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> who isn't a member of a group? We're all members of a number of groups.

Not everyone is brainwashed to accept group think no matter in what cirles they have to evolve in.

There are individuals and then there are the parrots who mindlessly repeat what the group says.

Being aware of cognitive biases doesn't render you immune to them. Others shape and inform our beliefs about the world just as our own experiences do.

You might be a "rational, fully self-realized, and atomized" individual but your behaviors and thoughts are certainly influenced by those around you. Here's a simple example: https://dictionary.apa.org/social-facilitation

https://xkcd.com/610/

nice strawman that has nothing to do with the point being made

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