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Is there a term for this phenomenon? When a collective group is obsessed over a “problem” (mcas) which is actually just a symptom of a much larger issue (bad ai
by whalesalad 6y ago
Is there a term for this phenomenon? When a collective group is obsessed over a “problem” (mcas) which is actually just a symptom of a much larger issue (bad airframe design). I feel like this is happening more and more in our collective society. People are unable to see the forest through the trees at almost all levels: engineering, politics, etc...
- dataflow 6y agoDepends on if you think it's deliberate or not. If you think it's deliberate, then scapegoating? If not, then I think it's either what you mentioned (not seeing the forest through the trees) or mass delusion...
- craftinator 6y agoMass delusional groupthink perhaps?