[davidsun]

Originally Posted by davidsun

But there is plenty of 'smug-snob'ery which can be readily witnessed, as well 'truthfully' exposed as and confronted for being such if one so chooses.

Here's an (archetypal) 'story' which depicts the 'secondary gain' dynamics which often accompany and reinforce the continuance of guru-lineages and group-'manifestations' of what I 'see' as essentially being "If you believe, think, feel and do what I do, you can 'have' what I 'have'," smug-snobbery-characterized philosophical 'sales pitches' (which pose as not being generous 'give-aways', not 'sales pitches'):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xZm2UOam74

Note: I am not saying this necessarily applies to things said in this thread. Just sharing it as possibly being pertinent, and generally worth being aware of and thinking about.