{"id":373900,"date":"2026-08-28T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-mentality-of-the-crowd-has-never-been-more-predominant-than-it-is-today\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:00:09","slug":"the-mentality-of-the-crowd-has-never-been-more-predominant-than-it-is-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-mentality-of-the-crowd-has-never-been-more-predominant-than-it-is-today\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe mentality of the crowd has never been more predominant than it is today.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JMeRWZrVVXg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cThe mentality of the crowd has never been more predominant than it is today.\u201d\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JMeRWZrVVXg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Robert Harris says the modern world is similar to Ancient Rome &#8211; arguing that social media has created a new kind of mob mentality, capable of whipping people into a fury at extraordinary speed.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Watch \u2018Ways to Change the World\u2019 to see Harris discuss what the Romans can teach us about politics, power and the dangers of the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Harris says the modern world is similar to Ancient Rome &#8211; arguing that social media has created a new kind of mob mentality, capable of whipping people into a fury at extraordinary speed. 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