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Feb 5, 2022Liked by Antonio Linares

So i was pretty much with you on your analysis up to the suggestion of using a mass formation psychological phenomenon as a mental model for of the developments around Spotify. What is the specific message being broadcast repeatedly into the population? Get the vaccine? I get that this would be something that people might look at differently but i don’t need a mass formation theory to account for it.

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Whatever the message, mass formation tends to lead to censure / prohibition of going beyond the broadcast narrative. The theory estimates that roughly 30% of the population would condemn not sticking to the narrative. Remember: not arguing for or against the vaccine - just noting the mechanism that’s at play.

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