If you were in a cult… would you know it? Most people assume they would. Cults, in our minds, are extreme—isolated compounds, strange rituals, obvious manipulation. But people who’ve actually been in cults tend to say the same thing: it didn’t feel like that at the time . It felt normal. It felt meaningful. It felt like they were part of something important. It’s not just who you support. It’s who you become. That’s what makes this conversation uncomfortable. Because if cults