Prevention
Group-chat behavior and peer pressure
How jokes, rankings, and 'just banter' in group chats shape what a group treats as normal.
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Groups set norms
Most people are less comfortable with degrading jokes than they let on. When one person pushes back, others often agree, even if they didn't speak first.
Scenario
Your team's group chat starts a thread ranking women from a party by name.