Actually, other than the preoccupation with making money obviously, I don’t see much in common.
Notably, legitimate for-profit companies pay their employees for their work, they don’t solicit donations or unpaid work for the cause. In fact, they don’t require their employees to believe in a greater cause, or that their CEO is some sort of super-human being, or that their group is better than everybody else, and all the stuff that cults are about.
Sure, just like any human organization, companies can develop a culture of groupthink, ingroup-outgroup bias and excessive reverence towards authority. Functional companies recognize this as a problem and take steps to mitigate it. Cults, on the other hand, encourage it.
Actually, other than the preoccupation with making money obviously, I don’t see much in common.
Notably, legitimate for-profit companies pay their employees for their work, they don’t solicit donations or unpaid work for the cause. In fact, they don’t require their employees to believe in a greater cause, or that their CEO is some sort of super-human being, or that their group is better than everybody else, and all the stuff that cults are about.
Sure, just like any human organization, companies can develop a culture of groupthink, ingroup-outgroup bias and excessive reverence towards authority. Functional companies recognize this as a problem and take steps to mitigate it. Cults, on the other hand, encourage it.