I ask this during a time when it has become trendy to “expose” the inner workings of so-called cults. Ever since Leah Remini started doing her exposé gig with her time spent in Scientology, different people have come forward claiming to have been in cults, sometimes seeing cults where they don’t even exist (which is why I’ve often joked this is the “new new atheist movement” or the “Mephistopheles panic”, a joke on the fact it’s just another Satanic panic). The comments section never sees it my way, but I can see through a lot of these cough cough Alyssa Grenfall cough cough

However, nobody in this part of the media has ever been known for complete honesty/accuracy. For example, there were survivor tips that used to circulate on there for people who were stuck in the desert, and many of these tips, such as vaporizing your pee to drink it, would most likely kill you.

But there are many of you who have expertise or opinions that draw you against some people more than others. What such people do you disagree with or object to the most?

  • Pyrin@kbin.melroy.org
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    1 day ago

    There was a period of time when I was watching videos on Deep Web/Dark Web. There used to have been a channel that actually show the safest places you can go on TOR.

    But everytime someone mentions Red Room or mentions the exaggerated amount of illegal activity, automatically thinking it’s bullshit.

  • locuester@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The stuff you’re seeing on your YouTube is specific to things YouTube thinks you like. All I see is airplanes and science stuff.

    I’ve never heard of these videos exposing cults as any sort of large media thing. The internet is a yuuuuge place.

    If you mean generally YouTubers that I disagree with because they’re dishonest, I don’t know of any. Surely I’ve seen plenty but I just naturally click away and forget about it.