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<blockquote data-quote="Yora" data-source="post: 5946777" data-attributes="member: 6670763">Knowing a bit about both statistics and group communication, I think the statement from the interview is perfectly valid and regarded as a fundamental fact by experts in those fields.People do change their mind according to what they know other are thinking, and not only because other people point out where one missed or confused important details. But the brain is wired that way to make you think that this is what you've been thinking all along.To get a honest reply what people think about something, you have to get that reply before they can compare their views with those of others. Even, and especially, the people asking them. It's great to get people to get along, but really bad to get any information on a plan or proposal being any good or flawed.The internet only magnifies the effect, as people can get the views of lots of other people very quickly, but it does not create them. Sitting down with other people and talking about it does the same thing, probably even a lot more significant, because you have a much greater interest in getting along and not getting into an argument.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yora, post: 5946777, member: 6670763"] Knowing a bit about both statistics and group communication, I think the statement from the interview is perfectly valid and regarded as a fundamental fact by experts in those fields. People do change their mind according to what they know other are thinking, and not only because other people point out where one missed or confused important details. But the brain is wired that way to make you think that this is what you've been thinking all along. To get a honest reply what people think about something, you have to get that reply before they can compare their views with those of others. Even, and especially, the people asking them. It's great to get people to get along, but really bad to get any information on a plan or proposal being any good or flawed. The internet only magnifies the effect, as people can get the views of lots of other people very quickly, but it does not create them. Sitting down with other people and talking about it does the same thing, probably even a lot more significant, because you have a much greater interest in getting along and not getting into an argument. [/QUOTE]

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