Oddbean new post about login | logout They would say the same thing, but they wouldn’t believe it.
After my little jaunt on bluesky yesterday, I can tell you that the absolutely would. It is a cult. Really, actually made me second guess myself for a small moment because it's so fascinating.
All talk. Ask one of them to bet you whether any of his American citizen friends winds up in a camp. They won’t take your bet. Ask them why if Hitler is president they’re not imminently leaving the country. It’s all fake and performative IMO, and deep down they know it.
I agree. There's also a huge peer pressure factor. They all know it's bs, but none of them can be the one to call it out or they get absolutely skewered by their own community. The bravest ones leave, but also leave that community behind.
No backbone, no self esteem, no integrity. Status-seeking losers.