Opinions on the Followers of the Apocalypse.

The problem with the Followers is that if they didn't have bodyguards, or live in fortified communities, they'd all get themselves killed or worse.

I think Beatrix, the ghoul bodyguard they have at the Old Mormon Fort, says it best:

"If they didn't charge for their services, I'd think they were crazy. But no, they're just naive. Warms your heart."

In other words, I think everyone is so taken in by the Followers and their flowery worldview because there's a profound innocence to it. Refusing to lose hope that a better world is possible, no matter how bad things get.

It's noble of them to keep perservering despite everything, but they have almost nothing to show for it more than a hundred years on from their establishment in 2161.

In fact, in some ways that the game makes clear, they've actually inadvertently made a few things worse because of their naive desire to help everyone (e.g. see them helping the Khans learn how to make better chems in the hopes they'd start making/distributing medications throughout the Mojave).

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