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[–] 38 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

In case anyone is confused by this clever comment and try looking it up (I did before thinking about it), they mean "BAA" as in the sound of literal sheep following a herd lmao

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    hahaha i googled it after i posted it, too, just to se if i was making it up

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Honestly it works well as an alternative to saying "herd mentality" (which is unfortunately accurate in this case)

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I mean, it's not just herd mentality. I'm just not willing to lock myself out of relationships because of my principles. It's not my fault my mum can't be convinced to ditch Whatsapp for signal. Not willing to give up communication with her.

    Herd mentality would be if you did a thing because others do it even if there wouldn't be any loss from switching to a better thing. It's more complex if you'd lose out a great deal from the switch.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago*

    I get what you're saying. The fact that using different services leads to a loss of social connectivity since the majority of people use one service is more an issue of the service itself being a monopoly than it is one of herd mentality.

    It always goes back to capitalism when the services that become monopolies are the ones that care the least about people, since the services have already reached the "too big to fail" public perception.

    EDIT: It's also an issue of some people being too stubborn to accept change unless it is forced upon them by everyone around them

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