My friend needs a place to stay...should I invite him to live with me?

[Ultron-5]

Exactly, my dark future is awesome.

Oh and something something something men as slaves something something. And blah blah anti-autism which is totally not hypocritical of me blah blah blah.

It better not be crap like that Catwoman movie though!

 

[C. Lee]

How does one commandeer a park pavilion?

By jumping up and down waving a stick like a caveman with a dead pigeon stuck on top of your head.

If I had to guess, it sounds like Cardinal's life is most of the time stuck online, and he gets attached to the personas out there on the inter webs. Or he's trolling because I can't image someone being this naive and stubborn.

I lean towards this one.

 

[Schlosser85]

Kelvin is too autistic to get a job, but not too autistic to have a YouTube channel and consider filing a class action lawsuit against his uncle...

And what would this lawsuit be about? "I'm 26 years old and my uncle whom I live off of wants me to get a job!"

Oh, the humanity.

 

[Feenix]

I hope someone contacts the police concerning Kelvin. He sounds like a con man.

 

[Fallen Angel]

I hope someone contacts the police concerning Kelvin. He sounds like a con man.

Is that before or after he runs off with the FiOS?

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Kelvin might be the worst person in the world. If this is how he comes off after his best friend in the world describes him, I can only imagine what someone who doesn't like him would say.

 

[ObakeTora]

Kelvin, a friend I met on thatguywiththeglasses.com back in 2009, is continuing having trouble with:

• his abusive uncle who is threatening to make him get a job even though he's aware of the fact that Kelvin has autism.
• his favorite Youtuber (TheMysteriousMrEnter) being shut down by a corrupt Viacom representative
• a female supremacist Comicvine member named Coral Wyvern who may be part of an online female supremacy cult that includes members of Youtube and Viacom.
• external sensory phenomenon such as green lights in the sky and strange audio sounds without an apparent source.

Kelvin ran away from his uncle 2 days ago and went on Comicvine to demand that the members there send him money to pay for an apartment since he has nowhere else to live. You can read that here:
http://www.comicvine.com/forums/gen-discussion-1/i-ve-run-away-from-my-family-1636821/#22

The members of Comicvine outright mocked him and worse than that, refused to pay for an apartment for him. Kelvin is 26 years old, no job, and has autism, so let me ask you this:

Should I invite him to come stay with me? The problem? Kelvin lives on the east coast while I live more towards the west. I've never met him in person before but I've talked to him on Skype several times in the past year. Is that really something I'm willing to do is something I need to ask myself. I don't know if I can afford to take on something who essentially is a mentally stunted adult named Kelvin.

What kind of friend are you if you need to ask strangers for advice to keep someone you care about off the street?

 

[KevanG]

I'm not Kev read the damn post.

And I'm telling you take take what you can get!

 

[Evelisse]

maybe leave off a few details from the Kickstarter pitch, like the whole women haters notion of giant women from the future, the green light gimmick.

 

[KevanG]

Or go into detail about it. I'm sure that'll win more people over.

 

[Schlosser85]

Expecting strangers on the internet to pay for your TV and high-speed internet when you already have those things in the household you are trying to leave and are accusing of being abusive because you're 26 years old and they want you to get a job, is sickening levels of entitlement.

Frankly, I'd rather let Kelvin become an ice sculpture under a bridge than send him a penny. And no, I am not joking, and I don't care what anyone else thinks about it.

 

[Snow Queen]

Expecting strangers on the internet to pay for your TV and high-speed internet when you already have those things in the household you are trying to leave and are accusing of being abusive because you're 26 years old and they want you to get a job, is sickening levels of entitlement.

Frankly, I'd rather let Kelvin become an ice sculpture under a bridge than send him a penny. And no, I am not joking, and I don't care what anyone else thinks about it.

stop acting like a self-entitled brat

Come join us on Team Abuncle, we have t-shirts.

 

[Erzengel]

I want SHH to pay for a new TV for my house.

Thanks in advance.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

I could use a new(ish) car.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

I think after 5 years of communication with this guy I'd know him well enough to know that I want him living with me until he finds his own home. If there situation should ever arise, I can rely on parents so I can point towards our guest room or our extra bathroom and say to them that my friend's in there. You act like Kelvin is some deranged maniac-nothing could be further from the truth. Kelvin was a relatively normal high functioning so-and-so with autism until the past 2 weeks where circumstances beyond his control took him out of his comfort zone and forced him to behave in this erratic manner. I too have flipped out when my parents made likeminded suggestions unto me.

My friend there is a world of difference between skyping with someone for a few hours a week and actually knowing them IRL. One thing I can gurantee you is he will never "find a home" once he gets back to his "comfort level". What possible reason would he have to find work when you, or should I say your parents, are providing him with everything he desires? Again multiple people have asked and you haven't answered the question but what, exactly, did your parents say when you told them they were essentially going to be adopting a man-child that they will have to support? There are literally thousands (at least) of people with autism that manage to find a job they can deal with. It sounds like he has much more than just autism. ANd if you think this is acceptable behavior for being asked to get a job you both need medication

To clarify: I am NOT letting a stranger into my midst, I'm letting someone who I've known for 5 years, and someone who has been fairly good natured the whole time I've known him save for the past 2 weeks when he was taken out of his comfort zone from a family who doesn't understand his needs. Having him here would not be a burden and could maybe even be a godsend to have him stay with us to take care of.

Again, Skyping for a few hours a week does not constitute knowing someone IRL. I have bad news my friend, murderers are perfectly capable of acting like normal people the majority of the time. There are an estimated 50 or so serial killers active in the USA right now, do you know why? Because they are capable of acting normal until they get you in a vulnerable situation and then they kill you. ALso have your parents said this will be a godsend to have another adult human they have to take care of?

She has been emailing him since he joined Comicvine, apparently because she has something against MrEnter (who Kelvin considers to be a positive role model in his life because similar to Kelvin, MrEnter has Asperger's syndrome). Apparently, according to Kelvin, Coral has a background in neurology and is trying to find people, or males I should say, with autism to study to further some sort of agenda. I don't know how much of that is true but that is what Kelvin has told me.

I don't doubt there is some crazy chick on the internet who has some kind of vendetta against people with autism, the interwebs are crazy place full of some very awful people. But the fact that either of you entertain the theory as being real and don't realize this is just some psychotic b**** with her own sever mental issues is mind boggling

I think, at least until Tuesday, Kelvin is staying with his grandparents at night and during the day he's staying at the park pavilion he commandeered. He also mentioned to file a class action lawsuit against his uncle if he is forced to go live with him, but, I don't know if that's going to work seeing as he's low on funds. I really hope he gives some consideration towards the Kickstarter or Patreon idea as a means of bringing in some money, at least enough for him to buy a travel ticket here because to be honest I really don't want to pay for his travel expenses. I'll house him but I don't want to adopt him, not that we could seeing as he's 26.

Haha geez man, your friend does understand that a class action lawsuit is for a GROUP of people who have been wronged or injured to get restitution right? And any kind of lawsuit involves a great deal of money unless you can find a lawyer that listens to this insane story of your friends and does it pro bono. I would assume that the likely outcome of attempting that route would be that they try to have your friend committed. Now Kickstarter could be one route but they are very strict with what you can do with the money and I doubt your friend has the wherewithal to create a coherent page, but hell, one guy got several hundred thousand dollars for potato salad so I guess it's not out of the realm of possibility.

He's gotta give me an answer soon, my offer will stand by the end of the week but then he's got to make a decision. The way he's been acting has made me a bit weary but I think if he gets back into his comfort zone it'll make all the difference. If he's here and abides by our rules, I think it's help him more than his uncle's words have.

Again, this offer "you" made, has it been cleared with your folks? Your damn right to be weary with the way he is acting. And your a damn fool if you go through with this. I'm assuming your parents have half a brain and will shut this down like a normal, rational adult would. And again, once he is in this "comfort zone" you speak of what is going to motivate him to ever get out of it. What are the 2 of you going to do when your parents die and both of you are 65 with no skills and no money?

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

See guys... None of this is entertaining to me. C. LEE, ban me if you must but... We are dealing with an inept troll or a naive fool. There's kind of no middle ground. This is an attention ****e. Period. If not, then this person is INSANE. What I really want to know is why the insane these days can't just be crazy, but now they also have to be the mouth piece for some half buttocked political point of view too, or be part of some online "movement"? I really am surprised no one has brought up Gamergate yet. We get a strong opinion on Ggate here, it'll be easy to see we just have a garden variety, mentally unstable person that spends too much time on the computer.

 

[Octoberist]

The thing is, this thread has completely backfired on Cardinal, for the obvious reason: He's being wishy washy when there's so much at stake - his and his family's safety.

He can easily not help this random dude out but his refusal to completely understand our concerns at a fundamental level is frustrating a lot of people here. Hence, the jokes.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Naive fool or internet jackass. There's no middle ground.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

The thing is, this thread has completely backfired on Cardinal, for the obvious reason: He's being wishy washy when there's so much at stake - his and his family's safety.

He can easily not help this random dude out but his refusal to completely understand our concerns at a fundamental level is frustrating a lot of people here. Hence, the jokes.

 

[CardinalRed]

The thing is, this thread has completely backfired on Cardinal, for the obvious reason: He's being wishy washy when there's so much at stake - his and his family's safety.

He can easily not help this random dude out but his refusal to completely understand our concerns at a fundamental level is frustrating a lot of people here. Hence, the jokes.

Kelvin is NOT going to kill me! he is not someone with homicidal tendacies like several here (who have never talked to him once as opposed to me who has talked to him regularity for the past 5 years) have painted him out to be. Kelvin is the victim in this mess, not the abuser. While yes his own family has threatened him, he has threatened NO ONE. Just because someone is homeless does not mean they have murderous tendencies.
Kelvin has been wrong by people he thought he could trust, but there's no way he is a danger to my own safety! WHAT SO EVER.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

Did you just accuse people here of being homicidal?

 

[Snow Queen]

Did you just accuse people here of being homicidal?

That's what I thought but I think it's just "like several here have painted him to be" but the bit in the middle interrupts it and makes it look that way.

 

[CardinalRed]

Did you just accuse people here of being homicidal?

No. I said Kelvin is not homicidal, like some people here insist on assuming.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Oh Zod...

 

[StarLord]

Why would you even come here in the first place and ask a bunch of strangers what to do?!

This sounds like utter nonsense.