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those outside the cult cannot see into it and those inside cannot see out of it. unlike a clear boundary where there is established protocol, the protocol of a cult is far fuzzier, boiling down to “distance from the supreme leader”

clear protocols can be gamed despite their meritocracy. they can feel fake, like american “how are you” small talk. or kids who can ONLY take tests. a cult on the other hand is built on the divinity of hooman judgement

there is virtuous intent here, just as there was with philosopher kings but hoomans make for poor load bearing structures just like they make for poor batteries. they do not PRODUCE meaning/energy, they CONSUME it

the benefit of a clearly violent protocol of engagement such as when hunting a mouse of a duel between hoomans is that because the violence is legible it is CONTAINED.

a cult on the other hand has capacity for unbounded violence because it doesn’t think it is violent. just like tic-tacs claim to have no sugar even though they are pure sugar. each individual serving is rounded to 0

cults are neither good or bad. baby hoomans for example are born into Edens that are maintained by the threat of infinite violence should the child be threatened.

many everyday systems such ad country or company are also cults. though only to the individuals distant from the border. the politicians and sociopaths who manipulate the border see the border clearly. however for most the border is too abstract a concept

a border that is a million miles away is akin to a shadowy border. when the cell gets too big, it goes through civil war and divides to avoid implosion. the closer borders provide a sense of home that prevents individual actors from using other parts of the home as garbage dumps