• Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    I’m not trying to sound “actually”, abusive cults were around before the 1950s.

    None of them are standalone or limited edition.

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      4 months ago

      Synanon in particular seems to come up quite a lot in and around the troubled teen industry.

      Though I’m admittedly not an expert in any of this.