Before You Believe Joel, Read This
You want to believe in Joel.
You don’t have to believe me.
You don’t have to take my side.
You don’t even have to like me.
But you owe it to yourself to ask the question.
Why would an innocent man do this?
If Joel Johnson was telling the truth—if he was truly the victim in all of this—why would he resort to deception?
Why would he organize a fraudulent takedown of my entire Substack instead of simply disproving my claims?
Why would he need to silence me instead of just showing you how I’m supposedly wrong?
The answer is simple: He needs you to believe in him.
And I was the only thing standing in the way of that.
1. You Were Told a Story—But Whose Story Was It?
Think back to the first time you heard about me.
How did you hear it?
Did you find my work on your own?
Or were you told about me by Joel—before you ever had a chance to make up your own mind?
Because that’s how he operates.
You didn’t get the chance to form your own opinion.
Instead, you were given a prepackaged narrative—one where he is the victim and I am the enemy.
You didn’t get the luxury of seeing the evidence for yourself.
You were fed a version of events designed to make you feel like you were on the right side.
2. The First Rule of a Manipulator: Control the Information
Joel Johnson didn’t just disagree with me.
He didn’t just try to counter what I said.
He tried to erase my voice completely.
He filed false reports.
He triggered an automated takedown.
He weaponized platform systems to eliminate my work before you could see it.
Because if you saw it for yourself, you might have started asking questions.
And that’s something he cannot afford.
If his version of events was real, he wouldn’t need to do this.
He could simply show you the truth and let you judge for yourself.
But that’s not what happened.
Instead, he tried to take away your ability to think critically.
Because if you never see the other side, you’ll never question him.
And that’s the entire point.
3. The Truth Was Never for Me—It Was for You
Joel didn’t attack my platform because I was lying.
He attacked it because you were starting to see the truth.
And he couldn’t allow that.
So he took the coward’s way out—he cheated.
He didn’t fight fairly.
He didn’t engage in honest discourse.
He didn’t allow a real debate.
He went behind the scenes and gamed the system to make sure my voice was silenced before you could hear it.
Because once you start thinking for yourself, he loses all control.
4. The Question You Need to Ask Yourself Right Now
If Joel Johnson was innocent…
If he was the victim…
If he was telling you the truth all along…
Why did he just risk it all to silence me?
Why didn’t he trust you to see the facts and make up your own mind?
Why didn’t he stand by his own claims, debate them openly, and let the truth win?
Because he knows the truth isn’t on his side.
And deep down, you do too.
The question is:
Are you brave enough to see it?
5. You Have a Choice Now
You don’t have to turn on him.
You don’t have to call him out.
You don’t even have to agree with me.
But you owe it to yourself to at least consider the possibility:
What if Joel Johnson is not who he claims to be?
What if everything you’ve believed about him is just another story—one carefully crafted to keep you on his side?
Because if he was truly innocent, he would have never needed to silence me.
He would have let you see the evidence for yourself.
But he didn’t.
And now, you have a decision to make.
You can ignore this.
You can dismiss it.
You can tell yourself I’m just another “hater.”
Or you can start asking questions.
Because if you don’t now, one day you will.
And when you do—I want you to remember this moment.
Because you were warned.
What Comes Next
This is Article #1 in this series.
Next up: "The Moment Joel Crossed the Line: How Far He Went to Keep You from Seeing the Truth"
How far has Joel gone to keep you in the dark?
The Moment Joel Crossed the Line: How Far He Went to Keep You from Seeing the Truth
Until now, Joel Johnson has relied on controlling the narrative. You know this. You've seen it happen before.Maybe when an old friend pointed out his contradictions, he discarded them and framed them as a "hater."Maybe when an ex-business partner exposed his pattern of deception, he rewrote history and cast himself as the betrayed genius.And when his critics started gaining traction, he painted them as unstable, obsessed, or out to get him.This strategy has always worked.
