in the same way cults do; requesting the first thing a follower do is cut all ties with the family

interesting... thank you for taking the time to reply.

I don't like his "de-foo" thing, but I think he was more into that before Id heard of him.

like all cults he was preying on weak people

yeah :( a lot of these people are pretty forceful ... "If you follow my way then your life will get better because I said so!" ... it does feel kindof off when you talk about it this way.

Thanks for passing on the warning. Lots of people fall for these things... we should have something better for people in that situation I feel. So people have a safer place to go that won't take advantage of them where they're less likely to get preyed on.

eta: I was censored here on SaidIt without explanation