circle jerk
A "circle jerk" refers to a situation where a group of individuals, typically of the same ideology or mindset, engage in self-reinforcing behavior or conversation, often lacking meaningful or diverse perspectives or substantive discussion.
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- armchair experts
- blindly following trends
- celebrity worship
- clique mentality
- closed-mindedness
- confirmation bias
- echo chamber
- exclusive clubs
- groupthink
- herd mentality
- homogeneity
- ingroup bias
- intellectual closed loop
- intellectual masturbation
- lack of critical thinking
- lack of diversity of thought
- mutual admiration society
- narcissism
- popularity contest
- self-congratulation