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Women gurus will become abusive monsters just as much as the males.
The Guru business is all about cultivating the most drastic possible power imbalance, with the guru or godman at the top and everyone else in the dirt.
Miners inhale dust and get lung diseases - they end up needing oxygen tanks
Godmen inhale adoration and get ego diseases - they end up as greedy monsters and sex pests.
Favored members of the guru's empire take on the same characteristics.
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If you have an excess of power in a situation, you’re at risk of becoming an asshole. One thing I’ve learned is that great differences in power bring out the worst in us.
Women gurus will become abusive monsters just as much as the males.
The Guru business is all about cultivating the most drastic possible power imbalance, with the guru or godman at the top and everyone else in the dirt.
Miners inhale dust and get lung diseases - they end up needing oxygen tanks
Godmen inhale adoration and get ego diseases - they end up as greedy monsters and sex pests.
Favored members of the guru's empire take on the same characteristics.