Comment Comment by JennyWeston Going Clear is a wonderful book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Clear_(book)I loved the break down of how Scientology finds people. The simplicity is stunning.People need connection, they need to feel important and that they have agency. Feeling "smart", better than, a member of... feels good.Promises of a simple, easy, known path to getting what you want will always be appealing.Figuring it out for yourself will always be harder.It's no surprise that people take the easy route. parent JennyWeston 2 months ago
I loved the break down of how Scientology finds people. The simplicity is stunning.
People need connection, they need to feel important and that they have agency. Feeling "smart", better than, a member of... feels good.
Promises of a simple, easy, known path to getting what you want will always be appealing.
Figuring it out for yourself will always be harder.
It's no surprise that people take the easy route.