Blog:Off Topic Part 5 So you want to get yourself out of a toxic fandom or cult minded place.

Over the past 4 episodes of me trashing fandoms, one thing I noticed is a pattern of users being part of a fandom like MLP or anime fans like myself, and whats it like to be associated with the bad name itself too. As an anime fan and a fan of the Shin Megami Tensei, I personally can't stand the fact that idiots are enabling and encouraging Atlus just to get their ejaculations ready for the next costume that's out for Ann or Makoto. And buying just about anything Persona related to keep milking and milking the series more to the point that ATLUS is actually going to shoot themselves in the head for eventually ruining the SMT series if this keeps up.

But for the most part I've seen pretty reasonable and logical fans and in the gaming and anime community. So why am I talking about SMT at the beginning its to put an example towards a concept called "obsession", no good obsession exists. In my time as an anime and gaming fan, I've seen some nasty fanboy shit and I still recall seeing Devil May Cry fans defending anti-consumer practices that the fifth game has and one went as far as to say that microtransactions are the only way video games make money anymore. (These fucking fans man they get younger every year)

In fact this hiveminded echo-chamber is very much cultlike so lets use cults as the comparison and theme for this article.

Cults prey on the impressionable people, younger ones too. Young people are the particular choice as they are still trying to figure out who they are what they stand for and what kind of things they have to learn in the world.

Not into girls probably a fagace. Have stuff girls like even though it can be shared universally, probably a Jessica Yaniv.

At first they would feel welcome, but as time goes by they are conditioned slowly into thinking their way into how things work. The rules they give out are twisted.

In Cults if you have cut off ties with your families or friends as they are going to only ones you have. Cults heavily rely on blind devotion and any questioning will be dismissed,given false truths or half truths. Cults don't want you to think for yourself its the higher ups and the leader that does the thinking.

Lets use Chris Chan as an example. We've all heard about the infamous lolcow Chris Chan like DSP. Chris Chan is very notorious for his aboulste devotion to his favorite things like gaming be it Sony or Nintendo and SEGA especially.

Chris Chan would buyout an entire store just for his fanatical interest in gaming and nothing else but for his lovequest,Sonicchu and causing other kinds of shit. His loyalty is absent of all ill negative thoughts towards the stuff he consumes. Most gamers have good money sense but he on the otherhand spends thousands of dollars the equivalent for a single book on the book of Scientology you could read online for free.

When a cult orders you to do something you damn well do it or else face the consequences even if there is no leader behind it by instinct defense of the cult comes to happen just look at the Steven Universe fan art incident. (See Grust's gaming tips blog to read about preventing burnout)

When a cult does something very bad the defenders will immediately come out and prepare a long winded pr type speech downplaying the actions and shifting blame to external factors.

Unfortunately in some cases it can be too late to get out or you have nothing left and you have no choice but to remain as a member until death. (Read the Jim JOnes incident) There thankfully has never been an incident of a group of gamers being a murder cult but in Tumblr there is cults that worship and idolize sometimes even replicate the crimes horrible killers and criminals do.

If you are going to leave out of a cult heres some tips to get out forever but it has to be a slow step by step:

Block any contact with them.
 * 1) Don't attend any of the meetings or if its mandatory then leave early and fake a emergency excuse.
 * 1) Have their number? Delete it and change your number in case they find you.
 * 2) Delete your social media account, and any digital footprint you have to prevent any further tracking.
 * 3) Got any friends that want to leave with you as well? Stick together and keep all of your plans lowkey on getting out.
 * 4) Develop relations with other fandoms. How else was it that i was able to make friends by being part of the gaming and anime community but me and my friends mostly come from different areas of fandoms but with the same core interests and beliefs.
 * 5) If everything else fails get yourself legal protection. I'm not just talking about lawyering up i'm talking about notyfying the police in case you are getting stalked or getting waves of harrasment.

You'd be surprised on the friends you can have from other gaming or anime fandoms.

To end this post cringing and having evidence to back up your point on why a film sucks doesn't make you toxic its objective fact. True toxicity are these cultists i've mentioned and groups like the Reylos or SJWS.

Got any horrific fan stories? Left a toxic plantation? Let me know down in the comments.

