It's the typical reaction that when pushed aggressively, people will respond with a contrarian answer just to spite the person bothering them. Like when you react to a troll or argue with someone on the internet, the main reaction you'll get is a "doubling down" from the instigator or a bunch of other people ganging up on you.
I think it's a human reaction especially in groups (mob mentality). These people on their own may be easier to crack than getting them in groups like this where the pushback will be contrarian just because this guy is causing a scene and questioning their belief system.
Thanks, I'm not a psychologist or anything but I'm pretty observant and notice this to be the case in a lot of situations. I bet many of these people if you talked to them long enough in a 1v1 situation may be a bit more flexible and easier to engage. But since this guy was making a scene in the middle of their workplace and they spend all day embedded in the psychology of masking, the likelihood that anyone like this man would be able to break through the spell is pretty low to nonexistent.
Furthermore, the type of company that Costco is and the type of employee that they attract is more than likely going to be willing to go along with these policies in the first place. Although this is not always the case as I know for a fact there are many people who work at these places that are absolutely sick of masks but just don't want to be the nail that sticks out of the wall lest they risk getting hammered by their brainwashed colleagues.
It's the typical reaction that when pushed aggressively, people will respond with a contrarian answer just to spite the person bothering them. Like when you react to a troll or argue with someone on the internet, the main reaction you'll get is a "doubling down" from the instigator or a bunch of other people ganging up on you.
I think it's a human reaction especially in groups (mob mentality). These people on their own may be easier to crack than getting them in groups like this where the pushback will be contrarian just because this guy is causing a scene and questioning their belief system.
That's a really good analysis of human behavior. I agree completely.
Thanks, I'm not a psychologist or anything but I'm pretty observant and notice this to be the case in a lot of situations. I bet many of these people if you talked to them long enough in a 1v1 situation may be a bit more flexible and easier to engage. But since this guy was making a scene in the middle of their workplace and they spend all day embedded in the psychology of masking, the likelihood that anyone like this man would be able to break through the spell is pretty low to nonexistent.
Furthermore, the type of company that Costco is and the type of employee that they attract is more than likely going to be willing to go along with these policies in the first place. Although this is not always the case as I know for a fact there are many people who work at these places that are absolutely sick of masks but just don't want to be the nail that sticks out of the wall lest they risk getting hammered by their brainwashed colleagues.