Withdumb
Definition of Withdumb: A quality you possess if you hold a popular and unfounded point of view.
Withdumb is different from herd instinct. A person who possesses withdumb could achieve the condition with no help from the group whatsoever. For example, if you were the only person in Mongolia who believed in astrology, you would have withdumb, but it wouldn't be because your herd influenced you.
It's easier to cling to an irrational opinion if you know that somewhere in the world there are lots...
Withdumb is different from herd instinct. A person who possesses withdumb could achieve the condition with no help from the group whatsoever. For example, if you were the only person in Mongolia who believed in astrology, you would have withdumb, but it wouldn't be because your herd influenced you.
It's easier to cling to an irrational opinion if you know that somewhere in the world there are lots...
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