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This this this. Thinking back to the times I wondered if the fundie life is better and how they always seem so happy, it was always when I felt lonely /going through difficult patches in life and felt like I needed a community of people to lean on. This is exactly why I think the movie midsommar is such a masterpiece and it opened my eyes to how cults target people in their difficult times to capitalize on their pain

ok sorry I'm even more long-winded today than usual but here's kind of a point I've been meaning to post about that's kind of adjacent to everything discussed directly below this:

I think one thing we don't give enough credit to when it comes to cults or high control groups is how much our need for community and acceptance as humans plays into their success.

like if you've ever looked at someone who you thought was reasonably logical yet they joined some weird group and thought "why the hell did they do that???" 9 times out of 10 I'd argue that it's just bc they're fuckin lonely.

Western culture especially is so hyper-individualistic, we treat the nuclear family as the end all be all of social interaction and like anything else is just a bonus, when as social animals we're hardwired to thrive on as much connection with others as possible.

So when people inevitably need that connection that our society doesn't readily offer, they get desperate. I'd argue that the need for a sense of community and unconditional support is the main motivating factor behind modern, dangerous, cult-y groups like Qanon or the alpha male Andrew Tate bros.

so yea idk that's something I'm always thinking about when interacting with people who are balls deep into some high control, seemingly ridiculous group ya know.......I think about how I'd feel if someone attacked my immediate or only emotional support system, even if they were justified to do so it'd make me defensive and scared of losing it. So I think keeping that at the forefront can sometimes help us to communicate with these kinds of people that can be so hard to understand.

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Zach and Whitney Bates IG

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Alyssa Webster IG / Katie Clark IG

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Alyssa Webster IG / Katie Clark IG

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Will be out when Tiffany and Lawson drop their “Big announcement” or whatever. Tag me if she’s pregnant

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Happiness Will Come To You.

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Jackson and Emerson are engaged

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And the Big NewsTM is….Lydia is pregnant!

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cleaning out screenshots from the last month or so:

A Jessa & Ben engagement photo - I think I had a few of these bc I was going to use them for one of the "funniest moments ever" polls 🤣 (this is the funniest one)

Elizabeth Bontrager discovers that you can get nutrients from food that's not dehydrated and shoved into a capsule and gives us her take on pants

Travis shops for diapers for his very adorable baby

Boring food pics from Josie, Carlin, and James (the last one is particularly bad bc this mf was in Spain and still went to McDonald's!! Couldn't be me.)

Carlin and Jinger post semi-relatable content (the Pokémon really sent me)

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Jill's admitted awfulness aside they look so happy and glowing! That colour suits nurie perfectly

Maybe it's just me but wouldn't it be nice if just one time Jill was like "look at these cute pictures of my daughter and her family" without calling her Nathan Keller (the girl version) and ranting about Nathan Keller (the boy version) being a pastor and having a PASTOR in the family

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Trace and Lydia Bates IG

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Jessa lost this pregnancy in an 11 week miscarriage

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Jessa is pregnant. Baby Seewald 5 is on the way, due summer 2023

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This has to be a record for fastest birth video post ever

Katie Clark IG

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Katie is in labour!

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Did I manifest Karissa giving birth

Is anyone else constantly checking katie and karissa's Instagrams today for baby watch or am I just too bored