Topic: Cults are boring.

Anonymous A started this discussion 2 months ago #130,678

It’s always the same message: Find the hidden power inside yourself. To do so:

- Believe in the aliens / fringe Bible interpretation we offer / worship our guru directly
- Use trite expressions to crush skeptical doubt
- Provide free labor or tithe everything
- Suck my dick

Your liberation is through fealty.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 2 months ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #1,401,064

Cults provide value to their members, or members would leave.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 months ago, 9 minutes later, 10 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,401,073

@previous (B)

> Cults provide value to their members, or members would leave.

That’s the interesting question - the value. Fear of being alone.

A blackity black man joined in and replied with this 2 months ago, 11 minutes later, 22 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,401,079

@1,401,064 (B)

> Cults provide value to their members, or members would leave.

So do cigarettes to smokers. One of the problems with the free market.

A blackity black man double-posted this 2 months ago, 18 seconds later, 22 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,401,080

Why did I change the subject to economics? I don’t know why I did that.

Anonymous B replied with this 2 months ago, 22 minutes later, 45 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,401,092

@1,401,073 (A)
Drugs, orgies, job offers.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 2 months ago, 11 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,401,144

@1,401,079 (A blackity black man)

> > Cults provide value to their members, or members would leave.
>
> So do cigarettes to smokers. One of the problems with the free market.

I get having orgies at a Rajneeshi compound. I struggle more with Heaven’s Gate, being a Branch Davidian cuck, Aum Shinrikyo. The ones where you sacrifice everything and gain nothing.

We have plenty of cult-lite businesses from AI startups to Amway.

boof joined in and replied with this 2 months ago, 20 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,401,146

there are days that cults get too fucking exciting
https://old.reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords/comments/1osovxo/undeniable_truth_perfectly_delivered/

Minichan