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PACK PEOPLE are scairdy cats on their own alone individually. When they pack they get very ugly cruel mean"brave" very fast. WHY?

Posted - June 29, 2018

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  • 32529
    Yep that is why gangs get so bad. 
      June 29, 2018 8:15 AM MDT
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  • 10449
    Because people want to "fit in".  They've done many experiments on this.  

    A person was shown 4 objects of obvious different sizes and asked which was the longest.  When they were alone, 100% got it right.  Then a person was put with 25 other people and shown the same 4 objects.  This time, however, a majority of the other people purposefully answered wrong.  74% of people tested agreed with the ones who answered wrong, even though they knew those people were wrong - just because they didn't want to seem different. 
    Mob mentality = If a majority of people are doing something then it must be the right thing to do - whether one thinks it is or not.
      June 29, 2018 9:11 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Well King don surely tapped into that. How lucky are we? SIGH. Many people prefer being sheeple.  Sad that. Thank you for your thoughtful and informative reply Shuhak. I wonder how, when, where it will end? With  whimper or a bang? :(
      June 29, 2018 9:44 AM MDT
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  • 2657
    Hi Shushak, that's interesting. Do you have a link to the experiment? 
      June 29, 2018 11:31 AM MDT
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  • 10449
    I saw it on a National Geographic episode of Brain Games".  The episode can be found here - 

    https://channel.nationalgeographic.com/u/kc4y0fvFHeBLVPkWJzH-sQngLEUmbQog0o8rQTd6OXnA6xVj4VTMZxJE8D4/

      June 29, 2018 1:11 PM MDT
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  • 2657
    Thank you, I will try to watch later
      June 29, 2018 2:47 PM MDT
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  • 6023

    What defines "pack people"?

    Humans are normally social (aka "pack") animals ... and those who are not tend to have sociopath tendencies.

      June 29, 2018 11:36 AM MDT
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