Do you think that the sheep mentality of people is due to low intelligence or ignorance

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I think the bulk of it is deliberate ignorance due to social pressure. They don't want to accidentally realize something true that might alienate them from their friends or peers, so they put boundaries on their thinking to protect themselves from these consequences.