Are Trends making us brainless? The bandwagon effect!
Questions to answer. It takes only one person to make a viral trend with millions of aimless followers. Have you ever thought, why are you doing this viral challenge? Or why are you following some beliefs? Or why do you use a new application that launched on the same day? Or why do you buy a specific product? Or why would you vote for someone or something? Answers to rethink about. If your answer is not for a reasonable cause, then it is more likely because others did it, so you did it. You are doing a viral challenge even if you hate it, like throwing an ice bucket on yourself. You may be a believer or an atheist, and if you ask yourself why I believe in it or not, the majority will not have a clear answer. Over 30 million downloads of Threads app in 16 hours, after its first launch, you may have downloaded it, but you did it for the trend, and for the urge of trying something new that everyone is talking about or doing. You may buy a trendy life hack product, a specific perfume, or ...