sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhich hobby is considered a cult or has cult-like tendencies?message-squaremessage-square210linkfedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down17
arrow-up1133arrow-down1message-squareWhich hobby is considered a cult or has cult-like tendencies?sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square210linkfedilink
minus-squarecsverdad@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down12·11 hours agoCommunism. There’s iconography, a separate way of using language, chanting, gatherings, books, meetings, clothing, hero mythology, doomsday plans of a revolution not unlike a rapture, and in some sects there are charismatic leaders and polyamory.
minus-squareMaysaMayako@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 hours agoCommunism isn’t a hobby or a lifestyle tho? its a political ideology.
minus-squarecsverdad@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·8 hours agoIn the US in 2025 it bears a strong resemblance to a hobby at times. No shade intended either. I’m a card-carrying member myself.
Communism. There’s iconography, a separate way of using language, chanting, gatherings, books, meetings, clothing, hero mythology, doomsday plans of a revolution not unlike a rapture, and in some sects there are charismatic leaders and polyamory.
Communism isn’t a hobby or a lifestyle tho? its a political ideology.
In the US in 2025 it bears a strong resemblance to a hobby at times. No shade intended either. I’m a card-carrying member myself.
I don’t think that’s a hobby…