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It varies according to people's interests, and other things like emotional and mental health, as far as I know. I can only really speak about my own journey. Here's a bit about my post-cult experience: https://charleneedge.com/charlenes-post-cult-nonreligious-alternative/

Happy New Year, Greasespotters! Just letting you know I've republished some posts on the "cult" topic over on Blogspot. Charlene Lamy Edge Speaks about The Way International (charleneedge.blogspot.com) Cheers, Charlene

No bother here. I dig your riffs. Reminds me how healthy cultures seem to develop various rites of passage to initiate us into and through various stages and events of life, and one of the first most vital functions of such is to at least midwife new egos beyond mere ego-centricity. For while even one teenage brat could have serious consequences for a small tribe, multi-generational mobs of adult brats eventually generate all that is Hell on Earth. Unfortunately, it seems too late for prevention. Fortunately, perhaps we can still plant seeds.

I’m not bothered by any of this discussion. This gets down to what people look to for inspiration. If there is some kind of common code for virtue a society can agree on it helps things flow in a community type of construct. If there is not then you have megalomaniacs setting themselves up as the sole source for virtue. And varying degrees of disagreement based upon the success of the narcissistic message.