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We really need to have alternate institutions that perform the same social function. It's too bad secret societies with mystic rites don't really exist anymore.
by kelseyfrog 10mo ago
We really need to have alternate institutions that perform the same social function. It's too bad secret societies with mystic rites don't really exist anymore.
- xnx 10mo ago> secret societies Maybe they got better at being secret
- hallole 10mo agoI think the freemasons are still around. Kinda awesome that it shares continuity with the freemasonry of some prominent figures, like Washington. Can't imagine joining now without it feeling like a massive larp, though.
- cherryteastain 10mo agoIt was always a massive larp. If you try to join they will tell you what they do is re-enacting certain "moral plays".
- kelseyfrog 10mo agoDoes that make it function any less effectively?
- watwut 10mo ago> It's too bad secret societies with mystic rites don't really exist anymore. They were, overall, strictly harmful. Yes, there is a point where it feels good to be in them. However, they are designed for abuse, for making it difficult to leave and for making it easy to pressure members to participate on harmful acts. The stuff Epstien did and connection he had is the modern equivalent of that. A group of powerful people tied together due to shared infraction and shared need to protect each other. It worked well for them, helped their careers, made them have social connections and friends.
- woleium 10mo agoI am reminded of the quote “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”