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For me, it's social dancing, specifically West Coast Swing. Because while there is just social dancing, and some who only do it, there's a bit of a culture of competition, and it has its own governing body for determining where you place in competitions, and when it does sound like a cult when described.

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[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Leftists thought. "You live in the metaphorical Matrix and almost everything you think you know about the world and how it works is wrong" is a tough conversation

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Your entire conception of the world and your place in it is part of an elaborate prank that spans the history of all hitherto existing societies."

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

Oh I didn't see the word hobby

[–] roux@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I just went on a commie wall of text posting spree sort of venting about the current political conditions in the US regarding people cucking up to either the Dems or the Reps and after posting I sort of looked back and realized it does look a bit culty if you are still drinking the proverbial Kool-aid lol