crowd mentality
- herdGrazing animals together
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- groupthinkConformity-driven poor decisions
- conformityAdherence to norms
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
stampede · frenzy · panic · swarm · sheep · followers · bandwagon · contagion · riot · masses · peer pressure · echo chamber · tribal · pack · lemming · viral · hive mind · deindividuation
individual vs. collective thinking
crowd mentalityindividualism
Doctrine of personal independence
self-reliance · self-determination · autonomy · nonconformity · critical thinking
rational vs. emotional/impulsive reasoning
crowd mentalitycritical analysis
Evaluative examination of work
level-headedness · cool-headedness · reflective thinking · skepticism · analytical reasoning
leadership vs. followership
crowd mentalitythought leadership
Recognized expertise shaping discourse
trailblazing · pioneering spirit · trendsetting · visionary thinking · iconoclasm