Most people have herd mentality - do you agree with that ?

Hi kiran, this is true. I found several times in the footpath people were biting a man assuming that man was a mugger.This kind of happening occurs frequently. None bothers to know the actual fact.

Hi Kiran, Things for those i am bit confident and know i don't go with crowd but for the things which are completely unknown or new for me i go with the crowd as i feel that is the safest way i don't have the courage to go to different path when i am new to it.

Depends on what aspect. I have observe that youngsters follow what is fad, trend and fashion. Even with their career, we can hear young people saying they want to be like this and like that because that's what the industry is looking for etc. So, I guess that depends on each individual if they want to follow the majority or be unique.

I think it depends on the individual. Younger people tend to "herd mentally" whereas older people do not require the "strength in numbers" attitude to go out and do things on their own. When we are younger we tend to have a need to fit in and be accepted by the crowd. This includes doing things that you may not necessarily want to be do, but your desire to be accepted by your peers outweighs your reservations about doing it. As you we get older, acceptance from others seems less important and fulfilling our our own desires and wants seems to be the main focal point. We tend to do things with or without others. I realize that this may not be true for everyone, but I'm speaking in general terms here.

If what majority does works and enables me to achieve what i wanted to achieve why not? I don't want to prove anything by just being different. We live this life just once, take every opportunity there is to succeed. Of course if what the majority is doing is not right i wouldn't follow. Look at the pros and the cons. Decide what's best and what's best is normally what the majority does. No harm being different. Another question, if being different or being yourself destroys you, would you still go on?

I haven't thought about it for myself. I see this in a lot of people and especially children when they're first making friends. I don't think I am this way but like you have mentioned they can be "blindly" following. I consider myself to be a more unique and stand alone person in the world of the herd. How about yourself?

I guess it is natural. I mean whenever people see that it is what is usually done, it automatically becomes what must be done or maybe it is like a safety cushion, knowing that it is the norm and not wanting to be looked at differently or judged. I think that the people who choose to be unique are those that usually stand out and set the trends, then eventually they either become famous or weird. If they become famous, everyone wants to be the same and so the uniqueness fades, but today usually weird is famous so again everything just goes around.

hi kiran madam, how are you madam, yes people are thinking and they will follow with majority people,if the majority people get loss they also get loss,if majority people gain they also gain,they do not have any own thinkings and thoughts just like a goat will follow the mob of the the goats,am i said any thing wrong madam,if i say wrong kindly excuse me,have a nice day

Hi kiran, that's right and it is like in a fashion trend. Good to those following it that really fit or match to their personality. But, pity to those who awkwardly following it without seeing themselves if they would be good to see from other eyes..Funny isn't it.. instead of following rightfully on what the fashion is, it seems that he/she is out of passion already. Mobhomeir here 070412 1335hrs

You are right.Many people are afraid to go in their own thoughts and decision-the simple reason being the fear of failure.If they fail,they have got a leverage to say that they have failed because they have followed other persons and there by sharing the guilt,blame on other persons.On the other side,if we follow the paths of successful people,we will know the pits and traps waiting for us from their experience and there by successful by learning other people's mistakes.But,which one is really going on in one's mind is difficult to know.

Yes, I agree. Most people behave that way because they are not sure of themselves. They don't know what they want. They don't know what they can have. They don't know what their rights are. They don't have an independent mind to think for themselves. When they see that it is something that everybody does, they will feel that it must be good or the right thing to do. I think that it has something to do with education. The more people are educated, the more people will think with their own head. Knowledge and information are the medicine to cure such mental illness.

Hi KiranG- I am little hesitant but would like to differ with any one on this point. I am not a crowd man but find my own ways even if I loose some of my money doing so. I am not the one who would bet on a certain horse because the booky has rated it number one. I would look the pros and cons carefully and go with my own calculation. I would like to say very humbly that I would go according to my own calculation without calculating loss or profit.I hope you know what I mean.

You are absolutely correct!!Infact this same herd mentality is utilized by our leaders to make us vote for them.People feel more secure in a unit of many. People tend to become,the beast they really are in a crowd.This mentality works behind all riot(political or communal).We become more powerful and fearless in a group. But we should use this strength in favor of society and country and not against it.It is here,where a good leader is needed.A good leader always leads this crowd to do what is better for them,the society and nation.But most of the so called leaders are evil,they use their fan base for their political advantage and not for the benefit of the country...thanx for raising this issue.