maintaining existence
"if a minority can win adherents to their side even when they are wrong, there is hope for a minority with a valid cause. in society, the majority tends to be the defender of the status quo, while the force for innovation and change comes from the minority members or individuals either dissatisfied with the current system or able to visualize new and creative alternative ways of dealing with current problems. according to the french social theorist serge moscovici, the conflict between the entrenched majority view and the dissident minority perspective is an essential precondition of innovation and revolution that can lead to positive social change. an individual is constantly engaging in a two-way exchange with society - adapting to its norms, roles, and status prescriptions but also acting upon society to reshape those norms."
--Philip Zimbardo, "The Lucifer Effect"
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