The Majority Illusion
From Faster Than 20
The perception of a behavior among most of the people in your network, even when it's actually only in the minority. This happens when the most popular people in your network exhibit said behavior.
See Also
- Kristina Lerman, Xiaoran Yan, Xin-Zeng Wu. "The Majority Illusion in Social Networks." June 9, 2015.
- "The Social-Network Illusion That Tricks Your Mind." MIT Technology Review. June 30, 2015
