The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind
Now, this was said by a man who then went insane. But the sentiment stands–we are tribal primates and our capacity to lose our minds goes up, way up, when we lose them en masse. So next time you feel the “wisdom” of the crowd leading you off a cliff, realize it might just be the madness of the mob instead.
instagram.comLes foules, sans doute, sont toujours inconscientes mais cette inconscience même est peut-être un des secrets de leur force. Dans la nature, les êtres soumis exclusivement à l'instinct exécutent des actes dont la complexité merveilleuse nous étonne. La raison est chose trop neuve dans l'humanité, et trop imparfaite encore pour pouvoir nous révéler
... See moreGustave Le Bon • Psychologie des Foules
There are three main characteristics that describe the mental state of an individual forming a part of a crowd. As you will see, the same characteristics can also be exhibited by an individual making investment and trading decisions. 1. A Sentiment of Invincible Power
Brendan Moynihan • What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars
according to Le Bon, in his book The Crowd, from a psychological perspective the word means something entirely different. When the sentiments and ideas of all the people in the gathering take one and the same direction and their conscious individual personality disappears, then the gathering has become a psychological crowd.
Brendan Moynihan • What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars
