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Madness of Crowds
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The Madness of Crowds
Uploaded 18-08-25
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (Charles Mackay, 1841).
Economic bubbles
The Love of the Marvellous and the Disbelief of the True
Peculiar Follies
The Crusades
The Witch Mania
The Slow Poisoners
Philosophical Delusions
The Alchemysts
Fortune Telling
The Magnetisers (Frans Mesmer)
Remedy to groupthink
Uphold the right of dissenters to be heard.
Medical journals, actively encourage the discussion of contrarian ideas
Stop punishment for dissenters
Address financial and other conflicts of interest.
Indulge those occupied with “taboo science,” while still adhering to time-tested scientific principles and methods.
Be aware of manipulating psychopaths and sociopaths (JC)
Something is rotten in the Academy. We need to improve.
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