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There is a doggedly negative stigma attached to cults, but, for years, many startups have fostered strikingly similar cultures and narratives. The parallels are frightening when explored. Look at the following definitions of the term “cult:”
“[G]reat devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work” – Merriam Webster’s Dictionary
“[A] system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object…a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing.” – Oxford Dictionary
“[A] situation in which people admire and care about something or someone very much or too much.” – The Britannica Dictionary
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