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Wait - can you explain what you mean by this a little more? Stuck in a cult "by choice"? What cult? How were you stuck "by choice" if you weren't rational?

• mac01021 6y ago
  They were convinced to be cult members, as consenting adults, rather than having it imposed on them as minors by a parent, is my reading. Later, they gained some perspective and realized it was not in their interest to stay.
  • tomrod 6y ago
    I should be clear, we were both raised in it as children. That made leaving much harder. Our families are still in.
• doytch 6y ago
  Not OP but one common example of this is staying where you live. Sure you /technically/ could move to a different country but there are a truckload of social and economic factors that keep you "stuck" in your current country. So you're stuck by choice.
• watwut 6y ago
  There is no contradiction between "choice" and "not rational". Choices are often emotional, irrational, fear based, inertia based or result of perceived lack of choices.
• baq 6y ago
  people are only rational if they stop and think real hard and also are able to invalidate their assumptions. this is difficult if your assumptions are your identity, see flat earthers.