Cultic or human nature?
It seems to me that cults
are human nature. (Not
basic human nature.)
After all, how did they become cults to begin with? Humans created them.
This is something that I have thought about myself quite a bit.
I have observed a number of groups that started out with a pretty good goal and purpose and wound up being cults.
It's just the track that a group always seems to take, especially after the founder is gone, and it bugs me.
The Church of Scientology is only one example of many but let's use it. Take KSW for instance. A person could actually read that, evaluate it for whatever valid points it may be trying to make and use it to forward a purpose, but
nooooooooo, they have to focus on the stupid stuff. Let's all go around and act real tough-like; let's make being reasonable a sin instead of a virtue; let's bow down and be humble to this idol.
Etc., etc. To hell with the original purpose, let's take or own half-witted interpretations and just go through the motions of doing these so we will be acceptable.
I know I'm ranting but it really does bother me to see my fellow human beings get caught up in this kind of crap.
For more examples you could take any religion on this planet to start with. It's the same old thinking and behavior over and over, just different idols -- none of whom are worthy of blind, obedient worship.
But people just have this great compulsion to worship and be obedient to somebody.
WHY???
Even business will often follow that course. A. L. Williams, Amway, the list goes on and on. Lot's of good people there and nothing really wrong with what they are doing, just don't think you are better than everyone else who isn't a part of your group, that's all.
But people tend to do this for some reason.
I do believe that there is validity in the basics and chains theory and I belive that cults like the Church of Scientology, Christianity,, and such are not even anywhere near to the basic that underlies this behavior, just late locks.
I think the basic goes way back.
I really wonder where it comes from.
I have always though that you posting the monthly stats was just the opposite of what the CoS or another cult would do.
They would either try to keep them hidden or put up false statistics. As long as all of the stats are posted (not just the "up" ones) and are the true statistics, which I'm sure they are, then why not.
If
you feel that you are doing it out of a past cult-induced compulsion then, of course, that's another matter.
Personally, I enjoy seeing them.
At least you are aware of "the stat is king" behavior. I don't think that scios are even aware that statistics are a representation of something that is actually occurring and how that relates to how well or not well the game is being played.
It doesn't matter at all whether any case gain was achieved anywhere or not, only that the statistic of a department was up so the person in charge doesn't get berated and punished. Pathetic.
It's not like that here. Big difference.
Sounds like she's trying to employ a control mechanism to me but I'm no expert. I hope you don't worry yourself to much about it. And I sure hope you are not controlled in any way by it.
Be it pro or anti, I have seen so many screaming lunatics on ARS and other message boards that I wouldn't even begin to try to figure them out. It's like water off a duck's back at this point.
I think I know this one!
You can choose whether or not to be free of it and when.
Am I right?
Somebody?
. . . Anybody??