gay will minion cult

Gay will minion cult is a group that was created on march 25th of 2020, also known as gwmc.

person 1: hey gay will minion cult member
person 2: hi

by pluto69420 June 22, 2021

Tiny Mha Cult

A group of the most swaggiest people with tiny____ as their TikTok usernames (tinydeku, tinyiida, tinyochaco, etc.)

Person: Have you heard of the Tiny MHA Cult usernames??
You: Yeah, they're so cool! Wish we could have joined in
Person: foolish mortal, we are not swaggy enough for them 😔

by twisterz July 2, 2021

Everything Is A Cult Now Theory

The sociological observation that modern society, thanks to the internet shattering mass media monoculture, has fragmented into countless competing tribes, fanbases, and ideological subcultures that all operate with cult-like dynamics. It's not that actual high-control groups with abusive leaders have multiplied, but that the psychological architecture of cults—fervent belief, "us vs. them" identity, devotion to a leader or ideology, and the conviction that the mainstream is fundamentally broken—has become the default mode for online fandoms, political movements, brand loyalists, and wellness communities. The theory argues we've gone back to a pre-20th century norm where culture is just "a bunch of cults stacked on top of each other".

*Example: "Explaining the Everything Is A Cult Now Theory to my dad, I said, 'You had three TV channels and called it culture. We have 8 million micro-communities on niche apps. Your Star Trek fan club was a dorky hobby; our 'Stanny' Twitter circle that analyzes every Swift lyric for secret messages and attacks anyone who criticizes her is a full-blown digital congregation. Same human wiring for belonging, just a different prophet and a worse holy text.'"*

by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Hard Problem of Cult

The central, frustrating dilemma that arises when you accept the "Everything Is A Cult Now" premise: figuring out where to draw the line between metaphorical "cult-like" behavior and an actual, harmful cult that employs psychological control and coercion. If the mechanisms (charismatic influence, groupthink, devaluing outsiders) are everywhere, how do we distinguish a harmless "Peloton cult" from a dangerous one like NXIVM? The "Hard Problem" is that the label becomes so diluted by casual use for any passionate fandom that it loses its power to warn about genuine abuse, creating a crisis of discernment where real harm can be camouflaged.

Example: "My friend called our marathon training group a 'cult' because we have a coach and matching shirts. I hit him with the Hard Problem of Cult: 'Is our coach love-bombing new runners to isolate them from their families? Is he using confession sessions to create shame-based loyalty? No, he's just telling us to hydrate. Save the C-word for the crypto-guru who's getting followers to sign over their assets, not for our running club that sometimes talks about carb-loading too much.'"

by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Concept Problem of Cult

The intellectual dead-end you reach when the word "cult" expands to describe literally everything, rendering it conceptually meaningless. If every fitness program, skincare brand, political party, and hobby group is a "cult," then the term stops identifying a specific, dangerous type of social organization and just becomes a lazy synonym for "things people are really into that I don't like". This overuse is a "Concept Problem" because it destroys the word's analytical utility. We end up in pointless debates about whether "Swifties are a cult" instead of using a clear, evidence-based model (like the BITE model of authoritarian control) to identify groups that actually destroy autonomy and cause harm.

Example: "The podcast spent two hours debating if 'CrossFit is a cult.' That's the whole Concept Problem of Cult right there. Instead of applying a real framework for control, they just listed things members are passionate about. By that logic, my grandma's intense bridge club is a cult because they have a strict hierarchy, special jargon, and think all other card games are inferior. The word means nothing now except 'organized enthusiasm that seems weird to outsiders.'"

by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026