Cults fascinate me because they're one of the rare times people acknowledge how fucked up some very common social dynamics are. "Can you believe a charismatic jerk pressured people to act against their interests and no one stopped them because they didn't want to make a fuss?" Yep, I can.

I mean, the one girl in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt got kidnapped because the reverend wanted to show her a baby rabbit in his car and she “didn’t want to be rude” so 🤷‍♀️

The cults of political parties...

People like to talk up collectivism, but this is one of the unfortunate psychosocial consequences of the extremes of that social philosophy.

Me in a cult for housing when my parents try to get involved: "This guy is saying that banana bread is a gateway drug to Percocet overdose, and you believe him?" Also me: just complies because they hurt you if you don't.