Rationalist Cult Accusations
The cluster centers on comments labeling rationalist communities, LessWrong, effective altruists, AI enthusiasts, or similar groups as cults or exhibiting strong cult-like behaviors and rhetoric.
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Keywords
AI LLM LessWrong OWL wikipedia.org GME cult sounds collective sounds like singularity whim members forest personality religion
Sample Comments
Sounds like a cult to me. Do you want a cult? Because this is how you get a cult.
This is essentially a cult. Sounds about right.
That almost sounds like a cult.
Sounds like you’re describing a cult! Haha.
This looks like something you'd find in a cult.
What you described sounds like the modus operandi of a cult.
This is the way people in cults talk.
Furthering my impression that LessWrong is analogous to a religious cult.
This is literally describing a cult. Disturbing.
There's a fine line between support group and cult...