Emu Staffs find themselves in the peculiar place of being highly skilled at something that simutaneously has few competitors. They are masters of their domain which puts them at extremem risk of groupthink.
Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within groups of people. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative ideas or viewpoints.
“A mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive ingroup, when the members' strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action.
In other words, being really good at something that has little competition fools them into thinking they know best about everything, and they will be susceptible to refuse to listen to others. Even if those others have actual experience rather than hypothetically drawing up scenarios in one's mind from scratch.
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