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>I strongly disagree with this sentiment or at least I think it should be put to the test more often. Donald Trump is proving that sentiment right now. More s
by quanticle 11y ago
>I strongly disagree with this sentiment or at least I think it should be put to the test more often.
Donald Trump is proving that sentiment right now.
More seriously, there's a difference between a crowd and a mob. Notably, crowd opinions are uncorrelated - everyone in the crowd comes to their own conclusion, and then they vote. Mob opinions are correlated. People whose opinion differs from the mob, even are intimidated into either changing their opinion or, at the very least, remaining silent. Thus the mob quickly converges on a single opinion, whereas the crowd maintains a diversity of opinions.
- FilterSweep 11y agoI'm not trying to argue either way here - my argument is above - but do you think Twitter and social media in general favors the mob over the crowd?
- bsbechtel 11y agoWhen it comes to internet vigilantism, it appears to be the case.
- monstruoso 11y ago>Mob opinions are correlated. People whose opinion differs from the mob, even are intimidated into either changing their opinion or, at the very least, remaining silent. Voting is supposed to be secret. So I don't think what you say applies at all.
- zardo 11y agoPeople, for the most part, don't come to political opinions on their own, they are influenced by others. It doesn't take overt threats, people just don't want to be different than their peers, so they do what the people around them do.