Ed Helms
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Yeah.
Okay.
Well, he himself was killed by an angry mob when he was mistakenly accused of poisoning the Swedish prince in 1810.
Yeah.
But, yeah, angry mobs were a real big deal at this point.
They don't generally make good decisions.
I read somewhere a quote.
I wish I could remember who to attribute it to.
The intelligence of a mob is that of the dumbest person in the mob.
So, like, the behavior—like, an entire mob behaves as the dumbest person in the mob.
Could you ever see yourself being swept up in a mob?
Like emotionally?
Yeah, because I feel like it's one of those things that we all think like,
It's sort of like cults, right?
Everyone says, like, I could never join a cult.
Like, I would never fall for that.
Oh, I would.
You would.
There are lots of great options.
Good answer.