![]() ![]() “Mass formation” has been used in place of terms like “mob psychology” and represents how large groups of people can influence an individual’s behavior. A search on PubMed for “mass formation psychosis” returns “Quoted phrase not found” and thus no real scientific studies on the topic. By the way, can I have a promotion?” It’s not clear whether “mass formation psychosis” has been an established scientific term or is a new/recent amalgamation of two existing terms. You probably haven’t told your significant other, “your cooking is a product of mass formation psychosis” or your boss “you are the product of mass formation psychosis. OK, chances are you don’t use “mass formation psychosis” in your everyday life. “That is how mass formation psychosis happens and that is what has happened here.” “Then this thing happened, and everyone focused on it,” stated Malone without specifying what exactly “this thing” or “it” was. Indeed, on March 22, 2019, Christopher Ingraham wrote for The Washington Post an article entitled, “ Americans are getting more miserable, and there’s data to prove it,” citing data from the World Happiness Report and the General Social Survey.īut back to 2021 and Malone’s interview. So, Malone seemed to be painting a not-so-happy picture of the U.S. If you remember back before 2019 everyone was complaining, the world doesn’t make sense and we are all isolated from each other.” Speaking of the U.S., Malone next connected all of this with America, asserting that “We had all those conditions. A leader lying to followers and making data irrelevant? Has that ever happened in the U.S.? Gee, have political leaders ever actually lied? ![]() It doesn’t matter whether they lied to them or whatever. I and I alone.” Malone further explained, “Then they will follow that person. Malone then described how “leaders” can exploit this situation: “And one of the aspects of that phenomenon is that the people that they identify as their leaders, the ones typically that come in and say you have this pain and I can solve it for you. ![]()
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