You feel it, don't you?
Joel Johnson has a very big problem right now.
And it’s not me.
It’s you.
Because if you saw the evidence—if you questioned even one thing about his story—the illusion would break.
And that?
That is his worst nightmare.
Joel needs you to believe in him.
He cannot exist without:
Your validation.
Your loyalty.
Your willingness to defend him without question.
That is why he has spent so much time crafting the perfect story for you.
He presents himself as the misunderstood genius, always being attacked.
He makes sure that every enemy he has is painted as unhinged, obsessive, or cruel.
He creates a battle—one where you must take his side against the forces trying to “destroy him.”
And for a long time, this has worked.
But now?
Now the truth is slipping through.
And he knows it.
Joel didn’t take down my platform because of what I said about him.
If I were lying, he could have proven me wrong.
If my work was false, he could have dismantled it with logic.
If I were just a bitter critic, he could have ignored me.
But instead, he panicked.
He orchestrated a fraudulent takedown of my entire Substack platform.
He mass-reported my work with false claims, manipulating the system.
He timed it for maximum damage, ensuring the appeal wouldn’t be seen until Monday.
And most importantly? He admitted to it.
This wasn’t about me.
This wasn’t about “protecting” anyone.
This wasn’t about stopping harassment.
This was about stopping YOU from seeing the truth.
Because he couldn’t afford for you to think for yourself.
You’ve been told a very specific story about me.
You’ve been told that:
I am obsessed with him.
I am bullying him.
I am a liar who is just trying to bring him down.
And yet, who is the one trying to erase the truth?
If I were truly the liar here—
Why wouldn’t he just let my work speak for itself and fall apart on its own?
Why would he need to:
Manipulate reporting systems?
Silence me instead of countering me?
Rally his supply network to blindly attack my work instead of addressing the facts?
Because he knew that if you saw the evidence, his grip on you would break.
And he couldn’t let that happen.
Joel Johnson’s entire world is built on one critical illusion:
👑 He is always the victim.
No matter the situation, he will always find a way to twist the narrative in his favor.
And when the evidence against him became too overwhelming?
He needed a way to:
Make himself look persecuted.
Make me look like an unstable villain.
Convince you that I was dangerous, so you wouldn’t even read what I wrote.
So, instead of engaging with the truth—he erased it.
He didn’t just argue against me. He silenced me.
He didn’t just try to refute my work. He destroyed my platform.
He didn’t just want to defend himself. He wanted to make sure you never even saw my words.
Because if you saw them, the illusion would fall apart.
Joel cannot survive without control.
And that control only works if you don’t think for yourself.
So, now that you know what he has done—
❓ Are you still willing to trust him?
❓ Are you still willing to let him dictate what you believe?
❓ Are you still willing to ignore the truth just because he tells you to?
Because here’s what happens when you stop playing his game:
🚨 He loses everything.
This isn’t about me.
It’s not even about Joel.
It’s about YOU.
You can continue believing in the illusion, telling yourself that none of this matters.
You can pretend that he didn’t lie to you.
You can ignore the fact that he manipulated you, just like he manipulates everyone.
Or—
You can wake up.
You can see him for what he really is.
You can recognize that he isn’t the man he claims to be.
You can break free from the control he has over your perception of reality.
Because the moment you stop believing in his lies—he has nothing left.
This is Article #4 in this series.
Next up: "The Choice Is Yours Now"
Will you continue to let Joel decide for you?
You can ignore this. You can dismiss it. You can tell yourself that this is just another "hater" coming after Joel, that none of it matters, that you already know the truth. But before you walk away, ask yourself one question: 🔹 What if you're wrong?1.
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