The Madness of Crowds
by Douglas Murray · first published 2019
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Explains how social pressure and online outrage shape public opinion and self-censorship, offering a clear, readable argument about how modern society arrived at its current moods.
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…https://archive.is/5uC31 This is great news and honestly the whole Covid19 situation has been the first subject I systematically censured myself because of the amount of downvotes here on HN. We are all human, this book "Madness of Crowds" gave me most insight last half year. https://www.amazon.com/Madness-Crowds-Gender-Race-Identity/d...
on “Vilified Early over Lax Virus Strategy, Sweden Seems to Have Scourge Controlled” ↗• The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray • Consciousness by Annaka Harris • More From Less by Andrew McAffee • The School of Life: An Emotional Education • Perfect Sound Whatever by James Acaster • Humble Pi by Matt Parker…
on “Ask HN: Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2019?” ↗For your last paragraph, check out Douglas Murray's Madness of Crowds (best consumed as audiobook imo): https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Madness-of-Crowds-Audiobook/1... Great analysis of how we got here.
Douglas Murray's book "The Madness of Crowds" explains this very succinctly. On the other side of the political aisle you could reference the pro-life-only voting block who now finds themselves trying to raise money on an issue that has been resolved…
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on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗…they are without being forced into a cheerleader role for a team. The book - which I have heard about, having listened to several interviews with the author as well as having read Douglas Murray's "The Madness of Crowds" - calls for caution in performing irreversible operations on children, something which I whole-heartedly support. As far as I know - from having listened to the author as well as several others lecturing…
on “Ongoing Death of Free Speech: ACLU Lawyer Cheers Suppression of a New Book” ↗