I agree they’re kinda weird but are they really that bad?
for many people the answer seems to be: not really.
Their core belief system is morally abhorrent.
Perhaps the author of the article is a rationalist, too. He certainly knows too much about them, cares too much, and the fact that he criticizes them only shows that there is some infighting among them.
Well it's a good thing I only mentioned the two groups who were explicitly socialists!
Death cults are weird like that.