sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoWhich hobby is considered a cult or has cult-like tendencies?message-squaremessage-square196linkfedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down13
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareWhich hobby is considered a cult or has cult-like tendencies?sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square196linkfedilink
minus-square2piradians@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down2·18 days agoInternet personalities/“influencers”
minus-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·18 days agoOne way money transfers, controlling people’s time and career aspirations, dividing families, rape, and murder. Not all “Influencers”, but some notable cases.
minus-squareDrDystopia@lemy.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoAre they fundamentally different from celebs and TV personalities of the past, or is it the scale and presentation that has changed? There will always be grifters and those who are led in to loyalty follow them. It’s bizarre.
Internet personalities/“influencers”
One way money transfers, controlling people’s time and career aspirations, dividing families, rape, and murder.
Not all “Influencers”, but some notable cases.
Are they fundamentally different from celebs and TV personalities of the past, or is it the scale and presentation that has changed?
There will always be grifters and those who are led in to loyalty follow them. It’s bizarre.