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Why is the herd mentality so common on Lemmy?
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this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2026
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It's everywhere. They brought it from their previous home.
But, one aspect...
Mods banning anyone who does not chirp their party line [and deletes any posts/comments offering different perspectives], creates echo chambers and confirmation biases that recursively self re-affirm, drilling deeper into groupthink, mass formation, and totalitarianised psyche.
It didn't start here. And it won't end here.