"Cult" is virtually meaningless now — describe what's actually bad instead of guilt by vibe association
AaronBergman18 · x · 2026-09-26
AaronBergman argues that the word "cult" has become virtually meaningless in AI discourse: rather than guilt-by-association with entirely different groups, critics should describe concretely what's bad about the thing itself.
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