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Pluralistic Ignorance
“No hands go up. Perhaps everyone understood—or each person fears being the only one lost.”
01 / SUMMARY
In short
A group may publicly accept a norm that many members privately reject because each reads everyone else's silence as support. Misleading public signals keep the collective perception in place.
03 / SCENE
In the wild
In a meeting, several people see a flaw in the plan, but none speaks because everyone else appears calm.
04 / LIMIT
The limit
It is not simple lack of knowledge and does not require everyone to hold the same private view.
FINAL NOTE
What remains
Collect opinions independently or anonymously before opening the public discussion.