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Which hobby is considered a cult or has cult-like tendencies? (piefed.social)

submitted 5 days ago by sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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[-] ushmel@piefed.world 13 points 4 days ago

Any sort of hypebeast scam. Labubu, pop up clothing companies with no real design or quality, beanie babies, most crypto, specific vinyl collections. It's only worth something if you know some deep dark lore about it which requires effort to research and understand, then you're hooked. It's post capitalism cult energy.

[-] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Only most crypto?

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 24 points 5 days ago

Warhammer.

[-] lath@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

Knitting. It's part witchcraft, part voodoo.

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[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 15 points 5 days ago

Society for Creative Anachronism

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[-] Takapapatapaka@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

I second DnD and Warhammer, and i'll add Magic the Gathering to this list

[-] Pronell@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

Yeah, anything that has you speaking in game jargon in public should qualify.

One of my friends at a pizza place a few years ago: "I can't believe I didn't get to poison anyone last night."

Me: "Dude, context! We are in public!"

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[-] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

Gunpla, pop/labubu, liquid-cooing/overclocking, 3D printing, drones/RC

There is a bit of a threshold between an innocent hobby and a cult, but once crossed, it's.... yeah...

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[-] csverdad@midwest.social 4 points 4 days ago

Communism. There’s iconography, a separate way of using language, chanting, gatherings, books, meetings, clothing, hero mythology, doomsday plans of a revolution not unlike a rapture, and in some sects there are charismatic leaders and polyamory.

[-] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I don't think that's a hobby...

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