I read a lot about cults from cult experts and have been compiling this little cheat sheet based on this and my own experience.

Next I’ll show you how well the $GME craze evolving RIGHT NOW is fitting into observed cult like behavior.

$BB $NOK $NAKD $SNDL $AMC $CCIV
Reddit user DeepFuckingValue posts daily updates to show he’s holding on to a significant portion of $GME stock. These posts are a daily morale boost for amateur investors looking up to someone with a much larger stake than them.
As $GME dipped from $400 to $200, then $120 and finally the double digits, negativity festered. The anger turned into conspiratorial thinking targeted even at the WSB mods.
Thought suppression in the form of slogans works so well because it also appears so harmless and even funny.

But slogans replace any instinct to critically think on your own. Should I sell? Stop asking. 💎 🙌 (diamond hands, be brave. Don’t sell)
The magic ingredient of “successful” conspiracy theories, they’re balanced on 100% true things.

If at any point, you have doubts about today’s $GME claims, look at how much money people really made on claims last week. Hedge funds really do short stock. Etc.
It’s basic human nature that we feel close to people who share a common bond with us. This fact doesn’t mean we’re in a cult, but it’s a force that traps even intelligent people.
$GME is already at the cult point of no return. If it goes up, this proves everything. If it goes down, this proves how the enemy is trying to trick us. All roads lead to confirming the conspiracy theory.
What I didn’t include in the chart is actual physical harm. Already we’re seeing WSB users sensing a wave a suicidal thoughts from their fellow investors, some of whom will continue to watch their life’s savings drain away as the prophecy fails to come true.
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