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It seems like as soon as any particular set of ideas starts to attract a dedicated following said group abandons reason in favor of dogmatism, lack of consisten
by codyb 1y ago
It seems like as soon as any particular set of ideas starts to attract a dedicated following said group abandons reason in favor of dogmatism, lack of consistency be damned.
- aspenmayer 1y agoCompare and contrast the following and you might find that this human tendency isn't new and isn't likely to change, but it can be gamed and guided. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwagon_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwagon_effect I was aware of that one, but this one, while being entirely obvious, is quite thought-provoking: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snob_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snob_effect