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German social psychologist and researcher known for his work on crowd behavior.

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How to Take Over the World
The Crowd Whisperer: The Psychologist Who Gave Hitler His Playbook

The irony is, Gustav Le Bon wrote his work on the crowd as a warning against demagogues and extreme political movements.

How to Take Over the World
The Crowd Whisperer: The Psychologist Who Gave Hitler His Playbook

And Hitler apparently did learn a lot about how to engage a crowd from Gustav Le Bon, from his work.

How to Take Over the World
The Crowd Whisperer: The Psychologist Who Gave Hitler His Playbook

And in this episode, we will look at what Gustav Le Bon had to say about crowds and what Hitler might have learned from his work.

How to Take Over the World
The Crowd Whisperer: The Psychologist Who Gave Hitler His Playbook

So I went through and read Le Bon's work on crowds, and I found it really, really interesting as a manual on how to really engage, persuade and motivate people in a crowd.

How to Take Over the World
The Crowd Whisperer: The Psychologist Who Gave Hitler His Playbook

And one source that I saw mentioned multiple times is this guy, Gustav Le Bon, who did pioneering research on the behavior of crowds.