What happens when people stop trusting their own eyes and start trusting the crowd instead?

This episode explores the famous Solomon Asch conformity experiments, the timeless lesson of The Emperor's New Clothes, and the psychology behind why human beings often go along to get along.

Why do people conform to obvious falsehoods?
Why is social rejection so powerful?
How do perceived consensus, fear, and belonging shape human behavior?
And why does one person speaking honestly sometimes change everything?

This episode dives into:

Groupthink and crowd psychology
Social pressure and conformity
Why dissent matters
Fear of exclusion
Independent thought in the modern world
The role of courage in society
Social media and perceived consensus
Truth, belonging, and human nature

Sometimes the hardest thing in the world is simply saying:
“I don’t think that’s true.”

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