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I think The Wave is actually a perfect counter example. People in crowds don't tend do do the Wave because they have lost their agency. I think most of them, ac
by crux 17y ago
I think The Wave is actually a perfect counter example. People in crowds don't tend do do the Wave because they have lost their agency. I think most of them, acting rationally, think it's a very cool phenomenon and take advantage as a group of a setting that lets large amounts of people coordinate their efforts together.
- johnfn 17y agoInteresting point. I approached the idea of suggestibility a little differently, from the perspective of peer pressure and following the crowd. I don't think I could think of a counterexample other than my own thoughts (which say it would be awkward to sit down while everyone else is doing the wave).