#the portland polycule commune cult

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

Okay. Am I the asshole if I call out my roommate's self-centered behavior? I live in a communal space, where everybody except C shares freely. C got a good job through connections and is able to spend freely on themselves, spending little on household items, groceries, etc. They say they're broke every month, but I've seen their takeout containers and amazon boxes, so maybe it's a spending problem. Worst of all, when we are low on food, C just disappears for a few hours and comes back instead of cooking with everyone.

I've told C that they're being selfish and they should start considering other people, but it goes in one ear and out the other. I offered to help budget but they don't listen! They barely spend more than $400 of their $2000 a month on groceries for the house; the rest goes to their lavish lifestyle while the rest of us suffer. I just want them to pay their fair share. AITA for asking them to be fair??

Including some more specific INFO from version 1 of this post (which wasn't postable due to being about emotions rather than actions):

What are these acronyms?

[portland-polycule-archive]

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[ishipmyotp]

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[allergic-to-semen]

GOD the portland polycule commune cult posts are just what the doctor ordered!!!

✅ insane and implausible story

✅ has been communicated largely through asks and blog replies so it's hard to follow every detail

✅ aside from the OP the only person verifying the story is an anon claiming to be their roommate/member of their polycule

This is fascinating. This is great. This is like when the Hamilton fan blog told everyone they had hiv and then later they backtracked and deleted their blog. We've been needing a good old fashioned Internet lie to keep us entertained

[mensfrightsactivist]

OP is a mysterious one. I can't speak to that. Hair color or style to match the rooms we're in? Yeah. Chester died of canine appendicitis. Everyone pays between 20 and 30% of their income on groceries and cleaning supplies etc. for the house. T Q and D are vegan. None of us eat meat or smoke weed at home. M and W2 can't stand the smell of weed. And no, you don't have to be a certain size to join, it just makes clothes easier. Our families aren't worried, why do you ask?

Okay that covers most of what I asked. Pasting the mod of @am-i-the-asshole-official ‘s questions below:

and my additional questions, why does OP hate C so much if they are contributing in line with those expectations? and how effective is 20-30% of income when 80% of the household has no income at all? and isn’t all that hair dye/cutting and styling materials hard on the environment and rather wasteful for an anti capitalist household?

and YEAH what do the parents who own the house think of all this??

[stars--and--shadows]

can you remember what any of the deleted posts said? desperately curious !

All the info I gleamed from it is in the info document I'm managing- it was mostly semi-rants about the housemates and posts about pets.

[jeweledmonstera]

Usually for Valentine's day we order a big veggie pizza and the polycule have an orgy in the Ocean Study. Not today. The bottoms are all on strike. No one's getting laid. Happy fucking Valentine's Day.

[unlimitedhearts]

The Portland Seasonal Polycule Commune Cult is the closest I've felt to sheer jubilation since Dashcon ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

[humormehorny]

I say this humorously but I must ask - given the most recent Strange Æons video - how large does a polycule need to need a form of government. Like I understand that there is at least two very large polycule forming. One on the east and west coast, but I need to know when they actually need to start having administrative staffers.

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

If you want to date me you first have to fight the other six members of my polycule, in the order that I sleep with them throughout the year

[portland-polycule-archive]

I've tried explaining this situation to people I know IRL and it really does feel like this.

[afniel]

Hello why the hell did I dream that I met the Portland Polycule Commune Cult and one of the members was a literal vampire and she refused to turn me into one too because "it'd be too easy to figure out who did it" and people's family members tended to get really mad when their loved ones came home as evil creatures of the night

I need to read less AITA before bed...

[uttotheegg]

me and my boyfriend just had our first date tonight and we literally spent most of it just watching

@strange-aeons video about the Portland polycule commune cult

best first date ever tbh

[mensfrightsactivist]

Hi, this is Kaya from the Portland house. I can attest 100% that some of this is real, and some is fake. The track suits and clothes sharing are partly true! The record collection has quite a few tapes in it. Anything else you want me to clear up, just let me know. Affogato time! x

alright sure i’ll play. this makes you K i assume, the Jan and May partner?

how come none of the details on OPs blog line up with the post (in terms of identity)? y’all really change your hair color based on what room you’re staying in? how’d chester die? why does it seem like exactly one person pays for groceries for ten people? how many people in the house are vegan? do you have to be a similar size to everyone else to join the polycule so you fit in the prescribed uniform? do you guys have families that are worried about you? what’s the name of the punk band S (?) is in and do they really tour the same 11 months of every year? does everyone hate C or do you each have your own least favorite roommates? and really no one smokes weed?? that part i think was least believable.

i am not usually awake this late so i’m sure i’m forgetting questions but that’s what ive got for now. tagging @am-i-the-asshole-official also in case something comes of this

[stars--and--shadows]

I just wanted to say as a random passerby and fellow poly person thank you for your diagram. imagining an extended polycule laughing over this situation made me laugh and want to be friends with yall. peace and love on planet earth and tumblr dot com

glad you liked it! The post has occupied my mind since it was posted, and my polycules minds since i read it to them

[jeweledmonstera]

I fucking hate this curtain.