herd mentality

Total stupidity of online herd mentality on display as teens challenge each other to eat Tide laundry detergent “pods”

January 18, 2018 -

Posted by Lance D Johnson

(Natural News) Doctors and parents are concerned about a dangerous new trend that is sweeping the internet. Teenagers across the country are daring one another to eat poisonous laundry detergent pods, part of a so-called “Tide Pod Challenge.” In 2017, poison control centers reported more than 12,299 toxic exposures to the liquid detergent. In a […]

in: Cancer, Learning, Mental Health, Parenting, Toxic ingredients

Humans are herd animals: Study finds people are more unethical when operating in groups

September 25, 2017 -

Posted by Frances Bloomfield

(Natural News) Groups have a greater propensity for lying than individuals, claim behavioral scientists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany. According to ScienceDaily.com, they came to this conclusion after conducting an experiment to delve into whether dishonesty is the result of singular or collective decision making. Led by Martin G. Kocher, the team recruited 273 students […]

in: Culture & Society

Why every new generation is just another mindless herd that gets financially obliterated by another stock market bubble collapse

March 27, 2017 -

Posted by Mike Adams

(Natural News) It’s always amazing to me how easily people suffer from popular delusions and the madness of crowds. Most humans are, in essence, herd animals, meaning that their beliefs, perceptions, behaviors and even their “facts” are determined almost entirely by social conformity rather than evidence of reality. Seemingly unique to humans is the ability […]

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