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<blockquote data-quote="Vladimir Poontang" data-source="post: 1316736" data-attributes="member: 12780">I think a lot of people are going along with it not because they buy it, but because it's too embarrassing to be the lone wannabe rebel that stands out. So they pretend to themselves that they believe it, that way they can do all the stupid shit like everyone else and look normal (&quot;normal&quot;) while knowing how dumb it all is but it doesn't matter because everyone else is doing it too. And they tell off anyone who fails to follow the rules, that way they can keep up the self delusion that it's real. You have to collectively act like it's real, otherwise the whole house of cards falls down and then you have to face the fact that you're being scammed and that you already knew it, which means now you have to face how you really feel about it and that's too scary. Most people can't handle knowing that they live in an insane world, so they'd rather join in the dance. If everyone was given a lie detector test, I think you'd find that most people think this is all bullshit. This whole thing is a study in humans' need to be seen as normal, as in following the norm, not actually being normal. I think if everyone was told to walk on all fours they'd do it. The thing is, it doesn't take much courage to go against it, all it takes is lots of people showing just a little bit of courage, not much, just a bit,&nbsp; and it's over. [MEDIA=youtube]X6kWygqR0L8[/MEDIA]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vladimir Poontang, post: 1316736, member: 12780"] I think a lot of people are going along with it not because they buy it, but because it's too embarrassing to be the lone wannabe rebel that stands out. So they pretend to themselves that they believe it, that way they can do all the stupid shit like everyone else and look normal ("normal") while knowing how dumb it all is but it doesn't matter because everyone else is doing it too. And they tell off anyone who fails to follow the rules, that way they can keep up the self delusion that it's real. You have to collectively act like it's real, otherwise the whole house of cards falls down and then you have to face the fact that you're being scammed and that you already knew it, which means now you have to face how you really feel about it and that's too scary. Most people can't handle knowing that they live in an insane world, so they'd rather join in the dance. If everyone was given a lie detector test, I think you'd find that most people think this is all bullshit. This whole thing is a study in humans' need to be seen as normal, as in following the norm, not actually being normal. I think if everyone was told to walk on all fours they'd do it. The thing is, it doesn't take much courage to go against it, all it takes is lots of people showing just a little bit of courage, not much, just a bit, and it's over. [MEDIA=youtube]X6kWygqR0L8[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

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