Venkatesh Rao@vgr·May 23, 202290% of people seem to be in at least one serious cult these days1810116
Jacob Kelter @jzkelter·May 23, 2022Replying to @vgrIf you are in multiple cults with contradictory views (and you recognize that) what is that a sign of?1
jaycutler99@jaycutler991·May 23, 2022Replying to @vgrOther than political or religious, what else would you classify as cults ? Anti-aging, excessive patriotism ?
Sam@samtomco·May 24, 2022Replying to @vgrI really like Eric Hoffer's POV in his book _The True Believer_, "The freedom the masses crave is not freedom of self-expression and self-realization, but freedom from the intolerable burden of autonomous existence ... 1/2"1
Dr Wendy L Schultz@wendyinfutures·May 24, 2022Replying to @vgrUnless you are in the cult of futures studies which really is all about wallowing in uncertainty.12