Imagine you’re a college student walking across campus one night. You see a group of your peers stumbling around drunk, yelling and making a scene. You think to yourself - I wish they wouldn’t act like this, it’s embarrassing. But you don’t say anything.
Thanks for this great piece. Pluralistic ignorance seems to be one reason why U.S. healthcare system is crumbling as I write this. We have completely normalized harmful systems. Dissenters outraged by injustice are dismissed, silenced and treated like outcasts. The other kind of silence is considered loyalty and therefore rewarded. Now we all face the consequences of those poor collective choices but at least change is on the horizon.
Thanks for this great piece. Pluralistic ignorance seems to be one reason why U.S. healthcare system is crumbling as I write this. We have completely normalized harmful systems. Dissenters outraged by injustice are dismissed, silenced and treated like outcasts. The other kind of silence is considered loyalty and therefore rewarded. Now we all face the consequences of those poor collective choices but at least change is on the horizon.
Thank you for your comment. I agree completely. As do you, I also have hope in the future.
"When domination becomes Hegemony, negativity becomes terrorism."
- Jean Baudrillard