peer group
A peer group is a ritual where like-minded individuals gather to lose their individuality in miraculous unison, experiencing a comforting yet suffocating homogeneity. Its specialty is collective performance: if one person laughs, everyone laughs; if one frowns, everyone frowns. It labels others’ opinions as "normal" and its own thoughts as “air,” recycling them ad infinitum. It’s perfect for hiding insecurities, yet boasts an unyielding fragility against any discordant note. Once a spark is struck, countless echoing sympathizers swarm, turning a solitary voice into a manufactured chorus.