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Why do intelligent people go along with ideas they know are wrong?
From ancient Athens to modern social media, the psychology of consensus has shaped every age. We like to believe we think for ourselves — but most thought is imitation, not reflection.

Carl Jung called it the collective psyche — the point where individuality dissolves into the group. Gustave Le Bon called it the mass mind. And today, algorithms and media have perfected the art of controlling it. Consensus isn’t truth — it’s comfort dressed as conviction.

In this episode, we reveal how the mass mind forms, why conformity feels safe, and how fear of rejection keeps us obedient. Drawing from Jung, Le Bon, and Nietzsche, we explore the psychology of agreement — and how to escape it. Because the greatest rebellion in a world of echoes is to think for yourself.

Reference:

Carl Jung – Collected Works (Princeton University Press edition)

Gustave Le Bon – The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind

Friedrich Nietzsche – Beyond Good and Evil (Cambridge University Press edition)

Great Books of the Western World (Encyclopaedia Britannica edition)

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