Group think
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="group">group</span> <span word="think">think</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="think">think</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="group">group</span>? <span word="You">You</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>.</p><p><span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="club">club</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="force">force</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="army">army</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bandit">bandit</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="congregate">congregate</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>, <span word="view">view</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="established">established</span>, <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="abound">abound</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unwritten">unwritten</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="expressly">expressly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tacitly">tacitly</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="purity">purity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suppress">suppress</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="understandable">understandable</span>. <span word="Selfish">Selfish</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conform">conform</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="peer">peer</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="real">real</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="think">think</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disruptive">disruptive</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assert">assert</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="dislike">dislike</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="members">members</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tolerated">tolerated</span>. <span word="Always">Always</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suppress">suppress</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="preferences">preferences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="idiosyncrasies">idiosyncrasies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="appearances">appearances</span>.</p>
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