You become that faceless mass!

"In your everyday existence, you’re a bit of a robot. That’s right. In your everyday mode of life, you’re plugged in to the world of the general public in a way that you become that faceless mass. That means that the “They” isn’t something foreign to you. It is you. When you’re within the “They,” doing what “They” do, as “They” do it, an odd kind of concern overtakes you, one that guides your way of inter-acting. It’s called distantiality. Within the “They,” you’re concerned not to stand out in any way. You seek to mirror the norms and behaviors of others, and you don’t focus on cultivating differences of any kind."