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1. glitch+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-11-19 20:32:34
Agreed. The cult of personality seems to have a strong grip on the US zeitgeist.

Technology is the new religion and Musk/Altman are the new messiahs, with Jobs and Gates as the patron saints.

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2. brooks+e7[view] [source] 2023-11-19 21:04:19
>>glitch+(OP)
It’s funny how those who most decry cults end up sounding so cultish.

The opposite of cult worship is NOT cult antipathy.

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3. the_on+68[view] [source] 2023-11-19 21:07:49
>>glitch+(OP)
It’s mostly just this site and the SV delusion it’s connected with. I’d bet if you ask random Americans, they would have no idea who Altman even is.
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4. glitch+UP[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-20 01:05:25
>>brooks+e7
While sounding pithy, this is logically flawed. The opposite of theism is atheism, not agnosticism.
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5. glitch+fQ[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-20 01:08:17
>>the_on+68
Nah, you can replace Sam with a deity of choice depending on the group, ex. Taylor Swift.

As organized religion recedes, people fill the vacuum with gods of their own making.

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