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There's a concept in the psychology of high-demand religious groups called 'promiscuous disclosure' (sim concept mentioned in The Gift of Fear) where broadcasting too much of a very specific type of information is used as a way to quickly accumulate social capital
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De Becker calls it 'forced teaming'. In the old Mormon missionary guide it's called 'Building Relationships of Trust', and I do see the similarities to the rigid forms of confessional culture, it's a kind of emotional pea-cocking. Very similar.
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