The prob with a lot of cult documentaries is that a lot of them have the message "anyone could join a cult" and it's always said by someone who has been in multiple cults.
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Dan Olson
There's a fascinating bit in The Vow where Mark Vicente admits he directed the quantum-mystic "documentary" What The Bleep Do We Know?! and then does exactly zero introspection into how his work primed himself and others to be exploited by people like Keith Raniere
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I assumed it was because I looked like a student, I was dragging around a duffel bag and they had access to me while I waited for my bus.
The pitch would vary but it happened more than a few times in the waiting area over the four years I made that trip.
Never took the bait but then I didn't despise my parents or have a trust fund.
Always practice intellectual humility.
I assume it only works on complete imbeciles.
Which begs the question, how do the embezzlers get in the position of trust?
By not telling everyone they are in a cult, I guess.
https://youtu.be/4aOHQ-sMCps?si=tlXEQWi0Ak6CakOq
https://youtu.be/YKZtt2yEwfs?si=wJpLXr1rdOj_xeBF
"Qanon."
"Yeah that tracks."
Gullible Gus: "I'm haunted by everything leader made me do, but I'm comforted by the fact that this could happen to anyone. ANYONE!"
The last time I saw her, she had invited me to a gathering where folks were getting Reiki done. Just one data point, but