comment: >
  
  It's not technically a cargo cult, at least how I understand the meaning, because the rituals aren't a backwards representation of cause and effect. Like if kids thought carving a second chimney would attract more presents, that would be a cargo cult.
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  This is weird because I literally just learnt what a cargo cult is earlier today from a YouTube video. >
  
  Baader meinhof >
  
  This is weird because I literally just learnt what baader meinhof is earlier today from a YouTube video. >
  
  Then you'd be interested in the Baader meinhof effect. >
  
  This is weird cuz I just learned what the baader mienhof effect was from this Reddit comment.... >
  
  Zipf’s law? >
  
  That’s weird because I literally just learned what ZipF’s law was from google… >
  
  I heard Santa was in a cult. I forget where. >
  
  You guys remember stuff??