Well it's more than just that, there's a few points:
- cobra doesn't understand the societal needs of this 'community'
- cobra wants to control the flow of information and dictate what is right and what isn't.
- cobra has a huge by fragile ego, and doesn't want people talking ill about him without him knowing.
Everyone in life needs 'love' and 'attention' because we're social creatures depriving oneself from these things can a lot of a lot of psychological and mental problems, according the jos site:
SATANISM AND OLD AGE[2] wrote: Isolation can cause insanity.
People who're isolated tend to lose touch of reality♪, This is because they have no one to talk to or interact with so naturally they're in their head all the time, constantly fantasizing and daydreaming, not that this is bad, but when done excessively it can be bad.Sermon on Satanic Healing and Holes in the Aura[3] wrote: Human beings thrive on love and acceptance. An infant deprived of love, often will not thrive and if they do, most will be impaired for life, mentally, emotionally, and even physically. Love is an essential part of our makeup.
What cobra doesn't understand is that the forum isn't a place to socialize, nor can one even properly socialize there besides the fact that it takes 1-2 days to get your post approved, it's a public domain, there's no place on a forum for actual personal and close relationships due to the lack of privacy, nor can one really express their thoughts and personal feelings there.
When it comes to SS they naturally want to form close connections with like minded people that being other SS, and from what I've seen SS tend to have disdain towards 'regular' people, but that's fine, because it's natural to want to be with people who see things eye to eye with you, and have the same ideals as you.
However cobra is against this, because if these SS congregate outside of forums they're 'enemy' groups, he also says people who speak badly of the 'clergy' means they're of the enemy, because apparently people can't express hatred for cobra, in this case cobra seems very insecure of how people think of him.
Another thing about SS wanting to be with like minded people just because one is an SS doesn't always mean they're like minded, the forums are filled with people with different tastes and opinions, and expecting everyone to just 'get along' won't work nor will it promote any sort of unity.
according to the jos:
The thing about having a bunch of people in 1 place is that it tends to break down the cohesion over time, a group ultimately has it's main goals, but everyone naturally wants their own place to settle down and be comfortable, having to share that space with people who're undesirable will inevitably cause issues and disunity.The Commandments of Satan wrote: "IT IS MY DESIRE THAT ALL MY FOLLOWERS UNITE IN A BOND OF UNITY, LEST THOSE WHO ARE WITHOUT PREVAIL AGAINST THEM."
Satan wants all of his people to work together and unite. We must put aside our personal differences and work together as a team. The Christian “God” and company work to create conflict, discord, and division among Satanists, as do enemy souls who call themselves “Satanists” but who really aren’t:
Mark 3: 26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
Unity is of paramount importance, “One Alone, Together Strong.” Satan does not approve of infighting between his people. Those who experience conflicts with a brother or sister in Satan should go to Satan concerning this and he will handle the situation. Those who throw curses at or slander other Satanists will invite the wrath of Beelzebub. Beelzebub handles those who create problems and disunity and the consequences can be quite unpleasant.
Of course cobra doesn't want official groups in instant messaging platforms because it'd be much harder for him to control and censor it, it also gives other members the ability to potentially privately message each others.
cobra sacrifices unity in order to protect his fragile ego.
when it comes to the jos and cobra specifically is that he seems to see people as numbers, with him saying "Hot topics include HPS Maxine, HP Cobra who took the group from 308 members and turned it to 300,000+ members and double digit millions of clicks being lesser than them" Not sure why'd he even bother mentioning that, numbers mean noting if you can't maintain it, and with cobra running things on the forum now, activity on the jos forums is far lower than before.
But i think it goes without saying that people aren't just 'numbers' everyone has their own personality, needs and desires, a good group is one that can compliment the needs and desires of each other.
When it comes to the jos groups outside of the jos, from my experience having lurked in many of them, is that the majority of them fail in time, unlike other groups that are not of the jos which last much longer.
the thing about jos groups from what I've seen is that they fail from within, and from my experience this very prevalent in jos groups.
A lot of SS have express that they've had a very bad time in outside groups and i have personally seen this from the many that i've been in, and as a result of that those people tend to close themselves off from the rest of the world and use the forums exclusively.
And like i mentioned above, this can be very detrimental to a person.
Lydia even said[5]:
I'm not sure what it is with the jos and their groups but it ends up isolating SS that are not already isolated.Lydia wrote:Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:58 am Internet groups, "discord" (whatever that is), and so on, they're not worth it. No good can come from them. All you need is in the JoS and from the Gods. Email a few members here and there if you feel the need to do so, but don't have continuous conversations with random people you don't even know, and who ask for your pictures and ID ffs!
Good and true friendships can definitely happen, but not in groups with other random people on whatsapp etc.
Yes, it sucks not having legit people to talk with all the time, but this is how it must be for the time being. In the future Satanism will be prevalent and we can have real friendships in person and live an openly Spiritual Satanic lifestyle, but for now, lay low, and work on yourself.
Hail Satan!
When people are isolated they're very vulnerable.
As social creatures we depend on each other and need each other to survive, it's very hard to stand alone.
A person who stands alone will have a very hard time against someone who stands united with others.
I for one could not have left the the jos without the support of my friends, and by friends i mean 'real' friends, the kind that "rides or dies" as they say.
Most relationships don't start of perfectly, that's because everyone in life has problems and issues, the strongest relationships are the ones that stood the test of time and endured, and by all means I'm not perfect I have my own problems and issues, but thanks to the people whos stuck with me and put up with all of my 'issues' I was able to leave the jos and live a much happier and comfortable life.
These friends of mines are like family, to mess with them is to mess with me and to mess with me is to mess with them, we all look out for each other.
Now after reading cobra's sermon i found it ironic and him rather hypocritical because he and his group is quite similar to how he describes enemy groups.
With his final note being quote:
"Final Note: as these groups always move towards disbandment, destruction, internal failure, and also the wrath of the Gods for wasting the time of many people for a long time, it's better to quickly disengage them and allow idiots to keep wasting their time with them."
It's ironic because he can't seem to realize that his own 'group' has been going down hill since he started running things there.
Perhaps people should take his advise and quickly disengage from there.
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[1] We Are With JoS But..." - Enemy Groups
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=76362
[2] SATANISM AND OLD AGE
https://www.satanisgod.org/www.angelfire.com/empire/serpentis666/OldAge.html
[3] Sermon on Satanic Healing and Holes in the Aura
https://www.satanisgod.org/www.angelfire.com/empire/serpentis666/Holes_in_Aura.html
[4] The Commandments of Satan
https://www.satanisgod.org/www.angelfire.com/empire/serpentis666/COMMANDMENTS.html
[5] Lydia's post
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=283264#p283264