sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhich hobby is considered a cult or has cult-like tendencies?message-squaremessage-square189linkfedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down17
arrow-up1121arrow-down1message-squareWhich hobby is considered a cult or has cult-like tendencies?sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square189linkfedilink
minus-square2piradians@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down2·1 day agoInternet personalities/“influencers”
minus-squareDrDystopia@lemy.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 hours agoAre they fundamentally different from celebs and TV personalities of the past, or is it the scale and presentation that has changed? There will always be grifters and those who are led in to loyalty follow them. It’s bizarre.
minus-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoOne way money transfers, controlling people’s time and career aspirations, dividing families, rape, and murder. Not all “Influencers”, but some notable cases.
Internet personalities/“influencers”
Are they fundamentally different from celebs and TV personalities of the past, or is it the scale and presentation that has changed?
There will always be grifters and those who are led in to loyalty follow them. It’s bizarre.
One way money transfers, controlling people’s time and career aspirations, dividing families, rape, and murder.
Not all “Influencers”, but some notable cases.