>A person who is immune to cult recruitment is a person who never feels isolation, desire, loneliness, grief, hope, fear of loss or lack of control, a person who never wants a hug or someone to talk to, who feels nothing at a smile from a stranger or the giggle of a baby.
Is it? Surely you can feel all those things and also be cynical enough to think no group can really provide a satisfying alternative.
A satisfying alternative to what? Some of these things can only be provided or alleviated by relationship and community.
A cult recruiter (or MLM or whatever) is offering what you need, it's just not a sincere offer. Your ability to assess that, to judge which relationships can safely meet these needs, is exactly what is compromised by having those experiences.
A satisfying alternative to legitimate connections, formed organically.
>A cult recruiter (or MLM or whatever) is offering what you need
No, it's offering a shallow facsimile of it, with the intent of exploiting you.
>Your ability to assess that, to judge which relationships can safely meet these needs, is exactly what is compromised by having those experiences.
Yes, that is what I'm saying. You can be able to enjoy all those things you said, and also have the ability to judge when someone just wants to manipulate you, or exploit you, or when the offer is too good to be true.
Is it? Surely you can feel all those things and also be cynical enough to think no group can really provide a satisfying alternative.