WIRED's Cult Criteria – Is LuLaRoe a cult? Are there good cults? Two-person cults? | Ask Artem 003
Channel: Artem Alexandra
Date: 2021-10-25

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1991, Lifton, R. Cult Formation: 
“charismatic leader” 
“coercive persuasion or thought reform”
“exploitation of group members”

2021, Former Cult Member Answers Cult Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED
“A charismatic leader”
“A transcendent belief system”
“System of Control, i/e/ rules”
“Systems of Influence”


Resources / References:

Lifton, R. Cult Formation https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x2mWDq1kzSfXMT8x3TgZQOESbz9JP_NVYO815SikG3Q/edit 

Former Cult Member Answers Cult Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FghSUttp6Lc 

The LuLaRoe ‘Cult’, with Derryl Trujillo and Roberta Blevins | The Megyn Kelly Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8DM9RMdcp4 

LuLaRoe clothes outside: https://www.reddit.com/r/antiMLM/comments/7pajxx/could_lularoes_poor_quality_be_related_to_the/ 

Get Outta There - Portlandia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5vX0SOQND8 

Level 7 Susceptible - Honda Obsession on Community https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x65yvRtSejs 

Sleepaway Camp (1983) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vImv6yxkxJE 


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00:00 Intro
02:06 Cult Formation, 1991
03:07 Charismatic Leader
04:21 Thought Reform
05:24 Exploitation of members
06:53 WIRED video on cults
07:50 Is LuLaRoe a cult?
11:35 Are good cults possible?
14:35 Heaven’s Gate, “words of wisdom”
16:29 Cult Criteria, 2021
18:50 A two-person cult
21:13 Cult classics
21:55 Outro
22:37 A quick rant on capitalism
24:08 Outro, for realsies
25:08 Ask Artem Anything!