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Hundreds of youths descend on Vancouver's Scientology building as part of speedrunning trend (www.cbc.ca)

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cross-posted, via Offbeat News.

How the viral 'Scientology speedrun' trend got started and why young people keep doing it.

1 teen arrested during ‘Scientology speedrunning’ event that got its beginnings on social media

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Specific structures of exploitation maybe? I've been in some cults and in some religions and the cults has structures that the religions did not. That being said, I have seen "religions" that used to have or do have those structures. It's very hard to define. I like using Steve Hassan's BITE model but, like with any model it has a specific type of cult it is examining.

It's why the cult I'm currently working on starting has none of the oppressive structures. I'm an absurdist.