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All this guitar talk just reminded me of how much I miss Michael Hedges

Scott, thank you for alerting me to your book's existence. I'll be picking up the audio version on audible shortly to give it a listen. This brings back a mini wave of nostalgia related to people like David Koresh and the Heaven's Gate group in the 90s. My question: the mental illness aspect aside, do you see any cultural/socio-political triggers that give rise to these sorts of groups? i.e. Jonestown happened in the late '70s during uncertain economic times, Manson was during the turbulent late '60s, etc. Is there a connection?