• Dax87@forum.stellarcastle.net
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    1 year ago

    its only group think in that a lot of the group independently think the same thing.

    Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome. Cohesiveness, or the desire for cohesiveness, in a group may produce a tendency among its members to agree at all costs. This causes the group to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation.

    Emphasis mine

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink

    • Leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      I’m not disputing the official definition of groupthink. I’m challenging the idea that it is groupthink.