09:18:01 <tvomme> Do you think that you are too smart to be in a cult? Then I would encourage you to look
09:25:43 <tvomme> Do you think that you are too smart to be in a cult? Then I would encourage you to look
09:25:43 <tvomme> into how any other cult works / worked. They aren't populated by stupid people.
09:25:44 <tvomme> Aum Shinrikyo was almost exclusively university professors and graduates. For Pete's sake - they had the know-how and means to make WMDs.
09:25:44 <tvomme> As to Monero, I would encourage you to look at Jonestown mass-suicide. You know why Jones killed them all?
09:25:45 <tvomme> Because he was afraid he is loosing control over them. People like that will burn everything to the ground around them rather than give up control.
09:25:45 <tvomme> Being smart doesn't make you immune to being in a cult. This is the most valuable lesson Monero taught me.