Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoWhy are the freemasons often the target of conspiracy theories?message-squaremessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down18
arrow-up1128arrow-down1message-squareWhy are the freemasons often the target of conspiracy theories?Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square111fedilink
minus-squareJayDee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·13 days agoI think that any adult secret society is either going to be lame and boring, or it quickly escalates into a cult, gang, cartel, racket, or terrorist organization, depending on the group’s intentions.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·13 days agoYou’re just making it sound cooler
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-213 days agoWell what things can a group of adults really do that are both not lame and boring, and also not illegal
minus-squareMajorHavoc@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·13 days ago Well what things can a group of adults really do that are both not lame and boring, and also not illegal There’s some non-secret societies, like Rotary Clubs, that try to do some volunteering, professional networking, and charity work together. Also, for the under 70 crowd, there’s Maker spaces.
minus-squarePostmortal_Pop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 days agoThat’s one of the harder parts about it, even one themed in a way that’s positive is going to eventually fall to something with stronger conviction
I think that any adult secret society is either going to be lame and boring, or it quickly escalates into a cult, gang, cartel, racket, or terrorist organization, depending on the group’s intentions.
You’re just making it sound cooler
Well what things can a group of adults really do that are both not lame and boring, and also not illegal
There’s some non-secret societies, like Rotary Clubs, that try to do some volunteering, professional networking, and charity work together.
Also, for the under 70 crowd, there’s Maker spaces.
That’s one of the harder parts about it, even one themed in a way that’s positive is going to eventually fall to something with stronger conviction