The magical majority

'𝑨 𝒍𝒊𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉, 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒋𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚.'
 

Yet for most people, the popularity of an idea magically renders it true & desirable, therefore in their mind there's no need to seek truth or look into the other side of the story. Most do not value truth - they value whatever is more comfortable and whatever will sustain their reputation as a fellow 'normal' person. People are so afraid of being different than the herd, they'll do anything to remain popular, even if it means living in a lie.
For the naïve optimist, challenging information is too much to bear for their bubble of blissful ignorance.
 

People who live by principle carry enough backbone to seek out what is good and true even if it means experiencing discomfort and rejection in defence of that truth. Those who live by feelings and pleasure choose the 'comfortable' path of ignorance and popularity.
 

'Naïve optimists are guilty of a failure of logic and a prejudice because they make up their mind about a particular matter before it has been fully encountered and seriously engaged with, not to say intelligently assimilated.

The rational person is interested in getting at truth, which is only attained through much effort and discipline, and can sometimes make other people uncomfortable. The perennially naïve optimist, on the other hand, is not really interested in truth but in their own pleasure. They are forever spouting inane platitudes that are designed to preserve the niche of bliss they have carefully carved out for themselves. They want to be liked by all and offend none. They often shy away from discussing topics such as politics and religion because they do not want to be upset, or potentially upset someone else.'

- Daniel Lattier