25 Groups and Communities That Give Us Major 'Cult Vibes'
Cult-like behavior is usually easy to spot from a distance. Like, was anyone surprised all those Trump flag people ended up attacking the...
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Other cults, however, are hiding in plain sight. To help you stay safe and sane, here is our roundup of things the internet agrees are basically cults!
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Honestly, the Star Wars fandom is the one that comes to mind.The gatekeeping and abuse in that Fandom is terrifying. Just swarms of toxic Star Wars fans have literally bullied and harassed an actor to be nearly suicidal. (Ahmed Best). And drove Jake Lloyd to some serious mental illnesses when he was just a f*cking child. And Hayden Christensen nearly abandoned his career altogether.It really is a terrifying community.
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Dave Ramsey walks around with so much cultish boomer energy it's insane.Like some of these people are really stupid and get themselves way over their heads but he just gives little quips in response. Caller: So yeah, that's when I used my credit card to pay to visit my mom's funeral Dave: Wow...long pause well that was really stupid wasn't it? You know what Tom (theme music starts slowly playing) it's time for you to start making better choices and to take responsibility for your actions. That's how we’re gonna get this country back on track. (Theme music gets really loud) This is the Dave Ramsey show.Caller: So what do I do? Dave? Hello?
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MLM's. They suck you in with an info session and have convinced so many people that they can be their own boss, but first you have to pay them a bunch of money and try to recruit other members in order to be successful. Their followers then constantly broadcast their products all over social media, in the hopes that they will earn money and a brand new BMW.All very cult-like.
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When I was in high school, I had several friends who did crew (rowing). These guys had some unusual rituals, to say the least. Before every race, the varsity captain would buy probably $100 worth of products and would host a food fight "in the name of the great gods of the water". To top it off, they all dressed the same and would speak in the jargon of crew terms nobody else could understand. Definitely not technically a cult but it sure as hell felt like one
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Hustle Culture. I used to work with a guy who bragged he "only sleeps 10 minutes a night" because as soon as he got off he'd go do gigs or play with crypto all night. The only things in his life, supposedly, were "banging b*tches and getting bags." He's far from the only person who thinks it's "Chad" to run yourself ragged and never take care of yourself.
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