>Can intellectual phase lock apply culturally, and if so, what does it look like? It certainly does. It looks like what appears to be a majority of the popula

>Can intellectual phase lock apply culturally, and if so, what does it look like? It certainly does. It looks like what appears to be a majority of the population bullying others into accepting their viewpoints. This can be because only a single political party exists in the country (China), because the culture is populist and hence unstable leading to conservatism in individuals (Europe), or because as soon as you voice dissent with the current cultural direction a lynch mob materializes and tries to kill you (modern US, but has happened a few times in the past). >For example, I wonder what techniques can be used to avoid it. You need a healthy economy, a liberty-minded society, a strong Constitution with freedom of speech, equal protection, and privacy rights (that doesn't have "except when we don't feel like it" clauses like most nations do), and a lack of places and resources for bullies and those in favor of that phase lock to gain power. In other cases, you need a good pseudonym or (where culture lock is at a despotic level) a decent pair of running shoes.