The Power of Public Conformity

Publicly conforming to what we privately disagree with makes us complicit in tyranny. Many people privately hold different opinions but publicly comply for fear of standing out. This tendency to conform is deeply ingrained in us and leaves us vulnerable to propaganda and manipulation. Illusions of consensus are created through biased media, social media, and psychological tactics, further amplifying this conformity. The experiment by Solomon Ash showed that individuals often reject their own perception of truth to conform to the majority.