Cults? What's so great about them?

in steemit •  6 years ago 

Not really anything! Is Steemit a cult? No clue and don't care but for the sake of flexing my keyboard muscles here's something that tells you the tell tale signs of a cult.

Many quotes/info from "LearnReligions.com"

Exclusivity in Faith
Most religious cults demand that their members give them exclusivity. Participants are not permitted to attend other religious services, and are told that they can only find true salvation through the teachings of the cult. (People who only talk about and fixate on steemit , literally that's their entire existence, that and worshipping "leaders" like they are Jesus....they ain't!)
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Intimidation, Fear, and Isolation
Cults typically isolate members from their family, friends, and co-workers outside the group. Members are taught early on that their only true friends — their real family, so to speak — are other cult followers. This allows leaders to isolate participants from those who might try to get them out from under control of the group.

"...[f]ar from finding true comradeship or companionship, followers face a triple isolation: from the outside world, from each other within the closed system, and from their own internal dialogue, where clear thinking about the group might arise."
Since a cult can only continue to operate with power and control, leaders do everything they can to keep their members loyal and obedient. When someone begins to make attempts to leave the group, that member often finds themselves on the receiving end of b.s.
^ BUY STEEM AND ONLY STEEM OR YOU ARE A TRAITOR, attend the endless hours of meetings of the same people to talk about roping in more and more? hmmmm, is Tom Cruise around? If you are into any other platform...FOR SHAME, but like everyone is so...................

okay bye, have a nice day!

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And, just because I know you love these - have a Brazilian bug on a rock

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very Tim Burton, love it

The only true religion is PIE!!!!

always Pie, that's the secret
but I need mine gluten free, I get real bad gas

I think you are spot on with this, in fact I have a deep suspicion of anyone that says they don’t like drinking coffee.

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the bean is sacred, i agreeeeee coffeeeeee