What I Have Observed Options

[xoxoxx]

Hello!

So lately, I've been going on createblog a bit more. Not to reply, but just to read everything. What I've noticed though, is that a lot of times, someone will say something, and the people after that will agree and say that too. Then almost everyone agrees.

I know I've done this sometimes. But when I stop to think, sometimes I probably wouldn't have said the same thing if that one person didn't say that. sometimes I do it just for the post, and other times because i feel "safer". I know that I can't be criticized for what I said. If I was to be criticized, the other person who said the same thing would have to criticized too. It feels better when you're not the only one being criticized.

But the point is, I find this behavior kind of annoying. I guess it's ok if it's really something that's agreeable in an obvious way. But if it's a complicated topic with a a lot of different possible replies, and a lot of people agree with the same thing, it's weird, and annoying. Isn't the point of a forum to express your ideas and feelings? Yep.

So my bottom line is, say what you want to say. Say the same thing as someone else if you really agree. Yeah.

Have a good day.

[Spirited Away]

Three possible reasons:

1) Simply that people agree because they really do, or

2) because they feel inferior and worry that their own answers would be inadequate. I hate though, that they blame their inferiority on people that they perceived as superior to them. It's nonexistent. You are as inferior/superior as you make yourself out to be.

3) They may also be worried that someone will challenge their answers, so they assume it's safe to go with the majority.