In all honesty you have probably been in culty things Most aren’t extreme - there’s also just the toxic, narcissistic leader people are eager to please, that a

In all honesty you have probably been in culty things Most aren’t extreme - there’s also just the toxic, narcissistic leader people are eager to please, that attracts sycophants and exerts a high level of ostracism on folks that don’t conform. You can find yourself backing into these situations almost unconsciously. There’s an entire field of studying malignant narcissists and high control groups. And we all have a little narcissism / eagerness to belong we need to look out for. Many mundane workplace settings, community groups, political movements, sports teams can easily become “culty”