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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Sometimes you need Jeremy Clarkson: “Jaguar Land Rover delivery people: Don’t come to London to pick up the iPace tomorrow. I couldn’t charge it so it’s not there,” he tweeted. He could have phoned them. It was his way of drawing attention to the electric fervour engulfing car people. The virtue-signalling of spin doctors pleading with us to embrace cars with batteries.
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