Some Q adherents expressing grief & confusion...

...but I keep thinking of "When Prophecy Fails," a classic social psychology study of how a faithful few grew MORE committed to a cult after a predicted cataclysm did not happen. 1/
Some Q adherents expressing grief & confusion... ...but I keep thinking of "When Prophecy Fails," a classic social psychology study of how a faithful few grew MORE committed to a cult after a predicted cataclysm did not happen. 1/
Some Q adherents expressing grief & confusion... ...but I keep thinking of "When Prophecy Fails," a classic social psychology study of how a faithful few grew MORE committed to a cult after a predicted cataclysm did not happen. 1/
2/ Long time since I read the book in Social Psych. class & I do recall the book & its methods were the topic of some controversy...

..But as @juliacarriew points out: experts are candid about the many unknowns about Q, including how to address it. https://twitter.com/juliacarriew/status/1351708835245768704
3/ So, please help me with recommendations of good scholarship & scholars to follow on where the literature went after "When Prophecy Fails." I think I need a crash course.
4/ Already getting great suggestions! My first read is this super-topical piece by scholars Prof @AmarAmarasingam & @_MAArgentino.

Both are also a recommended follow.

https://religiondispatches.org/qanons-predictions-havent-come-true-so-how-does-the-movement-survive-the-failure-of-prophecy/
4/ Already getting great suggestions! My first read is this super-topical piece by scholars Prof @AmarAmarasingam & @_MAArgentino. Both are also a recommended follow. https://religiondispatches.org/qanons-predictions-havent-come-true-so-how-does-the-movement-survive-the-failure-of-prophecy/
4/ Already getting great suggestions! My first read is this super-topical piece by scholars Prof @AmarAmarasingam & @_MAArgentino. Both are also a recommended follow. https://religiondispatches.org/qanons-predictions-havent-come-true-so-how-does-the-movement-survive-the-failure-of-prophecy/
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