"In order to be credible, the signal has to be costly: ...the dictator is not merely ok, but a superhuman being" http://abandonedfootnotes.blogspot.co.nz/2011/03/simple-model-of-cults-of-personality.html …
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@sarahdoingthing @madison_ponders i.e. the crazy beliefs are necessary (as performances) to being seen as central to the cult
@sarahdoingthing @madison_ponders Not sure if related, but I've started to see many rituals as slightly-veiled "kiss the ring" ceremonies
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@KevinSimler@sarahdoingthing @madison_ponders If I can go 40 days without eating, I've shown I *might* be able to handle power responsibly. -
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@KevinSimler @madison_ponders there is a risk here of holiness signaling spirals, which can be very destructive
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@KevinSimler@sarahdoingthing @madison_ponders Like, normal people are naturally shitty. Normal people also eat regularly.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@KevinSimler@sarahdoingthing @madison_ponders Yes, great! I think Superhumanity is a way to *prove* you're above petty human squabblingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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