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they weren't 'friends', they were unpaid interns.
Cult members. Jesus was a very successful cult leader in his time. He used the framework of an existing religion, and cast himself as a central figure in it. We’ve seen modern examples of this tactic.
It's only a cult until you make it big and hit that mainstream success, then you're a religion.