I think we should all call out these predators when we see them, and simply say we're asking them not to make false accusations.
Interesting thread on the mechanics of cult ideologies, applicable to some "memeplexes" that seem to be becoming fit predators on the cultural landscape organically. I especially like this point: the "public apology" has become something more like the stance of a prisoner of warhttps://twitter.com/hadrianbelove/status/1271836421968457730 …
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the “fit predator” memeplex aspect is interesting. It was implied by Lifton that these structures were planned strategies by autocratic types, but now we see people spontaneously adopting them. Perhaps cult “leadership” was never truly leading, as much as surfing.
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Evolutionary processes often yield stuff that looks similar to intentional systems — culture is "trying" billions of little experiments simultaneously, and interactions that yield power shifts under new social circumstances wind up becoming increasingly refined
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Also “confession” is the single most important step (and rebirth) in conversion. Ego destruction before rebuilding.
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