Nobody thinks they'd join a cult. That's exactly what makes you vulnerable. Learn the step-by-step psychological playbook cults use — and why the same tactics show up in MLMs, political movements, and toxic workplaces.
Cults don't recruit crazy people. They recruit smart, idealistic people going through transitions — new city, breakup, career change, loss. Vulnerability is the only prerequisite.
Dr. Robert Lifton, who studied Chinese thought reform in the 1950s, found that cult members were often above-average intelligence and education.