• Tankiedesantski [he/him]
    ·
    2 years ago

    Even doomsday cults have the self awareness to give up after a few failed predictions.

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
      ·
      2 years ago

      They literally don't, tho.

      When Prophecy Fails

      Documents how doomsday cults can persist for generations - centuries, even - as they mutate to accommodate expectations.

      • sexywheat [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        Remember all the patchouli-laiden hippies that flocked to the Mayan ruins in 2012 :che-laugh: ?