Cults, Control, and the Machinery of Belonging
65% of ordinary people delivered what they believed were dangerous shocks under authority (Milgram). A clinician's field guide to how cults really work.
Matthew Sexton, LCSWRead article
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Still neon
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When Networking Groups Become Dark Triad Hunting Grounds
Why professional networking groups produce trust as a function of attendance — and why that structure has been exploited by serial offenders, financial predators, and cult leaders for decades.
Matthew Sexton, LCSWRead article