SVV has used mysticism in its materials... as well as fictional languages, such as that made up for MYST and RIVEN and the associated series of puzzle-based games. In this, it is by no means unusual among ARGs.

RE: the giveaways. If the giveaways are for friends, said friends are pretty slow; there appears to be a spot or three left open.

Perhaps, instead of making up conspiracy theories ("I'm just presenting public information... aaand fabricating accusations of fraud") you could download the wallet, and benefit yourself.

I'd say something about casting your negativity aside, and embracing OHM's message, but you're already convinced there's a cult at work, so... :D

I am a little salty (you just accused me of being part of a conspiracy to defraud people) but honestly... you're just reading too far into things. I'm a volunteer who's posted 4 articles (including this one, in which the giveaways are mentioned: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1932356.0; we added a few more after getting on Steemit).

A limited pre-mine of 6% was conducted to fund giveaways and SVV, but the two are run by entirely separate groups of people. The majority of the coins remain to be minted.

There aren't any SVV team members in the OHM Wallet team Discord chat, which is the sole location of my "position" as Marketing Director. I believe it was previously labeled as "Word Geek," or something to that effect. I appreciate the quasi-Admin status, but I'm new to the team. I came on board because of the underlying message. I wanted to be involved in something whereby I can make a positive difference in peoples' lives. I remain convinced that I have found what I'm looking for, in that respect.

The only thing that sets Ohm and SVV apart from other organizations of their respective kinds is the underlying mission: to promote acts of kindness, remove the enduring negative association attached to any kind of financial transaction, and generally spread a little positive thinking, generosity, and compassion.

While we're on the subject of that message... LAMB, in which I participate myself, along with SVV (so much for getting all my OHM through free handouts; SVV does take a lot of time). If you put some effort into an act of kindness, and you describe your intent in some detail, you'll find yourself getting a lot more than 1 OHM (frequently 100+). Of course the stated amount is low; they don't want people spamming photos they pulled off the internet in returns for thousands of coins. That said, I don't know of anyone who's only gotten 1 OHM.