circle jerking
Reciprocal ego stroking
Circle jerking is mutual masturbation among a group of males arranged in a circle.
More commonly, it describes people praising each other or reinforcing shared opinions without critical examination—a group congratulating itself: The meeting devolved into circle jerking about how great their strategy was.
Also spelled as one word or hyphenated.
- echoingReflecting sound repeatedly
- echo chamberSelf-reinforcing information environment
- hive mindUnified group consciousness
- reciprocalShared between two parties
- insularNarrow in outlook
groupthink · mutual admiration society · tribalism · masturbation · confirmation bias · conformity · cultural critique · communal · cliques · parody · herd mentality · nodding along · same page · group polarization · peer pressure · self-serving bias · mockery · social proof
circle jerkingintellectual honesty
Commitment to truth over ego
constructive criticism · critical thinking · peer review · intellectual humility · dialectic
circle jerkingself-criticism
Judging one's own failings
reality check · outreach · bridge-building · coalition-building · accountability
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