So I’ve been kinda doing some casual reading on shamans and cult leader types, and generally I feel like the mistake they all seem to make is they edit out uncertainty from their messaging, which selects for a certain kind of maniacal True Believer. Faster growth but v dangerous
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Replying to @visakanv
very brief but cool discussion of "certainty speak" in this book: https://www.amazon.com/Cult-Love-Story-Canadian-Subsequent-ebook/dp/B00EN63X6K/ … amazing, amazing book--intricate but still breezy, very personal and very self-aware. currently my favorite "cult book."
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I was in a cult, it was some of the most fun I ever had in my life.
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