i used to think cults were things stupid people got sucked into
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Nah, they’re things you *need* to get sucked into in order to have a reliably stable social circle
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Oh, absolutely not. The thing about cults is that anyone can get taken in. Because they're not targeting your intelligence, they're targeting your emotions. And humans are emotional creatures. And lonely creatures. And the cult gives you a sense of belonging.
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Anti Vaxx people beg the differ a lot of them are pretty smart.
Also Scientology.
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They're for people who find regular living too simple, too boring. They want the complex, the "hidden truth". It's less for idiots, more for the disillusioned.
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being raised in one feels really different to me, like it's sort of not your choice to be in it
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Even the most intelligent people can be duped by skilled con artists. It's a science.
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Really emphasizes the need to be a self-assured & independent thinker to resist the many & multiplying cults we might encounter, especially online.
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No cult is more effective than the one that exploits the mind tricks highly intelligent people pull on themselves.
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