• greenskye@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    Does their comfort bubble include comfort prices on things? If so how do I get in on that?

    It was one thing when all the bad stuff was happening to people they wouldn’t associate with, but tanking the economy and firing scores of government employees has gotta be breaking into that bubble, right?

    • squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 days ago

      AFAIK that depends really: Sure, those who are not really part of the “cult” will likely drop out, but the “ever faithful” will double down, because they will consider such hardship to be a test of their faith.

      That effect can be seen here: