Mattia's Minions

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 ### 12) “Our Designs, Our Workspaces, Our Platform” (Credit Theft & Ownership claims)
 
 * **The claim:** A massive, unified network powered by the core organization, famously branded as "our designs," "our workspaces," and "our platform."
-* **What users report:** Part of the massive indoctrination is the repeated use of "our" to co-opt independent work and infrastructure. In fact, most of the workspaces mapped or claimed literally have nothing to do with PreciousPlastic, do not use any of the official designs, and are not actively present on the platform. Furthermore, the very platform itself—often touted as a core asset—was reportedly built entirely by unpaid volunteers who have long since left. The "profiteering elite" who currently control the brand and its revenues did not contribute to its development, yet they have removed any credits or mentions of the original creators. Despite this theft of "ownership," they exhibit **zero ongoing maintenance** of the content or the directory. It is reported that **over 1,500 pins** have been rejected or censored, while the remaining directory content is largely outdated, broken, or misleading. Alarmingly, this stale content is reportedly used as a backdrop for **self-advertising** to solicit donations and financial support, effectively monetizing the work of the very people they have "erased."
+* **What users report:** Part of the massive indoctrination is the repeated use of "our" to co-opt independent work and infrastructure. In fact, most of the workspaces mapped or claimed literally have nothing to do with PreciousPlastic, do not use any of the official designs, and are not actively present on the platform. Furthermore, the very platform itself—often touted as a core asset—was reportedly built entirely by unpaid volunteers who have long since left. The "profiteering elite" who currently control the brand and its revenues did not contribute to its development, yet they have removed any credits or mentions of the original creators. Despite this theft of "ownership," they exhibit **zero ongoing maintenance** of the content or the directory. It is reported that **over 1,500 pins** have been rejected or censored, while the remaining directory content is largely outdated, broken, or misleading. Alarmingly, this stale content is reportedly used as a backdrop for **self-advertising** to solicit donations and financial support, effectively monetizing the work of the very people they have "erased." Additionally, practitioners report that there is **virtually no actual relation** between "PP HQ" and the workspaces they claim to represent. Those who have attempted direct contact describe being met with **disrespect, dismissiveness, and "down-talks"** from leadership who project an image of untouchable "Gurus." Despite this hostility, many professionals reportedly feel forced to remain associated with the PP brand solely to protect their own reputations, fearing that "stepping out of line" would lead to the same blacklisting and erasure seen elsewhere.
 * **Why it matters:** Claiming independent work and volunteer-built infrastructure as "ours" — while simultaneously censoring contributors and letting the actual content rot — artificially inflates the project's scale while systematically erasing the labor and innovation of the people who actually built the movement.
 
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