05-07-2014, 01:41 AM
I have a slight issue with that idea of poking fun at people - so, if they don't have an official diagnosis, it is perfectly okay to goad them into some kind of public breakdown for others to laugh at? It's a little too akin to paying money to watch the loonies in Bedlam for my tastes.
Problem is, you are dealing with the psychology of a mob. And that works differently to the individual. It will react in accordance with the will of the majority, and descend to the simplest level of stimulus-response. The more people are involved, the more basic the entity. Subtlety is not required, everything has to be broad strokes and simple concepts. And thus, it becomes easier to steer and influence. You can't reason with it, but you can entice it with bread and circuses.
Problem is, you are dealing with the psychology of a mob. And that works differently to the individual. It will react in accordance with the will of the majority, and descend to the simplest level of stimulus-response. The more people are involved, the more basic the entity. Subtlety is not required, everything has to be broad strokes and simple concepts. And thus, it becomes easier to steer and influence. You can't reason with it, but you can entice it with bread and circuses.