Argumentum ad populum, the fallacy that if most people agree, they must be correct.
We’re tribal animals. Going against the group is usually a bad survival tactic - but just because you echo the beliefs of those around you doesn’t mean they’re right. Very few of history’s great philosophers held popular beliefs, yet we still remember their names. Nobody remembers the conformists.
Argumentum ad populum, the fallacy that if most people agree, they must be correct.
We’re tribal animals. Going against the group is usually a bad survival tactic - but just because you echo the beliefs of those around you doesn’t mean they’re right. Very few of history’s great philosophers held popular beliefs, yet we still remember their names. Nobody remembers the conformists.
The opposite is also dangerous, i.e. believing reflexively in heterodoxies and conspiracy theories. But your point stands.
If every youtuber promotes something, its likely something bad.
Not always.
But very likely.
ahem Honey ahem