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shminux comments on Notes on Brainwashing & 'Cults' - Less Wrong Discussion

35 Post author: gwern 13 September 2013 08:49PM

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Comment author: shminux 13 September 2013 10:04:15PM 3 points [-]

Very interesting and surprising. A priori I would have expected the most successful NRMs to be at least 10-20% effective in one-year new member retention. I wonder how non-religious non-mainstream organizations that demand some amount of sacrifice from their members measure up? E.g. what are the retention rates in online forums, gaming communities, fitness centers, etc...?