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You get or used to get true believers working in hellish conditions[1] on the boats, paid ~nothing. It might be a quid pro quo convenience for the Tom Cruises,
by loeg 5mo ago
You get or used to get true believers working in hellish conditions[1] on the boats, paid ~nothing. It might be a quid pro quo convenience for the Tom Cruises, but there are also some suckers.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Org#Lawsuits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Org#Lawsuits
- sidewndr46 5mo agoCruise's contribution is influence due to his status and likely money given his income. Other's contribution is going to be much simpler, as you pointed out.
- loeg 5mo agoI'm saying, Cruise gets more out of it. Others get nothing. They're in it as believers, not a "literature club."
- saghm 5mo agoHaving a few famous Tom Cruises claiming it helped them is almost certainly part of the strategy for hooking in the dubious.