Serial Experiments Lain on Indoctrination and Radicalisation

Serial Experiments Lain released in 1998 into an increasingly interconnected world. This video essay examines the anime as an allegory for the how those connections can be manipulated by cults and extremist groups. Sources - Twitter - Cohost - Soundtrack - Ko-Fi - RESOURCES Suicide crisis support Find A Helpline (International) - Wikipedia list of suicide crisis lines (International) - Cult support International Cultic Studies Association (International) - Cult Information and Family Support (Australia) - Deradicalisation support Step Together NSW (Australia) - Depression Beyond Blue (Australia) - 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