Primates will continue to play social games without the least insight into what is killing them.

Trying to control information in the network age is about as successful as pissing into the wind.

People under the influence of cults is similar to that we observe in addicts. Typical behaviour for both includes draining bank accounts, neglecting children, destroying relations with family and losing interest in anything except the drug or cult.

The rare person is still interested in new advances when they are adults. There is possibly a correlation with intelligence. In any case, you have to be fairly bright to keep learning and changing attitudes as you get older.

Cults, or related social movements such as the Taliban in Afghanistan, result in massive military expenses.

Primates will continue to play social games without the least insight into what is killing them.

Could people be trained to be less gullible? Or are you as stuck with gullibility as you are with skin colour?