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conventional wisdom would say that cults are formed when a leader starts some calculated plan to turn up the charisma and such in some followers. but... maybe
by parpfish 1y ago
conventional wisdom would say that cults are formed when a leader starts some calculated plan to turn up the charisma and such in some followers.
but... maybe that's causally backwards? what if some people have a latent disposition toward messianic delusions and encountering somebody that's sufficiently obsequious triggers their transformation?
i'm trying to think of situations where i've encountered people that are
endlessly attentive and open minded, always agreeing, and never suggesting that a particular idea is a little crazy. a "true followers" like that has been really rare until LLMs came along.
- jayd16 1y agoYou'd casually call this letting success (or what have you) go to your head. It's even easier to lose touch when you're surrounded by yes men, and that's a job that AI is great at automating.
- AaronAPU 1y agoThis is why many of the “nicest” people inevitably pair up with a narcissist (NPD). Which ultimately makes their “niceness” as destructive as the narcissism itself. Peas and carrots.