Observed arrival · 2026-11-01
ACE: A score board for fanatical leadership
ACE presents a searchable framework for comparing how historical leaders bound followers and how difficult it was to leave their systems.
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- The board lists 100 cases; its four scoring questions include who gets hurt, rated from −10 to +10.
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The scoring guide separates Bubble Score, Devotion Debt, and Leader Dependence before combining Authority, Commitment, and Exit into the ACE Score. The homepage reports 100 cases, a median score of 57, and 23 sealed groups, and offers filters for political, religious, and spiritual leaders. It cautions that inclusion is not a cult classification and that a high rank describes a grip on followers, not a moral verdict.
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