[listen to the audio version of this article here, courtesy of AskWho] Cults are not necessarily bad. Cults provide value. People join them to get things they need which aren’t provided elsewhere. Every cult is a spiritual start-up, doing its best to serve a neglected segment of the population.
What's the phrase? "There's no zealot like a convert".
AI reading of this article:
https://askwhocastsai.substack.com/p/religion-cult-culture-by-eneasz-brodski