Massumptions: Are You Letting the Crowd Think for You?
Imagine a stranger from five years in the future visits you. They know how your story ends. Would they tell you to follow the crowd or ignore it? Time has a hilarious way of revealing massumptions as foolish. The Quiet Revolution The most interesting people in the world are not the ones making new massumptions. They are the ones quietly ignoring the old ones.
This is the belief that the current way of working, living, or governing is the only way. We assume the five-day work week is natural. We assume college is the only path to success. We assume the political system can’t change. The crowd isn't agreeing; it's just asleep.
But in 2026, we face a bigger, more contagious beast. I call it the .
April 14, 2026
A massumption is a belief that becomes "true" simply because a large number of people act as if it is true. It’s the silent software running our collective brain. It’s why markets crash, why trends explode overnight, and why smart people often make very dumb decisions together.
