brendanicus:
brendanicus:
Scientology is such a fascinating brainrot to study because it really is something that could only happen in - and functions as a microcosm of - the general hypercapitalist and terminally tacky hellscape that is the United States of America
Scientology as it exists would be structurally impossible without the United States’ insane tax haven policies for any organized crime/political machine network that calls itself a “religion.” Scientology’s litigiousness and secrecy wouldn’t exist without the most batshit capitalist IP laws that have successfully enclosed the commons several times over and rented out what’s left if its corpse. Scientology’s influence wouldn’t exist in a world where celebrities aren’t treated like gods and the hyperrich effectively are. Some dead bloated sci-fi author’s extremely fucking lame sci-fi LARP would have no appeal to a people not terminally alienated and atomized and nihilistic. Scientology is America quite simply.