“Here is the core of their argument: we have so much to learn from others, and the task of figuring out who to learn from is so difficult, that **we rely on simple heuristics such as “follow the majority” or “follow prestigious individuals.”**” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[social-proof]], [[in-group-out-group-bias]], [[authority-bias]], [[false-consensus-effect]], [[groupthink]], [[halo-effect]], [[liking-bias]], [[mimetic-theory]], [[not-invented-here-syndrome]], [[self-selection-bias]], [[social-comparison-bias]], **Source** -- [[260102102051 - B - Not Born Yesterday]]