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What does a "pro-ana" group gain from attracting new members ? Seems to me the dynamics are very different from a cult, where members are asked for money/work,
by leppr 8y ago
What does a "pro-ana" group gain from attracting new members ? Seems to me the dynamics are very different from a cult, where members are asked for money/work, and to bring new followers.
This is mostly just teens discovering fetishes and sharing them to feel better about it.
- jacquesm 8y agoTo drag in new members in order to normalize their own behavior. The more people do it the more normal you feel. Lots of cults are like that, not all of them have money or labor as their prime motivators.
- madamelic 8y ago>What does a "pro-ana" group gain from attracting new members? Friends. I'm 'part' of a pretty positive one (they allow thinspo but don't encourage it, no one is shamed for speaking about anything they want) and I think in the right conditions, it is actual helpful. Many people (see thread) shame those with eating disorders and being around others can help recovery by being exposed to others with the disorder, even without having to be shamed by messages. Huge asterisk though. :)
- everdrive 8y agoThere are a lot of valid answers to this, but I honestly feel like they can all be boiled down to the same idea: people organize into groups, no matter what.
- wtracy 8y agoDon't discount the possibility that these groups generally believe that they are helping others through outreach.