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Post by egodiabolus on Jul 8, 2010 8:12:35 GMT -6
An interesting point, if not already directly understood by the active members of the Cult of Cthulhu and intuitively understood by the majority of the members of this forum who I have had the pleasure of interacting with. It is good to see that the Cult of Cthulhu is not the only organization working to develop a social culture. Your posts about the ONA's successes in this field, (although coming off slightly like a recruiting advertisement) I am certain will only serve to clarify in the minds of our own members what we at the Cult of Cthulhu are working toward.
Please be aware in the future that this forum requires a designated closing phrase follow all posts. Just the house rules.
[Actually, that's only required of official, active Cultists]
Awake!
Ego Diabolus
Priest of R'lyeh
Cult of Cthulhu
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Post by Belarion on Jul 10, 2010 1:27:31 GMT -6
The herd thing. Sheeple. It just seems to be a pejorative tossed at a group one dislikes. Humans are social animals, we cabal up, and within groups there is a range of acceptable behavior that allows membership in the group.
I've been reading some of the modern anarchist books, and they rail against the herd mentality, their parents' bourgeoisie attitudes, corporate culture, but they're all new herds, with different ideas about what is acceptable herd behavior.
The thing is we're all individuals, we're all doing what we do for some perceived benefit. Sure, sometimes we make decisions based on flawed programming, and all decisions are made based on partial information, but we're doing it all because we think it will benefit us, as individuals.
So I don't accept this herd idea, except as a way to generalize, or maybe explain behavior we find unacceptable. It allows us to say, "Look at that idiot, drinking Starbucks coffee and paying 200 American dollars to join the Church of Satan", and then we can feel better about ourselves.
I would point out that the benefits are perceived benefits, and we as humans do make a lot of uninformed decisions. Those people, the ones who don't really examine why they believe something, why they do what they do, could be considered the sheep of any movement.
But even then, not everyone can be smart, and not everyone wants to be. Perceived benefits.
Ia, Ia, Cthulhu fthagn!
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