I mean I guess it makes sense, but if this dude was telling me I needed to live on a boat and sell all my positions I'd look at him and think "he kinda seems like a cult leader, maybe this is a cult"
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I mean I guess it makes sense, but if this dude was telling me I needed to live on a boat and sell all my possessions I'd look at him and think "he kinda seems like a cult leader, maybe this is a cult"
But then there is nothing easy or funny about trying to help people get out of cults. Especially when the cult has all their money and controls their housing. Ugh.
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I mean I guess it makes sense, but if this dude was telling me I needed to live on a boat and sell all my possessions I'd look at him and think "he kinda seems like a cult leader, maybe this is a cult"
But then there is nothing easy or funny about trying to help people get out of cults. Especially when the cult has all their money and controls their housing. Ugh.
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@futurebird Sounds like a cult. What’s the context here?
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@futurebird Sounds like a cult. What’s the context here?
That's odd. The thread was broken. I may well have botched the reply.
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I mean I guess it makes sense, but if this dude was telling me I needed to live on a boat and sell all my possessions I'd look at him and think "he kinda seems like a cult leader, maybe this is a cult"
But then there is nothing easy or funny about trying to help people get out of cults. Especially when the cult has all their money and controls their housing. Ugh.
thread got broken: https://sauropods.win/@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org/114010771514497929
From what I remember from my school days (for some reason, religious education in my school focused A LOT on cults, how to spot them, how to help and how to get out), the average cult member stays for about two years before realising the scam. It's a small minority who will stay longer. The way the cult survives is by constantly looking for new members to replace those who left. And of course, cult leaders know what type of people to target.
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From what I remember from my school days (for some reason, religious education in my school focused A LOT on cults, how to spot them, how to help and how to get out), the average cult member stays for about two years before realising the scam. It's a small minority who will stay longer. The way the cult survives is by constantly looking for new members to replace those who left. And of course, cult leaders know what type of people to target.
It's partly a type of person, but also about getting people when they are in a state of vulnerability. I make fun of cults a lot, but I like to remember that anyone can be susceptible. They target people who are desperate for guidance, people who feel lost.
Frankly, there may be many fertile minds for cults in the US with the way things are at the moment. It's worth checking in with people you care about just in case.
Very smart savvy people aren't exempt.
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It's partly a type of person, but also about getting people when they are in a state of vulnerability. I make fun of cults a lot, but I like to remember that anyone can be susceptible. They target people who are desperate for guidance, people who feel lost.
Frankly, there may be many fertile minds for cults in the US with the way things are at the moment. It's worth checking in with people you care about just in case.
Very smart savvy people aren't exempt.
@futurebird @Lily_and_frog YES.
And I'd maintain some of them are in more danger specifically because they think they are too smart to be vulnerable.
Those folks are the actual worst, especially when they succumb, because they refuse to/cannot see it.
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@futurebird @Lily_and_frog YES.
And I'd maintain some of them are in more danger specifically because they think they are too smart to be vulnerable.
Those folks are the actual worst, especially when they succumb, because they refuse to/cannot see it.
When a person believes they are free of "weakness" to admit they have been taken in a moment of weakness can be an impossible horrible thing. It contradicts their entire self image.
But, I've seen exactly that kind of "strong" person abused and used by cult like organizations. And it was hell to get them clear of the danger.
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It's partly a type of person, but also about getting people when they are in a state of vulnerability. I make fun of cults a lot, but I like to remember that anyone can be susceptible. They target people who are desperate for guidance, people who feel lost.
Frankly, there may be many fertile minds for cults in the US with the way things are at the moment. It's worth checking in with people you care about just in case.
Very smart savvy people aren't exempt.
@futurebird @Lily_and_frog I am convinced a major reason the evangelical christians are so avidly supporting the wrecking ball approach trump has to government is that they hope to pick up many converts in the resulting chaos. In particular, note many of those evangelical groups have their own "religious charities" which compete with government welfare, but bombard poor people with their particular evangelical propaganda, and now said government welfare is being destroyed. See also: education.
