This is why I am suspicious of PN. He's been doing the PPH for years, yet he still puts out inaccurate and poorly edited information.
George Simon, the author of In Sheep's Clothing, the book about covert manipulation tactics, has a saying about manipulators: "It's not that they're not aware enough, it's that they don't care enough."
I don't mean to make anyone here defensive, but I notice in comments on this thread that there is a running theme of explaining away PN's poor behaviors. It's human nature to do so, especially when the person is providing something that's wanted, even if he's not providing it well. His only competition has been Derek, and one book isn't really competition. But someone with strong ethics, and acting out of genuine altruism, wouldn't need competition to act ethically.
As I've said many times on the forum, wherever there are want and need, there is potential for victimization. Humans are more willing and likely to overlook glaring inconsistencies and character defects when it's the only game in town, and even tiptoe for fear of losing it -- whether it's N from A, or now the ReBreather's long, drawn-out shitshow of a release. That product has its origins with Exit, even though it's been distanced by creating new organizations to develop it, award it, and sell it, with additional layers for distributing it.
Imo, PN has never proven himself trustworthy or reliable, only seductively desirable. The long-term waffling over propanolol, and the poor editing of changes, are just two more examples of many.
There's a little about explaining away and victimisation - I agree as a whole - in the sense that it ends up being descriptive or worse, subordinated by constraint. That's the problem when not much can be done. PN stays mainly out of reach, no matter the communication means, will dodge bullets or stay impenetrable if confronted. When you contact Exit by mail, it's staff who writes back (tied by wage?). On the Exit forums before, miscellaneous doctors, even nurse (volunteering?), were in the forefront for the support. Pretty much, we're left to deal with lieutenants / servitors
You described a situation of monopoly. Heck, some offensive defenders will be found respecting the dominant posture, out of comparison, because they fear even more the void of losing a guidance.
"It's not that they're not aware enough, it's that they don't care enough."
Spot on. As a consequence, I would supplement it with Einstein's quote :
"The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything."
Past the anger stage, admitting there's to be fed up, exposing misconducts factually (without being threatening, just sneaky) is a first step of resistance cause it creates awareness of the product and leader imperfections. It deconstructs the showcased propaganda, but will only start to show results if it finds a relay with amplification and the truth loops as a sticky. Then more people can become offended from the lack of care they're under, defiant, or just more demanding. Without contagion, without a movement to face, the position lines of an "enemy" don't move much. Here lies the tragedy of many power games
Been violent in the past. Tried to sabotage a website when I had analysed its nociveness. Tried to oppose a welded group, whistle blowing. My rule was to adapt to the level of ugliness. Still today, I'm very much inspired by Malcom X stances. Unfortunately without continuous results, the efforts are unsustainable, the bitterness destroys and the dust is bitten. So there's to recognise where there are limitations to act upon, run for the hills if the retreat is more gentle. It does not mean forfeiture but internalising for preservation.
This makes me think. When Exit is being helped out, it translates into increasing their power, by taking away the evidence, not obliging them to improve. The justification is about bypassing the influential pivot in order to reach out for protection and safety.
Maybe it is indeed not correct, and the demonstration has to be pursued aside.
Exit's role is very much reduced around animation, not providing depth. Without doubt, this forum is many times a reference source of information, which leaks already. With even further proactive organization, we could be close to self-sufficiency. There is leading potential to attain in areas that never resolve themselves by staying dependant
(Did I cry my eyes out ? No ! I was working on my english haha)
