You impelled me to go look up groupthink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink It looks like the main idea behind

You impelled me to go look up groupthink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink It looks like the main idea behind the groupthink term is that it results in "an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome" due to desire for conformity. I'd recommend that you read some of pg's essays, because I don't think the term "groupthink" applies here. I can't identify any irrational or dysfunctional decision-making behind the community's love of these good pieces of writing. I'd also guess that most HNers like pg's writing because it's good, not because they're trying to conform.