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fubarobfusco comments on Open thread, 30 June 2014- 6 July 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: fubarobfusco 01 July 2014 06:24:21AM 3 points [-]

I'm guessing it's cultural influence from Discordianism, Shea and Wilson's Illuminatus!, or the like. Conspiracies, cults, and initiatory orders are all pretty common themes in Discordian-influenced works. Some are destructive, some are constructive, some are both, and some run around in circles.