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There are only tens of thousands of members[1]. That's comparable to the viewership of a popular Twitch streamer (there's a joke about differing business models
by YoshiRulz 3y ago
There are only tens of thousands of members[1]. That's comparable to the viewership of a popular Twitch streamer (there's a joke about differing business models in here somewhere...). If you're genuinely interested in the rise and fall of Scientology and have a half-hour to spare, I can recommend [2], and other videos in that series examining fringe religions.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology#Demographics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology#Demographics
[2]: https://youtu.be/xSlYVGNQiFs https://youtu.be/xSlYVGNQiFs
- benjijay 3y agoI've seen my share of docu-minis about them - for better or worse I spent an amount of time on the 'chans back when the whole thing with 'anonymous vs scientology' all kicked off, which is partly why I'm so confounded by its apparent success; at risk of setting off some automoderation or angering xyz group - scientology feels more obviously culty and bs than the other bs cults, but people readily (literally) buy into it wholesale
- Meekro 3y agoInteresting point, but I doubt many Twitch streamers could convince their audience to break into an IRS building on their behalf.