Why Cult Beliefs Don’t Stop When Proved Wrong
A cult called the Seekers was infiltrated by Leon Festinger to understand why they believed what they believed and how their beliefs worked
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OnlySubs: Why You’re Not Failing
I recently had an encounter at a conference in which a woman told me she feels like a failure in her efforts against the Woke problem in her own community. I related something surprising to her: I feel like a failure all the time.
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OnlySubs: “I Can’t Do This Anymore”
I hear it all the time. "I'm tired; I can't do this anymore." I thought it too. I spent most of the last two years thinking it over and over again almost every day, but I was wrong.
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OnlySubs: Psychological Black Holes
When you dig a hole in the ground and decide to fill it in, the hole gets smaller, right? That's not the case with black holes. When you put material into a black hole, it actually gets more massive, thus becomes more of a black hole.
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Demoralization
In this episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay sits down and discusses the various elements of demoralization and how they're affecting your life. Join him to avoid the "black pill."
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OnlySubs: Stop Doomscrolling
Stop doomscrolling. Stop. Just stop. It's not good for you. It's not helping. It's not research. It's not even making you more aware of what's going on in the world.
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OnlySubs: They Want You to Quit. Don’t.
Join me here for a short discussion of this important point and, as has been said, don't let the bastards grind you down. Don't give them the satisfaction.
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OnlySubs: Dealing With Demoralization
In this episode of James Lindsay OnlySubs, my subscribers-only podcast, I talk about demoralization and give some ideas of things you can do to resist its exhausting and depressing effects. Join me in not giving up!
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