Episode 1373 • • 37:55 - 43:24
1373: Mass Formation
Mass Formation, Professor Matias Desmet Psychology Theory
Professor Matias Desmet of Ghent University explains the theory of "mass formation," a psychological phenomenon similar to mass hypnosis. He identifies four necessary conditions for this state: social isolation, lack of sense-making, free-floating anxiety, and psychological discontent, all of which he claims were present prior to the COVID-19 crisis.