Electric Groupthink

Making decisions as a group means unchallenged conclusions. Yale psychologist Irving Janis coined Groupthink to explain what happens when leaders agree. But with Focus Group-guided government and mainstream media subscribing, Groupthink flourishes, matters of opinion become unimpeachable Truth. Seven in ten claim they want to buy electric cars but hardly anybody does. It may not be a formal conspiracy, but such a body of opinion seemingly backing electric cars means subjective judgement is abandoned.

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