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Comment author: DanielLC 11 August 2013 11:24:38PM 1 point [-]

I suspect it's better for us not to know what's popular here. It helps prevent groupthink.

Comment author: ChristianKl 12 August 2013 12:13:20AM *  12 points [-]

I suspect it's better for us not to know what's popular here. It helps prevent groupthink.

Groupthinking often comes from an informal understanding about what's popular. I'm not sure that being ignorant about being explicitly able to say what's popular protects you from groupthink.

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