Mass-psychology predictions missed mass man’s radical loss of self-interest

Evidence

By self-interest Man has become gregarious, but in instinct he has remained to a great extent solitary; hence the need of religion and morality to reinforce self-interest. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2471 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Mass man loses self-interest and becomes expendable once class bonds dissolve; Mass man’s defining trait is isolation, not brutality or backwardness; Solitary instincts conflict with the gregarious self-interest required for society — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2471 (+4 more)

Related

• Solitary instincts conflict with the gregarious self-interest required for society (similarity 0.83)
• Mass man loses self-interest and becomes expendable once class bonds dissolve (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Solitary instincts conflict with the gregarious self-interest required for society #corroborates (0.80) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2471
• Self-fulfilling distrust becomes individually rational and resistant to disproof #qualifies (0.72)