An interesting idea came up during a discussion about various identity politics in the AHWW, ALF, furry and otherkin communities during the 90's 00's and now as the groups changed and bro just e up over time.
I think there could be a very interesting sociology paper framing various 90's and 00's groups of therians/furs/otherkin in terms of millennial/ 2012 cult. I am not sure if I fully agree with the thesis, but it would be very interesting to explore the similarities and differences.