In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have had especially large losses. Pew Research Center.
I was Buddhist, the community sucked, they’ve covered up a bunch of the standard religious atrocities, the groups I was involved with seem culty these days and they generally seem like mean selfish people claiming that those suffering hardship are “working through their bad karma” instead of actually helping. Rich white people performing Tibetan karaoke and lip service to sangha while ignoring the problems of the world that don’t personally affect them.
I was Buddhist, the community sucked, they’ve covered up a bunch of the standard religious atrocities, the groups I was involved with seem culty these days and they generally seem like mean selfish people claiming that those suffering hardship are “working through their bad karma” instead of actually helping. Rich white people performing Tibetan karaoke and lip service to sangha while ignoring the problems of the world that don’t personally affect them.