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Episode: Mattias Desmet: How "Mass Formation" Is Weaponizing Delusional Mobs With Constant Fear & Panic
Description: “Mass Formation” – popularized by Mattias Desmet – is not in psychology textbooks. But we see examples of it every day as delusional mobs act like singular, hypnotized units: blindly following authority even when – to outside observers – they are obviously acting like cult members.GET DESMET’S BOOK: https://amzn.to/3UkjS3qMattias Desmet is widely known as the pioneer researcher of mass formation (sometimes called “Mass Delusional Psychosis”) and mob mentality. His work gained prominence in 2021 when Dr. Robert Malone discussed it on The Joe Rogan Experience as an explanation for the strange actions of people during the p...