As individuals, we have a lot of power, but when we come together, we are almost unstoppable. However, it does not always mean the thing we combine is actually the benefit of the more.
1. “Every black Friday’s sale. People burn each other toaster.”
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—U/Goddessasha__
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2. “Sports riots.” Hi, see, our team lost, destroyed property and hits people! “Strange, it also happens during winnings.”
—U/f_ranz1224
3. “Salem Witch tests. Dozens of innocent people were murdered with the full consent and approval of the community. It is worse that even now people say, for example,” they hung the witches. It was terrible. “They didn’t hang those.
– U/myrime memes
4. “Superfans who blindly follow Celebrity, regardless of what they do and defend them.”
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–U/Judgelennox
5. “I answer after a Tiktok start.”
– in/tomatophete
6. “The US election. Once, when Adlai Stevenson campaigned as president, the woman of the crowd shouted,” All intelligent people vote for you, senator! “His answer:” It’s great, Mrs., but I need a majority to win. “
—U/call_me_papa_bill
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7. “People in public transport.
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—U/TREEOAF
8. “Flat landowners. Most of them are just religious fundamentalists who have fallen the conspiracy rabbit hole and have been opposite the center of their faith in the form of their faith. Therefore, speaking with them knows their claims with a brick wall. As much as they try to dress in scientific language.”
—U/to commit to
9 “For me, the best real life example, hands down, was 2020 big toilet paper shortage. Think about it. There was no real shortage. The supply chain was fine and factories ran. But some people got spooked, started collecting, the pictures went virus and then millions otherwise sensible people lost their mind and created a real crisis.”
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“It’s a perfect example of what he meant. One guy who buys 100 rolls of toilet paper is strange. Millions of people do it? They can break the national supply chain. It’s a stupid force in a large group – it becomes the power of nature.”
—U/BRRENLEIGH SMIT
10. “Every time the pyramid system explodes in a small town. One person falls into it, then suddenly half of the city sells the same miracle coffee that heals everything. Next you know everyone is broken but still convinced of it
—U/mildraii
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11. “Social media echo chambers. It is frightening how quickly false information can spread when a large group strengthens each other without questioning the facts.”
—U/letts_go_45
12. “I went to the concert with a friend, and we were there when the venue opened. The line to get in was already very long. We walked past it and there was another window where the guy just sat there. We gave him tickets and walked in.”
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—U/Eletelyan
13. “The whole cryptocurrency -whiskey.”
—U/no_hat7946
14. “People who are involved in religious violence.”
—U/the_orgin
“People forget the Crusades, Inquisition, Witch Hunting, Forced Conversions (and related to the murders) of the indigenous peoples in almost every corner of the world. These are just a few examples of the leading cruelty of Christians because it is part of the world history, but there are examples in all religions and so that at that time. “
—U/Teamlambvindalooo
15 “The 2008 financial crisis is distinguished. Millions of individual homeowners, loan officials, bankers and classification office analysts made all decisions that looked sensible separately but collectively created a massive bubble. Everyone thought they were intelligent – translating houses, accepting” Ninja “(no income) packing mortgages.
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“The group thinking was so strong that when a few votes warned of unsustainable housing prices, they were separated into pessimists who” did not get it “. Even intelligent people would sweep it because all around them were the same thing.
– In/Noahisnoah
16. “The lack of our answer to climate change.”
—U/flaming-galah
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17. “Virus Tiktok challenges. People who risk life and limb for 15 seconds of fame, all because they see everyone else doing it.”
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—U/theyroderick
18 “Most moral panics fit here. Satanic panic, ninja panic, various violent/fantasy video games, razor blades and drugs in Halloween candies, Simpsons destroys American culture and values. These things can be fascinating to explore because they are almost always based on straight lies or blatant exaggeration, and almost always look incredibly Stupid when you really learn the truth about what people are turning shit. “
– In/Nurhaci1616
19. And finally “Gestures wildly! “
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—U/Personalunderclock
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