The consensus seems to be "they at least caused some harm to members" but there are two groups arguing between "they were a cult" and "they were a group of people trying something difficult and people should be allowed to consensually experience bad outcomes"
This account by Zeo Curzi paints a scary picture of Leverage
This account by Cathleen pains an account of a group of people trying to do something difficult and struggling
Supposedly rationalists offered $100k for bad stories about leverage
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Are Leverage different to what they were?
Yes. They seem to be a remote working 5 person organisation. This is very different to a large coworking group house