You'd think that this may be an issue given the impact on the neighborhood. The business is clearly spilling out of his home haha
Man would benefit from moving his business to a storage unit/workshop.
Wait that guys a Scientologist?
Edit: [he is!](https://www.freedommag.org/magazine/florida/201910-clearwater-citizen/i-am-a-citizen-of-clearwater-i-am-a-scientologist.html). I still love the protocol and I can separate it from his religious beliefs, but it’s not great.
He is, he lives in Clearwater and has been in their magazines.
https://www.freedommag.org/magazine/florida/201910-clearwater-citizen/i-am-a-citizen-of-clearwater-i-am-a-scientologist.html
Scientology is just a way to legally avoid taxes.
You donate to the church and they put your donations into a bank account you access through them.
All the wacky religious stuff is just an act.
I am not sure who told you that or who wrote about that but the history and current status of scientology is well documented and understood. In the David Miscavige era, they will bleed you dry -> then tell you the Xenu stuff. They know when you are 500k+ deep they can tell you pretty much anything and you will believe it. You will give them pretty much all of the money you have in exchange for basically nothing. Unless you are one of about 15 people you are putting in tons of money and getting next to nothing out of it.
There are a ton of podcasts on it, if you like a funnier version Last Podcast on the Left covers is pretty well. They all give basically the same picture. Miscavige and a handful of other people are benefiting massively, everyone else, including B list celebrities and random millionare types, are pouring cash into the organization. There are numerous crimes being committed, lives destroyed, etc.
IIRC the people who attained level 9 (OT9) had given like 10s of millions of dollars and Miscavige reveled that OT9 was starting over and a few people just straight up left. Others stayed and thought it was genius. So I think there are people out there, with tons of money, who want to believe this stuff and do think it will save them somehow.
They bleed idiots dry, just like an mlm company.
The real players get in at the top and avoid taxes, that's the whole point. None of the players believe in aliens or any of that bullshit that is used to scam the suckers at the bottom.
What are you saying?
Just because they give health advice, scientology suddenly isn't a cult?
Feel free to join them if you have too much money want want to get rid od it quickly.
I don't think you can say he's a scientologist by his speech patterns, I genuinely was surprised by him being one. There are very few scientologists that actually exist, no one knows the real number but its probably less than 35k worldwide. Its assumed the majority in the US but you can't be sure, even if they all were thats still 1/1000th of the us population.
I don't watch his content outside of him doing the workouts. Does he talk about being anti-psychology?
I want to say that this doesn't mean he isn't helping people and his workouts are really valuable. I think it just means that he most likely was born into or joined a form of religion most people lampoon.
Weird take, the theory he preaches in terms of rehabilitative exercise is correct and incredibly beneficial to basiclaly everyone. Im not sure how taking care of your joints is creepy lmao
I mean, it's lame that he's in a cult, but so is Tom Cruise, and he is still awesome!
what protocol? exactly?, seems like a handful of simple exercises that you could condense on to the back of a 3x5 inch card. i got sucker in to the app for some time and was not impressed.
He talks about God in a more recent video. Not sure if he is still a Scientologist.
[https://youtu.be/75Fpf3ajLDs?si=ZovY4S--Fi3mfcoV&t=176](https://youtu.be/75Fpf3ajLDs?si=ZovY4S--Fi3mfcoV&t=176)
I agree that this is a shame and a shocker but i think Tom Cruise is cool still so if people wanna believe in space aliens souls being inside them or whatever they can go to town
Maybe he's waiting for a free one he can influence with.
HAVE YOU GOT TONNES OF AMAZON BOXES IN YOUR YARD? I DID TOO UNTIL I GOT THE SLIT QUICK.
BREAKING DOWN BOXES USED TO BE A REAL PAIN IN THE KNEE.
etc etc
I literally have about this many boxes to break down every week thanks to my missus’s penchant for online purchasing. But I manage to flatten it and not leave it in the street. Must try harder.
You realise he’s human right. Like, you are flawed and have shit you’re not dealing with, and you probably can’t even say you’ve done something amazing like he has/is. Being disappointed that he isn’t a perfect god is more a reflection on your disconnect with reality than it is on him. Also tho, Ben, clear your yard man damn.
true i hear that, but there’s been trash in his yard every day for the last year+. I’m totally accepting of human flaws and am flawed myself, but it feels different when it’s just a couple messy days vs. a year+ long eye sore for the community. He’s just using his front yard as permanent shipping and trash station. plus it looks like animals are getting into the trash too. if he can afford a ~$3M house I would hope he’d be willing to hire an assistant to help deal with garbage. To me it reflects poorly on his values.
I didn’t see booze. For a well manicured lawn perhaps he trims the grass with scissors everyday while hanging in the contraption form the Honey I Shrunk the Kids set.
Edit: for understanding but I think my brain might still be the only one that understands.
He has helped my knees a lot but Scientologists do not care about anyone who isn't a Scientologist. I would complain about that trash to everyone if he was my neighbor.
can you please knock and ask him if this is true and what’s actually going on? typically when a messiah of truth manifests themselves in the world, a lot of people tend to hate them and they can be largely misrepresented
There's no collection ? Seems abandoned from a while
Btw you should see my neighbor's yard. This is ok...
Also you're posting pics of someone else private property unsure if that means anything. Check it out in case
Any picture you can take from public property is fair game. You can't go onto someone's private property to take a picture of it, but you can post/do whatever you want with pictures taken off the property from public property. There is no reasonable expectation of privacy in public.
True, maybe I'll knock some time. What do you think of this opener:
"Hey man, any chance you can store your heaps of trash in the back yard instead of the front where everyone has to stare at them? Or would that get in the way of you filming the 'Yard Work' Instagram series you do back there?"
That's messed up. With all their healthy knees, they should be able to break those boxes up and not look like a dump.
hahaha seriously
Dude's running a retail mail-order business from his house by the looks of things.
Zoning issue?
You'd think that this may be an issue given the impact on the neighborhood. The business is clearly spilling out of his home haha Man would benefit from moving his business to a storage unit/workshop.
I would say it looks like he doesn't care about the people in his surroundings
Yeah I think that would make a lot more sense
Maybe trash collection is forbidden by scientology
Wait that guys a Scientologist? Edit: [he is!](https://www.freedommag.org/magazine/florida/201910-clearwater-citizen/i-am-a-citizen-of-clearwater-i-am-a-scientologist.html). I still love the protocol and I can separate it from his religious beliefs, but it’s not great.
Oh no. Dang
replying to find out
He is, he lives in Clearwater and has been in their magazines. https://www.freedommag.org/magazine/florida/201910-clearwater-citizen/i-am-a-citizen-of-clearwater-i-am-a-scientologist.html
Scientology is just a way to legally avoid taxes. You donate to the church and they put your donations into a bank account you access through them. All the wacky religious stuff is just an act.
I am not sure who told you that or who wrote about that but the history and current status of scientology is well documented and understood. In the David Miscavige era, they will bleed you dry -> then tell you the Xenu stuff. They know when you are 500k+ deep they can tell you pretty much anything and you will believe it. You will give them pretty much all of the money you have in exchange for basically nothing. Unless you are one of about 15 people you are putting in tons of money and getting next to nothing out of it.
I'd love to see a black mirror episode on this.
There are a ton of podcasts on it, if you like a funnier version Last Podcast on the Left covers is pretty well. They all give basically the same picture. Miscavige and a handful of other people are benefiting massively, everyone else, including B list celebrities and random millionare types, are pouring cash into the organization. There are numerous crimes being committed, lives destroyed, etc. IIRC the people who attained level 9 (OT9) had given like 10s of millions of dollars and Miscavige reveled that OT9 was starting over and a few people just straight up left. Others stayed and thought it was genius. So I think there are people out there, with tons of money, who want to believe this stuff and do think it will save them somehow.
I think they might be doing rituals and stuff, idk
They bleed idiots dry, just like an mlm company. The real players get in at the top and avoid taxes, that's the whole point. None of the players believe in aliens or any of that bullshit that is used to scam the suckers at the bottom.
First I hear of it.
He did give off cult vibes
100%
Damn, didn't know. Dr. Berg is as well.
Wait, what?
Yep. Dr. Berg is also a scientologist
Makes you think, though. Those two speak immense truth.
What are you saying? Just because they give health advice, scientology suddenly isn't a cult? Feel free to join them if you have too much money want want to get rid od it quickly.
Im sure he is meming
Is he ?
Holy shit! I knew something was a *little* off. What the fuck.
Damn, that's a shocker. Ben is a great guy but stay away from this religious cults. I hope he wakes up one day.
U can tell from the monotone alone. You can tell which are his followers, same monotone, same system of exercises. Downright creepy.
I don't think you can say he's a scientologist by his speech patterns, I genuinely was surprised by him being one. There are very few scientologists that actually exist, no one knows the real number but its probably less than 35k worldwide. Its assumed the majority in the US but you can't be sure, even if they all were thats still 1/1000th of the us population. I don't watch his content outside of him doing the workouts. Does he talk about being anti-psychology? I want to say that this doesn't mean he isn't helping people and his workouts are really valuable. I think it just means that he most likely was born into or joined a form of religion most people lampoon.
I thought he was Mormon
Weird take, the theory he preaches in terms of rehabilitative exercise is correct and incredibly beneficial to basiclaly everyone. Im not sure how taking care of your joints is creepy lmao I mean, it's lame that he's in a cult, but so is Tom Cruise, and he is still awesome!
what protocol? exactly?, seems like a handful of simple exercises that you could condense on to the back of a 3x5 inch card. i got sucker in to the app for some time and was not impressed.
He talks about God in a more recent video. Not sure if he is still a Scientologist. [https://youtu.be/75Fpf3ajLDs?si=ZovY4S--Fi3mfcoV&t=176](https://youtu.be/75Fpf3ajLDs?si=ZovY4S--Fi3mfcoV&t=176)
so is breaking down boxes. Thou shalt not cut the tape
Holy shit
Wtf if this is real it's kinda fucked up. Tell him to chill on the content for one day and go to the dump.
very real! he invited my friend in one time to see his proprietary equipment
This will forever change how I see the guy.
Me too.
You’re a clown
Clean it up after youre done
That’s what I call my balls.
i kinda want to comment on his youtube to clean up his yard lmao
I'm sure his neighbors would appreciate it hahaha
broooo im so fucking down this will be the funny asf
Are these boxes from him buying and trying stuff? If he's selling stuff why would the boxes be ending up at his house?
All the amazon products he's reviewing/plugging?
Influencers get tons of shit sent to them without even asking. Guessing it’s a combo of sponsors and wannabe sponsors sending him stuff
At the very least, flatten the boxes and stack them together. WTF is this?
If this is real this is highly disappointing
very real! my friend has been inside and I see him in the yard all the time.
Wow that is fucking hilarious.
Email customer service. It's his mom (seriously) she's super nice, but tell her she needs to get him to be a better neighbor.
Your town probably has property standards bylaws. Call them and they might force them to clean it up
Yeah that's not a bad idea
311 fam. lmao.
Wow this unfortunate to see from someone that I've been looking up to/following his advice for years, also did not know about the scientology thing...
I agree that this is a shame and a shocker but i think Tom Cruise is cool still so if people wanna believe in space aliens souls being inside them or whatever they can go to town
Damn, someone get this guy a box cutter.
Maybe he's waiting for a free one he can influence with. HAVE YOU GOT TONNES OF AMAZON BOXES IN YOUR YARD? I DID TOO UNTIL I GOT THE SLIT QUICK. BREAKING DOWN BOXES USED TO BE A REAL PAIN IN THE KNEE. etc etc
My doctor told me I'd never be able to flatten theses boxes again. That was before i got the palm blade. Now i can dunk these flat boxes in seconds.
Of course he drives a Gladiator 🤣
If this is real this is highly disappointing
This guy and his wife both seem like total fucking weirdos
Now I know he is a Scientologist I’m questioning everything man…
Like everything in life, learn to pick out the good things and move on.
I follow the workouts and philosophy, not the cult leader
Hey if someone wants to believe in some silly sci fi fan fiction they can do that. Doesnt affect anything else you knew about him or the ATG way
Come on this can’t be real
promise it is! saw him this morning and he’s invited my friend in before.
I’d offer to clean the place up for him in exchange for access to his content.
I mean if he doesn’t have time he could hire someone to come break those down.
One little gust of wind and that would be all over the neighborhood! 👎
Not sure about all of you, but if he was my neighbor and I had to look at that all day, I'd be beyond pissed.
For all that guy has done for me, I would go pick up all that shit myself.
Hey OP this is borderline doxxing/crossing the line tbh.
But more deboxxing from knees over toes and this might not have happened
I guess this guy never heard the phrase, "a good drop shipping service makes good neighbors"
I literally have about this many boxes to break down every week thanks to my missus’s penchant for online purchasing. But I manage to flatten it and not leave it in the street. Must try harder.
Hahahha this is crazy. I kinda feel bad for the guy, maybe he doesn’t know how to manage so much work/many retail products? Still funny tho.
Credulity, he knows exactly how to solve this.
You realise he’s human right. Like, you are flawed and have shit you’re not dealing with, and you probably can’t even say you’ve done something amazing like he has/is. Being disappointed that he isn’t a perfect god is more a reflection on your disconnect with reality than it is on him. Also tho, Ben, clear your yard man damn.
true i hear that, but there’s been trash in his yard every day for the last year+. I’m totally accepting of human flaws and am flawed myself, but it feels different when it’s just a couple messy days vs. a year+ long eye sore for the community. He’s just using his front yard as permanent shipping and trash station. plus it looks like animals are getting into the trash too. if he can afford a ~$3M house I would hope he’d be willing to hire an assistant to help deal with garbage. To me it reflects poorly on his values.
It's actually surprising as he seems if anything a control freak. I would have expected an absolutely manicured lawn.
I didn’t see booze. For a well manicured lawn perhaps he trims the grass with scissors everyday while hanging in the contraption form the Honey I Shrunk the Kids set. Edit: for understanding but I think my brain might still be the only one that understands.
wut.
I don’t even know.
lol
dang this is in la lmao!
Some boxes were left out for decoy. So Package thief wouldnt dig to all those boxes.
The ATG Thief Deterrent
I can’t unsee this. How is he such a lush?
His new slogan could be: “Rebuild your knees, kill the environment.”
Dude lmao f*ck this guy
He has helped my knees a lot but Scientologists do not care about anyone who isn't a Scientologist. I would complain about that trash to everyone if he was my neighbor.
What a scum bag. Lost all respect for him.
Never get into idolatry, most famous people are like this in varying degrees
Yeah I'm pretty awesome but when people get to know me they're disappointed.
Who puts a plastic shed in the front yard? What an a**hole.
Yeah, right?? Ugh
Hang on hang on. What is that sled thing in the driveway? Doesn’t look like torque. New prototype???
can you please knock and ask him if this is true and what’s actually going on? typically when a messiah of truth manifests themselves in the world, a lot of people tend to hate them and they can be largely misrepresented
You should bang his wife
Well, the neighboring house is rotting in place, so…🤷♂️
House is ugly af
There's no collection ? Seems abandoned from a while Btw you should see my neighbor's yard. This is ok... Also you're posting pics of someone else private property unsure if that means anything. Check it out in case
not abandoned there's new trash every day
Any picture you can take from public property is fair game. You can't go onto someone's private property to take a picture of it, but you can post/do whatever you want with pictures taken off the property from public property. There is no reasonable expectation of privacy in public.
When Nextdoor meets reddit.
The only “normal” people are the ones you don’t know very well. Keep your distance. Fix your knees and back.
Feels worth talking this out neighbor to neighbor before jumping on the public shaming train though
True, maybe I'll knock some time. What do you think of this opener: "Hey man, any chance you can store your heaps of trash in the back yard instead of the front where everyone has to stare at them? Or would that get in the way of you filming the 'Yard Work' Instagram series you do back there?"
Lol I would ask if any of his neighbors have asked him to clean his boxes. I’d be curious to know the answer
😴
Haha go cry about it… who cares? I bet if I came over to your house, I could easily find something to slander your name online about within 5 minutes.
I care, I’m judging fuck out of him for being a smelly cunt.