converting non-believers, salvation can be achieved by transcending corporate capitalism
Consumption communities
Sense of unity
Commonality
Subculture of consumption
Identifiable, hierarchical social structure
unique ethos
Unique jargon
Rituals
Models. of symbolic expression
Cult brands
Apple
Harley Davidson
Jimmy Buffett
Linux
Oprah Winfrey
Vans Shoes
Volkswagen Beetle
World Wrestling Entretaiment
Creation Myth
Dominate 15% of overall personal computer market
Viewed as rebels by other corporations
founded Apple Computer on April Fool’s Day 1976
Hero Myth
Job’s rise and fall within Apple Computer = classic example of the Heroic Adventure
Call to adventure
Helper
Wonderous Journey
Trials
More Helpers
Apotheosis
Flight
Resurection
Boon that restores the world
Released the IMac, with revitalized the world of Apple, saved the corporations and the faith
in cult of Macintosh
After 11 long years, Job’s resurrected and CEO of Apple once again, following him and his
devoted employee releasing…
The height of success, only a year after Apple reported its first ever corporate loss, within
2 months Job’s was stripped from his position and took flight in his departure from Apple
The rise of him becoming a sacred legend with the introduction of the Macintosh computer
battles with IBM and Microsoft, the flop of the Apple 3 and Lisa computer
Began the journey involving the rise of Apple Computer to become a multimillion dollar
company
mets his helper Steve Wozniak
Job’s membership in the Homebrew Computer Club
Satanic Myth
Apple 2 major Satan’s
IBM
Microsoft (Bill Gates)
Other Cultic Themes
User friendly
Mac wins over Microsoft
Mac followers thinks the company isn't in pursuit to make move but to innovate
Ads often provide a counter-cultural image which members of the cult relish, the commercial being