Tristan Harris (leading voice speaking out about big tech, star of the documentary "The Social Dilemma") recently went on @chrislhayes to talk about Facebook.
In the interview, Tristan noted that many ex-Facebook employees refer to Facebook as a "cult." See for yourself 👇
In the interview, Tristan noted that many ex-Facebook employees refer to Facebook as a "cult." See for yourself 👇
Corporate cults are indeed real. Enron is the most notable example. Like a religious or political cult, corporate cults have an authoritarian structure, with a leader at the top of the pyramid. Corporate cults usually emphasize corporate cohesion and unity of belief and purpose. 
Corporate cults (and all authoritarian cults) include the following characteristics:
For years, former Facebook employees have referred to Facebook as a “cult.” They've noted that FB's corporate culture discourages dissent, holds back employees who aren't pro-Facebook enough and even punishes some employees who choose to leave. inc.com/minda-zetlin/f…
Mark Zuckerberg even called for "company over country" (which is scary).
news.yahoo.com/book-zuckerber…
news.yahoo.com/book-zuckerber…
As people rush to #DeleteFacebook and the platform is scrutinized, I also hope the STRUCTURE of the company is explored. Quite often, as was the case with Enron and Theranos, the corporate misdeeds inflicted upon society EMANATE from a cult-like atmosphere. I hope we learn more.
To learn more about corporate cults, check out my blog from earlier this year. I interviewed Dr. Dennis Tourish, an expert on corporate cults and we go deep. freedomofmind.com/corporate-cults
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