Carinthium comments on A Failed Just-So Story - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Carinthium 23 November 2010 07:22:34AM 0 points [-]

Aren't there clear negatives to being part of a personality cult if you aren't the leader or a senior figure?

Comment author: David_Gerard 23 November 2010 12:47:43PM *  1 point [-]

Hell no. You can meet people, work together, be a local group alpha (acting like a leader is inherently sexy) and reproduce. Small socialist groups full of young people are at it like rabbits, for example.

Comment author: Carinthium 23 November 2010 01:38:05PM 0 points [-]

An ordinary cult would be a far more effective way to achieve this than a personality cult, though.