There's an article out about a guy who duped and exploited a lot of women about 10 years ago.

It's a redemption story.

What the author seems to have missed is that this man used the redemption arc to create a brand for himself that allowed him access to vulnerable young women.
His redemption story back in 2011-ish was the evidence he presented for himself that he should be trusted.

He'd been bad, he said back then, and now he sees how and why and he's working to be a better man - and help other men be better.

But it was all a scam.
There's no difference between what he's doing in this most recent story and what he did in 2011.

He's saying, "I've been bad. Here's the bad stuff I did. I don't assume I'll be forgiven, but I'm a better man now. Trust me."

It's. The. Same. Story.
True redemption stories don't need to be told in the press.
True redemption stories don't decry 'cancel culture'.

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