Herd mentality?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="this">this</span>: “<span word="Smartphone">Smartphone</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="herd">herd</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="smartphones">smartphones</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>.</p><p><span word="Herd">Herd</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="herb">herb</span> <span word="instinct">instinct</span>”, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="depicts">depicts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crowding">crowding</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> – <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="peacetime">peacetime</span> <span word="also">also</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Herd">Herd</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="together">together</span> – <span word="any">any</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="cattle">cattle</span>, <span word="sheep">sheep</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="herds">herds</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="observable">observable</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="predators">predators</span>.</p><p><span word="Animals">Animals</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="much">much</span> – <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="instinct">instinct</span>, <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="habit">habit</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="pasture">pasture</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="them">them</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rationale">rationale</span> <span word="being">being</span> (<span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="rationalizing">rationalizing</span>): <span word="Something">Something</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Birds">Birds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feather">feather</span> <span word="flock">flock</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="True">True</span>.</p><p><span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="gather">gather</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span>: <span word="These">These</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="congregate">congregate</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="rationale">rationale</span> <span word="works">works</span>: <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="too">too</span>.</p>
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