This site is a graveyard, a burial site for all (or most) of the ideas that I've had in my head that I never bothered to do much with. Do take note that the ideas listed down are not in order.
At one point, I thought about creating a cult. The cult would be called, "The Good Cult."
The "special" thing about this cult would be the fact that I will be honest that it is a cult. Upfront, I will tell you that I will take your money and assets and manage it for the benefit of the cult. In return, I will provide you with a place where you can belong. A group of people that you can socialize with. Maybe a therapist or something idk. Even the therapist would be made aware that this is a cult lol.
Honestly, I just thought that it'll be fascinating to see if people would still willingly join something even when they know that it's something "bad."
Most cults are bad. They have a "point." A "mission." A "belief." A "goal." What does this cult wants to do?
Well, as the name may suggest, it aims to do good. But, the good that the members do is up to them and their capabilities. No point in pushing yourself to be the best version of you if somehow in the pursuit of that you end up crashing and burning.
This isn't to say that you shouldn't always strive to be the best version of yourself. But even faking or constantly putting up an act until it becomes a natural part of you can be exhausting, I think.
Anyways, the cult will provide funding and a full plan to help the members develop themselves. We will help you be accountable. You will develop yourself into a better person, whatever better may mean to you yourself as well as the cult. I want the cult members to be capable people. I would like them to give themselves a chance to pursue the things that they've always wanted to pursue and are passionate about. I just might force them to pursue things that they are actually good at, as well. Depends on their capabilities, really. Some people may hate a subject yet be really good at it. It happens. I know it did to me. Somewhat. Anyways, being good at something gives people a sense of purpose in life. I want the cult members to stay healthy and functional in both body, mind and soul. Free and quality labor is always appreciated, after all.
I will make sure that whatever material things that the cult members want, they are able to obtain it. As long as it's reasonable. It'll be better if it's beneficial for the whole cult, but sometimes having something for yourself is good, too. The money that you make for the cult will still go back to you, after all. I did think to myself, I should have something bad within this cult, shoulddn't I? Because cults are normally bad. i think having a group way of communicating is already good (bad?) enough, as will be written about in the next paragraph.
The cult members wil be educated on the less than desirable aspects of human nature. Gossiping, talking behind others' backs, etc and how that's bad. They will be trained to change those behaviors so that they can be upfront and honest even if it's painful and embarrassing, and how to react to such a thing. How to speak to each other properly in a way that encourages proper communication. In this way, the ways in which people communicate will be standardized. Confusion in communication could possibly be eliminated.
Anyways, I feel like I went away from my orginal point by quite a lot. The thing is, I did thought about having this cult do good activities like cleaning up areas that are affected by improper waste disposal. Maybe visiting an old people's home regularly to accompany them and get some socialization going in them and all. Maybe do things like feeding the homeless and so on. But those aren't even things that I do, so it feels dumb to have plans like this in the first place. Also, despite having a name like "The Good Cult," how do I know that the members will be genuinely good? What if they do some really fucked up stuff behind the name of the cult? How scary. Also, I believe in giving support to people and empowering them to help themselves rather than just handing things out to them. So, perhaps I'll persuade the ones who need help to join the cult so that they can help themselves. Truly a cult leader move, huh.
I'd probably make up some kind of belief system where it's about the balance of the universe. I got "inspired" for this line when my lovely friend died and my other lovely friend gave birth a month or so after the incident. "The universe is in balance, once again." Something like that. I miss my friend. If my friend up above is reading this, I hope you're laughing at how absurd and bad this idea is, and how I'd probably be put on some kind of watchlist for this lol. I miss you, buddy. I really do. I still feel tears coming up to my eyes when I think of you. I repeatedly listened to a playlist of Rio Romeo's songs (who I at first thought the name was Rio Romero and was surprised that they're not Spanish lol) after getting the news that you passed away. I cried a lot that day, to the point of finding it hard to breathe. To this day, I still don't know how you died. I do know that I still love and miss you, though. I miss you a lot.
27 May 2025, Tue