Riley on Alpha School: students blameless, parents stuck in cult-like cognitive dissonance
benjaminjriley · x · 2026-09-09
In the ongoing Alpha School dispute, Benjamin Riley states the students are blameless and parents make the enrollment decision; he says parents may feel cognitive dissonance when outsiders reject what Alpha promotes, calling it what happens to members of a cult.
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