I was thinking about groupthink, the phenomenon in which bad decisions are made in the interest of group harmony.
Causes: lack of independent thinking in group members, group members who are too susceptible to social pressure,
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and group members who subject others to excessive pressure for conformity. Solutions: naturally independent thinkers & people who are less
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susceptible to pressure, and a reduction in pressure for conformity. The independent thinker solution can be achieved through smart
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selection processes.The reduction in pressure solution can be achieved by reducing the influence of reputation. One effective way to do that
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making communication anonymous. Compare Facebook to /pol/. Facebook is an environment of extreme groupthink.
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People are afraid of saying anything that may "offend" on FB, and they're afraid of real world consequences, so they only say bland and
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socially approved things. Anonymous forums like /pol/, on the other hand, have no reputation consequences and have very different
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ideas dominating. Hypothesis: company board of directors and other groups of decisionmakers will make better decisions if their
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communication is done via an anonymous message board.
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