herd mentality
noun
: the tendency of the people in a group to think and behave in ways that conform with others in the group rather than as individuals
Stock investors, riveted by recent market gyrations, need to resist emotional responses and the herd mentality when investing …—
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And herd mentality is real in the VC community.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2023
If someone wants to talk about how our industry’s herd mentality contributed to SVB’s fate, that’s only fair.
—Nihal Mehta, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2023
If someone wants to talk about how our industry’s herd mentality contributed to SVB’s fate, that’s only fair.
—Nihal Mehta, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023
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“Herd mentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herd%20mentality. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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