The prevalent mentality is consensus, groupthink. Acting with the crowd ensures an acceptable mediocrity; acting independently runs the risk of unacceptable underperformance.

现在盛行的心态就是要一致从众。人们可以接受随大流带来的平庸，无法接受特立独行时面临跑输大盘的风险。

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Compared to Italy and Ukraine, the crowd is a different mentality. I have always liked the respect shown by the crowds here to athletes and football players.

与意大利和乌克兰相比，这里的球迷是不同的。我非常喜欢人们对运动员和球员表现出来的尊重。

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As avowed contrarian Dougie Kass likes to remind us, the crowd usually outsmarts the remnant when herd mentality takes over.

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