Wow. Just wow. Same thing could be applied to long term domestic violence that is mostly or completely psychological abuse, which most people react to when it comes to their attention through the news or something, "Why don't they just leave?" Very recently I had an excellent therapist who couldn't deal with the dissonance of me being masked every session although she set that one aside in the discard pile, but when I suggested that her one year old's daycare "ought to have an air filtering box (corsi-rosenthal box) like the one I showed you the photo of that I built", her response was, "maybe you should stop researching covid for a month". No more therapist for me. Good thing I was ready for that. Your piece is spot on and great, thanks.
Thanks for this excellent article. It's absolutely critical to analyze, dissect and put a name to this crap, and you've done it very well. (All your articles are very well done. I consider them essential reading).
The phenomena you're describing has been found in different flavors all throughout human history, human societies are almost defined by cult-like behavior, in the sense that the entire point of a society is collective action. So being wired to somewhat mindlessly cooperate in cultural settings seems to be part of the human condition.
And this wiring didn't come out of nowhere, its tied directly into the neurology of our dream machinery, which began back when were still on the Roof of the World:
Well done. It’s so important to put a name to the way misinformation and lack of information is used to bring others into the cult which pits them against their own and everyone’s best interests. The next question is how to get science and reason into the public’s daily awareness.
I’ve been studying a lot about cults recently as I’m trying to help some of my family members out of one. This makes a lot of sense, in my confusion at why so many people are acting this way!
Wow. Just wow. Same thing could be applied to long term domestic violence that is mostly or completely psychological abuse, which most people react to when it comes to their attention through the news or something, "Why don't they just leave?" Very recently I had an excellent therapist who couldn't deal with the dissonance of me being masked every session although she set that one aside in the discard pile, but when I suggested that her one year old's daycare "ought to have an air filtering box (corsi-rosenthal box) like the one I showed you the photo of that I built", her response was, "maybe you should stop researching covid for a month". No more therapist for me. Good thing I was ready for that. Your piece is spot on and great, thanks.
Thanks for this excellent article. It's absolutely critical to analyze, dissect and put a name to this crap, and you've done it very well. (All your articles are very well done. I consider them essential reading).
The phenomena you're describing has been found in different flavors all throughout human history, human societies are almost defined by cult-like behavior, in the sense that the entire point of a society is collective action. So being wired to somewhat mindlessly cooperate in cultural settings seems to be part of the human condition.
And this wiring didn't come out of nowhere, its tied directly into the neurology of our dream machinery, which began back when were still on the Roof of the World:
https://harvard2thebighouse.substack.com/p/f33
Well done. It’s so important to put a name to the way misinformation and lack of information is used to bring others into the cult which pits them against their own and everyone’s best interests. The next question is how to get science and reason into the public’s daily awareness.
Good diagnoses
Yes, compromise enough times and you become the thing you thought you’d never be.
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a great explanation about what is happening with covid and climate change denial
Excellent article, thank you.
I’ve been studying a lot about cults recently as I’m trying to help some of my family members out of one. This makes a lot of sense, in my confusion at why so many people are acting this way!