Inescapable Groupthink
Often cursed by reactionary pundits responding to the popular, groupthink remains an inescapable behavior pattern in social networks.
For those unfamiliar, groupthink is when a community’s desire for harmony overrides rational examination of ideas and concepts. Conflict is stamped out in favor of consensus.
So long as people act in tribal ways, we will always have groupthink regardless of media, idealism, culture or geography.