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[J.Quondam]

Yeah, I've pondered starting a cult, too. It sounds great on paper, especially the free labor to build a homestead or whatever. But then I realized that I'd be stuck living among weird freaky cult people. And that was a bridge too far.

 

[Mad_Jack]

The catch for me is that all those people just don't have their crap together, i.e., no self-respect, no self-esteem, no enlightenment... which means I have no real respect for them... which makes them uninteresting. And I have trouble remaining focused on things that don't interest me.
I've actually had people (including a shrink) jokingly tell me I should start a cult, but being a cult leader requires a major investment of time and energy, and I just don't have the sort of focus and dedication required - I'd get bored or frustrated pretty quickly.

 

[J.Quondam]

Maybe the trick is establishing a cult based on something that truly interests you. None of this goofy "Cult of St. Alien on a Piece of Toast" stuff. Instead, it needs to be something substantive, like foodies, or larpers, or football fans, or model train aficionados, or whatever. A common interest in something concrete and meaningful.
Maybe macrame enthusiasts.

 

[CleverNickName]

L. R. Hubbard managed it for science fiction enthusiasts.

 

[J.Quondam]

Yeah, but then they made that gawdawful movie.

 

[Aeson]

L. R. Hubbard managed it for science fiction enthusiasts.

Harlan Ellison used to tell the story how they had met for dinner (a common thing for them to do) and Hubbard complained about not making enough as a scifi writer. Ellison suggested he start a religion if he wanted more money. I wonder if that ever worked out for him.

 

[Aeson]

Yeah, but then they made that gawdawful movie.

I've got a podcast for you. It's called God Awful Movies.

 

[J.Quondam]

I've got a podcast for you. It's called God Awful Movies.

I just did a search for that, and holy cow! there's some, umm, fascinating stuff on there.
I'll give it a listen some time.

 

[trappedslider]

Battlefield Earth is a decent enough book IMO

 

[Aeson]

I just did a search for that, and holy cow! there's some, umm, fascinating stuff on there.
I'll give it a listen some time.

I listen to everything from them. Noah Lugeons is the main guy. Heath and Eli are insightful and hilarious, but Noah takes it all to a higher level. I'm a big fan.

It's definitely not grandma or work safe. They pull no punches. They'll sometimes have what they refer to as a guest masochist. Cara Santamaria is a regular.