Serial Experiments Lain released in 1998 into an increasingly interconnected world. This video examines the anime as an allegory for the how those connections can be manipulated by cults and extremist groups.
Sources – https://archive.org/details/serial-experiments-lain-on-indoctrination-and-radicalisation-sources
Twitter – https://twitter.com/isyourguy
Soundtrack – https://isyourguy.bandcamp.com/album/indoctrination-radicalisation
Ko-Fi – https://ko-fi.com/isyourguy
RESOURCES
Suicide crisis support
Find A Helpline (International) – https://findahelpline.com/
Wikipedia list of suicide crisis lines (International) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines
Cult support
International Cultic Studies Association (International) – https://www.icsahome.com/
Cult Information and Family Support (Australia) – https://www.cifs.org.au/
Deradicalisation support
Step Together NSW (Australia) – https://steptogether.nsw.gov.au/step-together-home/help-and-support/should-i-be-worried.html
Depression
Beyond Blue (Australia) – https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
03:58 Layer 01: Target
09:26 Layer 02: Radicalise
19:55 Layer 03: Conspiracy
35:16 Layer 04: Theology
43:45 Layer 05: Personality
51:29 Layer 06: Exiting
1:04:21 Layer 07: Conclusion