase? About every one I've seen requires you to purchase it before you see it.

[@davidgoodnow269]

The main fear from Scientology is induced cancer. When they were compiling their encyclopedia, they uncovered some things that are perhaps better lost.

[@mrmouse-ol9pw]

What??

[@davidgoodnow269]

@@mrmouse-ol9pw If you know, _you know!_

[@mrmouse-ol9pw]

@@davidgoodnow269 but I don't, and I really don't want to spend a week deep diving a cult so maybe a heads up?

[@mrmouse-ol9pw]

@@davidgoodnow269 I am a scientist, a biologist, but a scientist nonetheless, so I do have some education. Ionized radiation is the only thing I know off hand that can cause "induced" cancer. No I'm not a Dr or physicist so maybe clue me in

[@weatherman1504]

Could you elaborate? I don't know and would be interested in knowing.

[@lord_haven1114]

They were probably the ones who put that letter in your mailbox as a veiled threat. “We know where you live” 😂

[@user-jm8ho2hy8g]

As someone that has dealt with this group before. They are only as powerful as you allow them to be. They are easier to deal with than you think.

[@SlinkyD]

Fat barrel & a smile.

[@daineminton9687]

​@@SlinkyDThat had me rotfl, you were quick with it, the wit i mean

[@rustyhangerabortions]

I can verify that. Scientologists are pussies that talk big. The only way they can get any power over you is if you give it to them, by joining the cult.

[@Omnihilo]

​@@daineminton9687 Can you explain the context/reference?

[@CptJistuce]

Where is David Miscavige's wife?

[@MrTorment0r]

I knew many people who took and stood up to the "church of Scientology" when Tom put his interview video online and removed it. Do us all a favor, Louis, do not "Puss out" and push forward. Because they have their hands in all companies and platforms, even KZbin and Apple. You have been fighting for the right to repair against them this entire time.

[@mobilityproject3485]

This video is more dangerous for him than anything he could actually do...

[@MH_VOID]

what removal??

[@wektftw]

either conform or be forced to conform, how sad. i wish you luck out there Louis your response is respectable.

[@Robot-Overlord]

We live in the stupidest time ever.

[@weignerg]

We are with you Louis! You are popular enough that they can't touch you without all of us knowing. Schematics or die!

[@TechnomancerTheWise]

We would know, but what could we do

[@TechnomancerTheWise]

Besides all of us posting up to protect him 24/7...

[@tiggy4591]

Do you think he has faith that his fans will actually have his back in a meaningful way? After all just cheering or existing as a crowd only goes so far. He'd need a large enough team helping physically, legally, and economically to not just get stomped out if they choose to target him. In the end a crowd is just a loud ignorable noise if they don't do anything but shout.

[@Nexalian_Gamer]

@@TechnomancerTheWise Mail them a metal pipe filled with boom booms and a remote-activated fuse

[@erutuon]

I didn't realize Scientology was so evil. I thought it was just a laughingstock. They deserve to lose.

[@javaskull88]

Attempted murder and possible actual murder aren’t bad enough?

[@ME98878]

Look up Project Chanology

[@AgentExeider]

Oh they are evil as hell, just research the Sea Org. They have ships with slaves on them, and these aren't randos, like their actual followers are the slaves on these ships. it's totally f**ked.

[@reversi_dovah4995]

My dog, Scientologists mentally physical and sexually abuse members, raided the IRS offices, murdered people, stock and harass their opposition, traffic humans, use child labor, drive most of their members into crippling dept, buy police protection, and defame ex members. They are textbook evil and this is before we even get into their fake medical treatment.

[@daexion]

They have a really bad reputation for being worse to former employees and former members than the mob ever was. They literally turned the court system into a weapon for decades and had a small "army" of people and lawyers they used to ruin peoples's lives that spoke out against them. Some people had to go into hiding to get away from Scientology it was that bad.

[@mydroid2791]

Tech community vs Scientology... my bet would be on the world wide tech community!

[@graffiti73]

I just ordered one of the mousepad to support you! I don't want to see you disappear either! I respect what you do.

[@mklpa123]

The reputation of the brand should never be considered more important than your freedom

[@jr2904]

I live 15 minutes from "Gold Base" which is the actual headquarters for scientology, they are absolutely insane. They have wrought iron fences with the spikes curved inward rather than out. They do this to keep people in. They also have tried to choose the road that bisects their property, thankfully the county rejected it. They do however, have cameras that watch all cars driving on the road. When protesters set up on their property they call the sheriff and play a very loud tri tone on loudspeakers so that drivers can't hear the protesters.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Sounds like a well defined target for an artillery barrage, or three...

[@lbochtler]

@@SonsOfLorgar or a small tactical nuke or a few MOAB's

[@Redhotsmasher]

So the protesters just need a louder PA system?

[@youkofoxy]

@@Redhotsmasher Count with me, I know how to design PA.

[@Mindbulletz]

​@@youkofoxy As for your design goals, it doesn't need to be able to output sound longer than a handful of wavelengths at max volume; it just needs to be loud enough to effectively overcome the problem in all foreseeable scenarios.

[@gervas4935]

"I don't want to disapear , I don"t want to die" Louis Rossman talking about Scientoligy 2023.

[@richardbishop1916]

A"wellness check" could be invoked for that woman !,and as a Canadian Postman (Now retired ,20 yrs service (78-98 )we used to laugh at "Hubbernetics" ,(stupid materials they mailed)and knew the victims on our routes! (then came the "Time Magazine "Article ;" Scientology ...Cult of Greed" (interesting read) thanks agian Louis...just for being here later dood!

[@Twothenines]

Louis is not suicidal.

[@rossmanngroup]

I love life.

[@matthew8153]

Rossmann did not kill himself. It was Oreo.

[@vulcan0132]

I've had this idea for a long time, that EULA's and TOS's need to be heavily regulated, and need to be approved before being allowed to be functional, and that they can't simply update these things when ever the wind blows. They essentially want these things to be as good as written law, and I think that they should be allowed to be thrown out if common sense need arises.

[@taiiat0]

but who watches the watchers?

[@SlinkyD]

Its called an adhesion contract. The internet has a plethora of honest info on how to nullify them.

[@simontillson482]

@@SlinkyDyou’re totally right, also it’s interesting how often that when EULAs are challenged in court, they’re deemed to be unenforcible under contract law, or just plain unlawful.

[@SlinkyD]

​@@taiiat0two of his movies applicable to today's problems. iRobot highway scene is the future of self drving cars. Will Smith was assassinated on international TV & all we got was some stupid memes.

[@taiiat0]

wth are you Talking about

[@JKJustSaying]

The unsafe method is to believe Scientology's instructions for use.

[@tschak909]

E-Meters can't even really be called Ohmmeters, they're just really badly designed Wheatstone bridges.

[@unbroken1010]

Wheat stone bridge ?

[@tschak909]

@@unbroken1010 a core component of an ohm meter, but not a complete ohm meter in and of itself. the e-meter is a Wheatstone bridge, with some extra bullshit junk around it, a case of hacking backwards from a desired conclusion.

[@Meat88]

Made with child labor.

[@wayland7150]

Badly designed if it's supposed to give you a resistance value, which it's not. It's supposed to amplify CHANGES in skin resistance so the auditor can detect stress. An ohmmeter no matter how well 'designed' does not do that. You'd hardly notice any changes in resistance, it would be useless as an e-meter.

[@germanmosca]

@@wayland7150 It's supposed to bullshit you. That is what it's doing. You can repeat the Scientology crap as much as you want, it won't change the fact what the E-Meter really is.

[@Johncw87]

It's funny to me that the Church of Scientology is making the argument about harming the reputation of the manufacturer. That would require that the manufacturer had a good reputation to begin with.

[@WDC_OSA]

These should be the only two sentences that the US Copyright Office sends in response.

[@jonnymoke]

In elementary school waaaay back in the 90s it was taught no matter how much you spend to buy a shirt your only buying the rights to wear it and you dont actually own it.

[@ashishpatel350]

Fighting with people that believe in fictional characters is a never ending dumpster fire

[@SodAlmighty]

Agreed. And that explains why society is a neverending dumpster fire; what with the vast majority of human beings believing in fictional characters.

[@galgadsmith]

Scientology needs to be shut down and make it illegal.

[@AmauryJacquot]

start with getting rid of tax exemption for churches...

[@marcogenovesi8570]

@@AmauryJacquot those are two different issues. Also removing tax exemption means now you are "fair game" for each and every other christian-derived heretical cult. It will make the satanic panic look like a joke

[@vyor8837]

@@AmauryJacquot you mean something scientology wants?

[@AmauryJacquot]

@@vyor8837 the sole reason they pretend being a church is to evade taxes…

[@ZeroB4NG]

@@vyor8837 if they want to pay taxes i say let them... ?!

[@daviddavidson2357]

I tinkered with a stolen e-meter (some who escaped the 'church' took it) back in 2009. It is a cheap, plasticky, over glorified ohmmeter. The church would usually do street meter readings on any passersby to try and recruit people, they got very bothered when we set up next to them and did the exact same thing, just with dumber questions.

[@paulmcgrath2175]

I doubt their reputation could be made any lower, so there's that.

[@drill_fiend1097]

Scientology us worried about their exclusive right to warranty for Tom Cruise and John Travolta.

[@jedstanaland2897]

Don't give up if you give up they win and then they have zero reason not to make you disappear.

[@drewt1717]

Good point. He already crossed into fair game... too late to back out now

[@mr.grotto9498]

_Reads title_ *Reads Title Again* ~Heads back to the Pond~ *Asks fish to protect me from Scientology*

[@erich1394]

We, the fish, are here for you mr grotto

[@First-Name_Last-Name]

Praise the Almighty Koi

[@penkshugar]

Quack quack quack

[@burtmacklin6443]

This new video space looks good on you. No idea if it's new or not, you just look healthier and happier. I'm happy you are doing well.

[@walperstyle]

I'm glad you are still keeping up the fight, spite the fact that most politicians pander to some sort of monopoly (corporate or Union, matters not). I hope regulations relax enough to let little guys create options, especially in areas like EV's.