Tumblr Thread: The Cults Are Coming

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mattstaff
May 16, 2021 9:00 AM EDT

These are strange times. The world continues to change at what seems to be a faster and faster pace. Life as we know it could look like something right out of an infamous sci-fi movie in the near future. But also, apparently this is a time ripe for the rise of cults. Just a little bit unsettling. If you're looking for some more gold from Tumblr, check out these random, funny, and resplendent Tumblr gems. 

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    Font - kittykatninja321 My hypothesis is that in like 10 years gen z is gonna have a big cult boom the way the boomers did in the 70s chazymandias It's already happening on tik tok. There's a fun new thing going round that's citing common symptoms of depression and anxiety as signs you're about to have your awakening and that you are actually an alien and the reason you don't feel right is because you're home sick for your own galaxy. So that's fun.
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    Font - 2 aleatoryw agreed, and i don't mean this in a "haha gen z is so dumb they're gonna join a tiktok cult Imao" i mean that conditions are perfect for the formation of cults right now. • high unemployment and a lot of underpaying, pointless jobs = people are looking for things to do with their life, a purpose • skyrocketing cost of living = most young people will not be able to live on their own, meaning some will end up in a group living situation with people interested in recruiting them •
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    Font - • there is a new wave of acceptance and understanding for ways of life outside the norm, which is great! ...except for when cult leaders tell you abusive and controlling practices are just their culture, their religion, their lifestyle, their beliefs, their tradition, and if you disrespect it you are the problem • social media influencers have already shown us how easy it is to build a cult of personality and attract people from anywhere in the world who are interested in the exact brand
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    Font - wellness. i think a lot of people are already in wellness cults. you can make people do a lot of things in the name of "wellness" and a big factor of maintaining a cult is keeping members in a state of decreased cognition.. like say, with regular fasting i think people are just unaware in general of how cults function, especially because the satanic panic was a big stupid false alarm that convinced the youths that dungeons and dragons or doom were gateways to cults, which are scary evil c
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