There was this interview with Diane Benscoter who talked about her experience and reasons for joining a cult that I found very insightful: https://www.youtube.c

There was this interview with Diane Benscoter who talked about her experience and reasons for joining a cult that I found very insightful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ibk5vJ-4-o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ibk5vJ-4-o The main point is that it isn't so much the cult (leader) so much as the victims being in a vulnerable mental state getting exploited.