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You only missed the part where members are isolated from friends, family and others who might point out that "this isn't really a good thing." What you listed i
by a3n 11y ago
You only missed the part where members are isolated from friends, family and others who might point out that "this isn't really a good thing." What you listed is necessary infrastructure, but the isolation is the key to making any cult work, and it's why deprogramming is a thing, or at least a meme.
I haven't heard of any isolation at Zappos ...
- kbenson 11y agoAs I read this, the sibling comment immediately under yours[1] is talking about the Zappos move to Vegas, and how it resulted in your colleagues being your support group, and you theirs... 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11240230 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11240230
- a3n 11y agoWow. Reading your and VonGuard's comment makes me kind of queasy. Now it sounds like a cult is at least plausible.
- VonGuard 11y agoThey uprooted everyone and moved to Vegas, leaving behind friends and family, and ensuring everyone who moved only knew Zappos people when they landed there. Maybe it's not a boat in the ocean level of isolation, but it is isolation. One startup founder who moved his startup along with Zappos (it was a multi-startup move, kinda like a corporate migration) eventually committed suicide...
- Rainymood 11y ago>One startup founder who moved his startup along with Zappos (it was a multi-startup move, kinda like a corporate migration) eventually committed suicide... Woah, got some more info on that?
- VonGuard 11y agoSorry for the delayed response: http://recode.net/2014/10/01/the-downtown-project-suicides-can-the-pursuit-of-happiness-kill-you/ http://recode.net/2014/10/01/the-downtown-project-suicides-c... Looks like there were a few!