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[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

The issue as seen from the outside is that

freakishly cult-like levels

are on all sides of this. Jules Verne's description of Americans (that fist fight scene, I think it's "Around the world in 80 days", but I may be wrong) has aged well.