I don’t really like this article, it dismisses the power a cult leader can have over it’s people and blames the victims. I would say that if the author was starved, increasingly abused in a systematic way, and all sources of support taken away, I bet he would be an enthusiastic follower for at least a little bit of time. If you go in willingly because you have hope that something will help, that doesn’t mean you asked to be abused. A very smug article.